def elbin(filename):
    '''
    Read EL images (*.elbin) created by the RELTRON EL Software
    http://www.reltron.com/Products/Solar.html
    '''
#     arrs = []
    labels = []

    # These are all exposure times [s] to be selectable:
    TIMES = (0.3, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.2, 1.6, 2.4, 3.2, 4.8, 6.4, 9.6, 12.8, 19.2,
             25.6, 38.4, 51.2, 76.8, 102.6, 153.6, 204.6, 307.2, 409.8, 614.4,
             819., 1228.8, 1638.6, 3276.6, 5400., 8100., 12168., 18216., 27324.,
             41004., 61488., 92268.)

    with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
        # image shape and number:
        height, width, frames = np.frombuffer(f.read(4 * 3), dtype=np.uint32)
        arrs = np.empty((frames, width, height), dtype=np.uint16)
        for i in range(frames):
            # read header between all frames:
            current, voltage = np.frombuffer(f.read(8 * 2), dtype=np.float64)
            i_time = np.frombuffer(f.read(4), dtype=np.uint32)[0]
            time = TIMES[i_time]
            # read image:
            arr = np.frombuffer(f.read(width * height * 2), dtype=np.uint16)
            arrs[i] = arr.reshape(width, height)
    #     last row is all zeros in all imgs
    #         print arr[:,:-1]

#             arrs.append(arr)
            labels.append({'exposure time[s]': time,
                           'current[A]': current,
                           'voltage[V]': voltage})
        return arrs, labels
def elbin ( filename ) : labels = [ ] TIMES = ( 0.3 , 0.4 , 0.6 , 0.8 , 1.2 , 1.6 , 2.4 , 3.2 , 4.8 , 6.4 , 9.6 , 12.8 , 19.2 , 25.6 , 38.4 , 51.2 , 76.8 , 102.6 , 153.6 , 204.6 , 307.2 , 409.8 , 614.4 , 819. , 1228.8 , 1638.6 , 3276.6 , 5400. , 8100. , 12168. , 18216. , 27324. , 41004. , 61488. , 92268. ) with open ( filename , 'rb' ) as f : height , width , frames = np . frombuffer ( f . read ( 4 * 3 ) , dtype = np . uint32 ) arrs = np . empty ( ( frames , width , height ) , dtype = np . uint16 ) for i in range ( frames ) : current , voltage = np . frombuffer ( f . read ( 8 * 2 ) , dtype = np . float64 ) i_time = np . frombuffer ( f . read ( 4 ) , dtype = np . uint32 ) [ 0 ] time = TIMES [ i_time ] arr = np . frombuffer ( f . read ( width * height * 2 ) , dtype = np . uint16 ) arrs [ i ] = arr . reshape ( width , height ) labels . append ( { 'exposure time[s]' : time , 'current[A]' : current , 'voltage[V]' : voltage } ) return arrs , labels
Read EL images (*.elbin) created by the RELTRON EL Software
    http://www.reltron.com/Products/Solar.html