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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: cicwave
+Version: 0.7.0
+Summary: Advanced waveform viewer with PyQtGraph backend
+Author-email: Carsten Wulff <carsten@wulff.no>
+License: MIT
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/wulffern/cicwave
+Project-URL: Bug Tracker, https://github.com/wulffern/cicwave/issues
+Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
+Classifier: Natural Language :: English
+Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
+Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
+Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
+Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Visualization
+Requires-Python: >=3.8
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+License-File: LICENSE
+Requires-Dist: numpy
+Requires-Dist: pandas
+Requires-Dist: matplotlib
+Requires-Dist: click
+Requires-Dist: pyyaml
+Requires-Dist: PySide6
+Requires-Dist: pyqtgraph
+Requires-Dist: PyOpenGL
+Provides-Extra: parquet
+Requires-Dist: pyarrow; extra == "parquet"
+Provides-Extra: hdf5
+Requires-Dist: tables; extra == "hdf5"
+Provides-Extra: mcp
+Requires-Dist: mcp[cli]; extra == "mcp"
+Dynamic: license-file
+
+# cicwave
+
+[![docs](https://github.com/wulffern/cicwave/actions/workflows/docs.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/wulffern/cicwave/actions/workflows/docs.yml)
+
+Waveform viewer with PyQtGraph backend for high-performance visualization of simulation data.
+
+Full documentation: <https://wulffern.github.io/cicwave/>
+
+cicwave is a standalone package extracted from
+[cicsim](https://github.com/wulffern/cicsim), focused on providing the 
+best possible waveform viewing experience with PyQtGraph and Qt6.
+
+## Background
+
+I made my first waveform viewer (<https://github.com/wulffern/NextGenLab.Chart>)
+back in 2001 during a summer internship. NextGenLab.Chart evolved into
+<https://github.com/wulffern/SystemDotNet.Report> during my Ph.D. In I always
+had in my plan to port SdnReport to Mac and Linux, but I never really did (no
+coding time). 
+
+In December 2023 I needed a waveform viewer for cicsim (read ngspice raw files),
+so I wrote one by hand. It was pretty basic. 
+
+Enter March 2026, and the advent of agentic coding. It was finally possible to
+revive SdnReport in the form of a Qt port to cicwave. Initially it lived inside
+cicsim, however, in May 2026 it became clear that cicwave deserved it's own
+repo. As such, you're here. 
+
+## Features
+
+- **High-performance rendering** with PyQtGraph and GPU acceleration
+- **Multiple file format support**: 
+  - ngspice `.raw` files
+  - Xyce `.prn` print waveform files
+  - Whitespace-separated text (`.dat`, `.spe`, `.cou`, `.chi`)
+  - CSV, TSV, plain `.txt`, Excel, OpenDocument spreadsheets
+  - Parquet, HDF5, Feather for big data
+  - JSON, HTML, XML, fixed-width tables
+  - Pickle (`.pkl`) for cached DataFrames
+  - VCD digital waveforms 
+  - LitePoint `.iqvsa` IQ capture files
+  - STDF (`.stdf`, `.stdf.gz`) semiconductor ATE test results
+  - Raw `uint32` counter captures (`.u32`) with a JSON sidecar
+  - Statistical formats: Stata (`.dta`), SAS (`.sas7bdat`), SPSS (`.sav`)
+- **URL data sources**: load CSV/JSON/Excel/Parquet/... straight from an
+  `http(s)://` URL — REST APIs, hosted datasets, anything pandas can read
+- **API data sources**: a pivot spec with a `source:` block fetches its own
+  data from a JSON REST API — nested records, one request per row of
+  another, no data file — see [docs](https://wulffern.github.io/cicwave/api-sources)
+- **Fetch on demand**: a `catalog:` block builds the wave tree from a cheap
+  listing and downloads a series only when you plot it, so a database of
+  thousands of sweeps opens instantly
+- **Multi-dimensional data pivoting** with YAML specifications
+- **Digital waveform support** with separate analog/digital panes  
+- **Session save/restore** with `.cicwave.yaml` files
+- **Export capabilities** to PDF, PNG, SVG formats, and the underlying
+  data itself (CSV/TSV/Parquet/Feather/HDF5) via `--export-data`
+- **Engineering unit formatting** and auto-detection
+- **GPU-accelerated plotting** for smooth interaction with large datasets
+- **MCP server** (`cicwave-mcp`, optional): plot/analyze tools for an
+  agent driving tests to call directly — see [docs](https://wulffern.github.io/cicwave/mcp)
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+pip install cicwave
+```
+
+For the MCP server (agent-driven plotting/analysis; requires Python 3.10+):
+
+```bash
+pip install "cicwave[mcp]"
+```
+
+For development installation:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/wulffern/cicwave.git
+cd cicwave
+pip install -e .
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+### Basic Usage
+
+Open waveform files directly:
+
+```bash
+# Single file
+cicwave data.raw
+
+# Multiple files  
+cicwave sim1.csv sim2.csv results.xlsx
+
+# Glob patterns (useful on PowerShell)
+cicwave --glob "results/*.csv" --glob "**/*.raw"
+
+# Force a CSV delimiter (disables auto-sniffing for this run)
+cicwave --csv-sep ';' european_data.csv
+cicwave --csv-sep tab measurements.csv
+
+# Strip comment lines from text files (CSV/TSV/.dat/.spe/.cou/.chi)
+cicwave --csv-comment '#' results.csv          # strip '#' banners
+cicwave --csv-comment '*' spice_log.csv        # SPICE-style comments
+cicwave --csv-comment '//' c_style_dump.csv    # multi-char marker
+cicwave --csv-comment '' eldo.cou              # disable default for .cou
+```
+
+### Advanced Features
+
+**Load data from a URL:**
+```bash
+cicwave https://raw.githubusercontent.com/owid/co2-data/master/owid-co2-data.csv
+
+# Extension-less REST endpoint: force the format
+cicwave https://api.example.com/v1/measurements --format json
+```
+
+**Multi-dimensional data reshaping:**
+```bash
+cicwave --pivot analysis.yaml dataset.csv
+```
+
+**Fetch from a JSON REST API (spec carries the URL, no data file):**
+```bash
+cicwave measurements.yaml
+```
+
+**Session management:**
+```bash
+# Save your current plot configuration in the GUI (File → Save Session)
+cicwave --session my_analysis.cicwave.yaml
+
+# Export plots without opening GUI
+cicwave --session config.yaml --export results.pdf
+```
+
+**Data exploration:**
+```bash
+# Preview pivot dimensions before plotting
+cicwave --pivot spec.yaml --pivot-info data.csv
+```
+
+## File Format Support
+
+cicwave dispatches on file extension. Any extension not listed below falls
+through to the ngspice raw reader, so non-standard suffixes (e.g. `.raw0`,
+`.bin`) on ngspice output usually still work.
+
+### Simulation / measurement formats
+
+| Format | Extension | Description |
+|--------|-----------|-------------|
+| ngspice raw | `.raw` (and unknown extensions) | Binary simulation results, parsed by `ngraw.py` |
+| Xyce print | `.prn` | Sandia Xyce print/probe waveform output |
+| Whitespace text | `.dat`, `.spe`, `.cou`, `.chi` | Eldo `.cou`/`.chi`, ngspice `.dat`, generic space/tab columns; `#` comments stripped by default |
+| VCD | `.vcd` | Value Change Dump — digital simulation waveforms |
+| LitePoint IQ | `.iqvsa` | LitePoint IQxstream / IQfact IQ capture data |
+| STDF | `.stdf`, `.stdf.gz` | Semiconductor ATE test results (SEMI E10/V4) — parametric (PTR) results per part/site, gzip auto-detected |
+| Raw counter | `.u32` | Bare little-endian `uint32` counter records with a `.meta.json` sidecar giving the tick length and periods per sample; converted to Hz or ns on load, with the dead time between capture chunks preserved |
+
+### Tabular text formats
+
+| Format | Extension | Description |
+|--------|-----------|-------------|
+| CSV | `.csv` | Delimiter auto-detected from `, ; \t |` (override with `--csv-sep`; pyarrow when available) |
+| TSV | `.tsv`, `.txt` | Tab separated values |
+| Fixed-width | `.fwf` | Fixed-width columnar text (`pandas.read_fwf`) |
+| HTML | `.html` | First `<table>` in the document |
+| XML | `.xml` | `pandas.read_xml` |
+| JSON | `.json` | `pandas.read_json` records |
+
+### Spreadsheet formats
+
+| Format | Extension | Description |
+|--------|-----------|-------------|
+| Excel | `.xlsx`, `.xls` | Microsoft Excel workbooks (sheet selectable) |
+| OpenDocument | `.ods` | LibreOffice / OpenOffice spreadsheets (requires `odfpy`) |
+
+### Big-data / binary formats
+
+| Format | Extension | Description |
+|--------|-----------|-------------|
+| Parquet | `.parquet` | Columnar storage (requires `pip install pyarrow`) |
+| Feather | `.feather` | Arrow IPC file format (requires `pip install pyarrow`) |
+| HDF5 | `.h5`, `.hdf5` | Hierarchical data (requires `pip install tables`) |
+| Pickle | `.pkl`, `.pickle` | Serialized pandas DataFrame |
+
+### Statistical packages
+
+| Format | Extension | Description |
+|--------|-----------|-------------|
+| Stata | `.dta`, `.stata` | Stata data files (`pandas.read_stata`) |
+| SAS | `.sas7bdat` | SAS transport/data files (`pandas.read_sas`) |
+| SPSS | `.sav` | SPSS data files (requires `pyreadstat`) |
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+- `CICWAVE_X` - Default X-axis column name
+
+## GUI Features
+
+### Waveform Interaction
+- **Mouse wheel**: Zoom in/out
+- **Middle click + drag**: Pan
+- **Right click**: Context menu with analysis tools
+- **Ctrl+A**: Auto-fit all waveforms
+- **Ctrl+Mouse wheel**: Zoom X-axis only
+
+### Analysis Tools
+
+Right-click a trace in the wave tree for the analysis menu:
+
+- **Cursors**: A/B markers measure time / voltage differences
+- **FFT / PSD**: Hanning-windowed spectrum (peak-normalised dB)
+- **ADC PSD (SNDR, SFDR, harmonics)…**: ADC characterisation
+- **SNR / SNDR / ENOB…**: numeric metrics with the same backend
+- **Histogram**: distribution + Gaussian fit
+- **Differentiate (dy/dx)**: numerical derivative
+- **Linear fit…**, **Difference (this − other)…**, **X vs Y…**
+- **2's complement decode** submenu: 8 / 10 / 12 / 16-bit signed
+- **Math expressions**: create derived signals
+- **Digital analysis**: bus values and timing
+- **Export data**: save currently visible waveforms
+
+#### ADC PSD dialog
+
+Tailored for ADC bench data and behavioural simulations, inspired by
+`oct_dofft.m` / `dofftsd.m`:
+
+| Field | Meaning |
+|-------|---------|
+| `Sample rate F_s` | Empty → infer from the time axis |
+| `Fundamental F₀` | Empty / 0 → auto (strongest non-DC bin, with DC and Nyquist guard bands) |
+| `Oversampling OSR` | `>1` integrates noise only over the in-band slice (`1 … N_fft / OSR`), σΔ-style |
+| `Max harmonic order` | Default 5 (H2…H5 typical for ADC reports) |
+| `Harmonic lobe ±bins` | Half-width for the harmonic masks. Hann main lobe is 3 bins; ±3 (7 bins) is a safe default for non-coherent captures |
+| `Fundamental lobe ±bins` | Separate width for the fundamental — use a wider window when jitter or drift smears the tone more than the harmonics |
+| `Full-scale amplitude A_FS` | Peak FS sine amplitude (same units as `y`). Empty → spectrum is **dBc**; set → **dBFS** plot + `Signal level = … dBFS` line |
+| `Exclude harmonics from SNR…` | Splits SNR vs SNDR (default on); off matches σΔ "in-band noise only" |
+| `Logarithmic frequency axis` | Default on; dialog and markers stay aligned in either mode |
+
+**Reported metrics** (per call, also shown as a banner on the main wave tab):
+
+- `SNR`, `SNDR`, `ENOB` (`dynamic_parameters` backend)
+- `SFDR` — IEEE definition: ratio of fundamental lobe to the **largest
+  spur, harmonics included** (always in dBc)
+- `Hn` table — for each harmonic up to *Max*: integrated `lobe power`
+  (dBc) and `peak` bin (dBc)
+- Fundamental + harmonics drawn as vertical markers, with diamond
+  glyphs at the spectrum peak nearest each tone
+
+All dialog fields are **persisted between invocations** via QSettings
+(`cicwave/cicwave/{snr_dialog,adc_psd_dialog}/…`), so running ADC PSD on
+the next signal reuses the same `F_s`, `A_FS`, lobe widths and so on.
+
+### Session Management
+- **File → Save Session**: Save current plot configuration
+- **File → Load Session**: Restore previous analysis
+- Sessions store: visible signals, zoom levels, cursor positions, analysis setup
+
+## Pivot Specifications
+
+For multi-dimensional datasets, use YAML pivot specs to reshape data before visualization:
+
+```yaml
+# analysis.yaml
+index: time          # X-axis (rows)
+columns: [corner, temperature]  # Create separate traces for each combination  
+values: ["v(out)", "v(in)"]     # Y-axis signals to plot
+conditions:          # Filter data
+  frequency: 1e9
+  process: tt
+```
+
+```bash
+cicwave --pivot analysis.yaml monte_carlo_results.csv
+```
+
+## Migrating from cicsim
+
+If you previously used `cicsim wave` or the standalone `cicwave` from cicsim:
+
+1. **Install standalone cicwave**: `pip install cicwave`
+2. **Update workflows**: Replace `cicsim wave --backend pg` with just `cicwave`
+3. **Session files**: Existing `.cicwave.yaml` files are fully compatible
+4. **Tkinter users**: `cicsim wave --backend tk` still works in cicsim for lightweight usage
+
+## Development
+
+### Running Tests
+
+```bash
+# Run all unit tests
+python -m unittest discover -s tests/unittests/ -p 'test_*.py' -v
+
+# Test specific functionality
+python -m unittest tests.unittests.test_wavefiles_lazy -v
+```
+
+### Project Structure
+
+```
+cicwave/
+├── src/cicwave/
+│   ├── cli.py          # Command-line interface
+│   ├── wave_pg.py      # Main PyQtGraph viewer
+│   ├── wavefiles.py    # File I/O and data loading
+│   ├── ngraw.py        # ngspice binary parser  
+│   ├── pivot.py        # Data reshaping
+│   ├── apisource.py    # Declarative JSON REST API data sources
+│   ├── theme.py        # Color themes
+│   └── command.py      # Logging utilities
+├── tests/unittests/    # Unit test suite
+└── scripts/            # Windows shortcut generator
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions welcome! Please:
+
+1. Fork the repository
+2. Create a feature branch
+3. Add tests for new functionality  
+4. Ensure all tests pass
+5. Submit a pull request
+
+## Related Projects
+
+- **[cicsim](https://github.com/wulffern/cicsim)** - Simulation orchestration and lightweight tkinter viewer
+- **[cicpy](https://github.com/wulffern/cicpy)** - Analog IC design transpiler 
+- **[PyQtGraph](https://pyqtgraph.readthedocs.io/)** - High-performance plotting library