Getting started in 2 minutes

Finding your data

Sift ingests, indexes, and stores your data for quick retrieval. In Sift data is saved to an asset and can be organized as "runs" to make it easy to find data for a test or operation. Runs are discrete periods when data was captured from an asset or assets.

Filter your run search results with the search bar up top or filters on the left, then click on any run row to jump into Explore. Select Runs to search for runs. Click the filter icon to show advanced filters. You can search for runs by name, the asset or assets they're associated with, and other fields. Click on a run to open it in Explore.

Check out the search guide for more advanced features.

Adding Channels to the Plot

The left channel search displays channels for an asset. You can plot data by clicking any channel to see it on the plot.

Assets are objects that contain channels. They can be physical objects like vehicles, hardware testbeds, simulators, or CI systems.
Channels are objects that create time series data. They can be physical or simulated sensors, and they are sometimes referred to as "signals."

Some not-so-obvious features:

Type multiple words to filter the channel list quickly.
Match cases and use RegExs for advanced filtering.
Hover over a channel to see metadata associated with that channel.
As metadata for a channel changes, Sift will display previous versions of the metadata.

Viewing Your Data

When you click on a channel on the left, it is added to the plot. Numerical, bit fields, and enum data appear at the top, while logs appear at the bottom. Hovering over log lines highlights the corresponding timestamp on the plot.

Under the run metadata tab you can view photos and videos in the application.

Moving Channels to Separate Axes

Click and drag a channel to move it to a different axis.

👁 toggles a channel on/off on the plot
ℹ️ toggles a channel on/off on the tooltip
❌ removes a channel from the plot

Enums

Sift can render the value of your enums in the tooltip.

Click the share icon 🔗 for Sift to create a link to the data you're currently looking at so you can share it with others. Sift will automatically copy the link to your clipboard.