Re: [Matplotlib-users] plotting time series of bits

[Oliver K. <oli...@gm...>]

Hi Luke,


> I been able to use the bitwise_and() and right_shift() on the data to
> get individual arrays which are populated with only 0's and1's.
> 
> What I'm not clear on is now how to get the solid filled rectangle for
> areas where the bit is high and nothing when the bit is low.
> 
> Is there already this functionality somewhere in matplotlib?  I looked
> in the gallery and couldn't find anything quite like what I'm looking
> for, though I may have simply missed it.  If there isn't, I'm sure
> there is a way to do it, does anybody have any recommendations as to
> the path of least resistance?

How about using imshow()? Turn your individual arrays into a three-dimensional array of (r,g,b,a) values (MxNx4 array). You can then overwrite the axis labels (pixel numbers) with the boolean state descriptors and the time stamps. 

Cheers,
Oliver