CEF2Waterfall - CEF 2.0 data file to RF spectrogram

Function to import a CEF 2.0 file and display a RF spectrogram of the measurement data it contains.

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This function loads a CEF 2.0 measurement data file into the MatLab workspace and processes it to display an RF spectrogram (or waterfall display).

MultiScan files are supported. The resulting graphs can be displayed or saved or both, depending on user settings. Output file name generation is automated for your convenience.

Demonstration program and example files are included. Also an example output graph is enclosed.

CEF 2.0 (Common Exchange Format) is an ASCII data format ). This format was created to exchange radio monitoring data between members of the ITU (International Telecommunications Union). The format is defined in ITU-R Recommendation SM.1809.

Cite As

Ben Witvliet (2026). CEF2Waterfall - CEF 2.0 data file to RF spectrogram (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/22615-cef2waterfall-cef-2-0-data-file-to-rf-spectrogram), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.4.0.0

Only added an example output graph

1.3.0.0

added an example graph on MatLab Central

1.0.0.0