Convert

echopype.convert.Convert(path='', xml_path='', model='EK60')

Gets the type of echosounder the raw file was generated with using the filename extension.

Parameters

pathstr or list of str

the file that will be converted. Currently only .raw and .01A files are supported for the Simrad EK60 and ASL AZFP echosounders respectively

xml_pathstr, optional

If AZFP echo data is used, the XML file that accompanies the raw file is required for conversion.

Returns

Specialized convert object that will be used to produce a .nc file