measurements.zip

ZIP archive that contains a directory of measurement-related files

Example content of the measurements folder inside a measurements.zip file. Note that the BDR file size varies from measurement to measurement.

💾 Typical file size 1–5 MiB

💽 Media type application/zip

💻 Typical software Windows File Explorer or 7-Zip

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Power user feature 🥊

This feature is for BactoBox® power users. Use this feature for added value with your BactoBox®, though it's optional for regular use.

File name

Usually, the file name is not measurements.zip but instead something like bb2241039-2026-01-09.zip that includes both the ID if your device (bb2241039) and the current date (2026-01-09).

Don't confuse measurements.zip with DDB

Both the device data bundle and the measurements.zip file uses a file name in the bb2241039-2026-01-09.zip format. It is easy to confuse the two but their purpose is very different.

Contents

Contains a single folder called measurements . Within this folder you find a BDR file for each Measure-like program started on your device. Example:

• measure-bb2241039-2026-01-08T134344+0100-R98.bdr

• measure-bb2241039-2026-01-08T153547+0100-R99.bdr

• measure-bb2241039-2026-01-08T154559+0100-S00.bdr

• measure-bb2241039-2026-01-08T154954+0100-S01.bdr

• measure-bb2241039-2026-01-08T155239+0100-S02.bdr

The file name includes:

• Device ID (bb2241039)

• When the measurement started in the ISO 8601 format including the UTC offset (2026-01-08T155239+0100)

• The mnemonic measurement ID (S02)

ZIP format

The measurements.zip file uses the ZIP file format. Modern operating systems such as Microsoft Windows has built-in support for ZIP files and readily opens these files.