# perception-pnrf: PNRF measurement format reconstruction

> perception-pnrf documents the reverse-engineered PNRF measurement file format used by HBK Perception and provides Python and C# parsers. Its specification covers the NSS container, waveform and event channels, calibration and metadata. A command-line dump tool displays recording structure and sample previews.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: App
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://codeberg.org/Apollo3zehn/perception-pnrf>
- Primary source: <https://codeberg.org/Apollo3zehn/perception-pnrf/src/commit/b187fdc4eba3f439a8e68817ad5b963373374e60/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/perception-pnrf-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/perception-pnrf-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/perception-pnrf-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** PNRF measurement files are required as parser input; implementations are provided for Python and C#.
- **Prerequisites:** The large benchmark fixture is tracked with Git LFS and must be pulled before running benchmarks.
- **License:** MIT licence.

## Primary sources

1. <https://codeberg.org/Apollo3zehn/perception-pnrf/src/commit/b187fdc4eba3f439a8e68817ad5b963373374e60/README.md>

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