mne.channels.read_dig_fif

mne.channels.read_dig_fif(fname, *, verbose=None)

Read digitized points from a .fif file.

Parameters:

fnamepath-like

FIF file from which to read digitization locations.

verbosebool | str | int | None

Control verbosity of the logging output. If None, use the default verbosity level. See the logging documentation and mne.verbose() for details. Should only be passed as a keyword argument.

Returns:

montageinstance of DigMontage

The montage.

See also

DigMontage

read_dig_dat

read_dig_egi

read_dig_captrak

read_dig_polhemus_isotrak

read_dig_hpts

read_dig_localite

make_dig_montage

Notes

Changed in version 1.9: Added support for reading the associated channel names, if present.

In some files, electrode names are not present (e.g., in older files). For those files, the channel names are defined with the convention from VectorView systems (EEG001, EEG002, etc.).

Examples using mne.channels.read_dig_fif

EEG forward operator with a template MRI

EEG forward operator with a template MRI