def load_time_data(self, RelativeChannelNo=None, SampleFreq=None, PointsToLoad=-1, NormaliseByMonitorOutput=False):
        """
        Loads the time and voltage data and the wave description from the associated file.

        Parameters
        ----------
        RelativeChannelNo : int, optional
             Channel number for loading saleae data files
             If loading a .dat file produced by the labview NI5122 daq card, used to 
             specifiy the channel number if two channels where saved, if left None with 
             .dat files it will assume that the file to load only contains one channel.
             If NormaliseByMonitorOutput is True then RelativeChannelNo specifies the 
             monitor channel for loading a .dat file produced by the labview NI5122 daq card.
        SampleFreq : float, optional
             Manual selection of sample frequency for loading labview NI5122 daq files
        PointsToLoad : int, optional
             Number of first points to read. -1 means all points (i.e., the complete file)
             WORKS WITH NI5122 DATA SO FAR ONLY!!!
        NormaliseByMonitorOutput : bool, optional
             If True the particle signal trace will be divided by the monitor output, which is
             specified by the channel number set in the RelativeChannelNo parameter. 
             WORKS WITH NI5122 DATA SO FAR ONLY!!!
        """
        f = open(self.filepath, 'rb')
        raw = f.read()
        f.close()
        FileExtension = self.filepath.split('.')[-1]
        if FileExtension == "raw" or FileExtension == "trc":
            with _warnings.catch_warnings(): # supress missing data warning and raise a missing
                # data warning from optoanalysis with the filepath
                _warnings.simplefilter("ignore")
                waveDescription, timeParams, self.voltage, _, missingdata = optoanalysis.LeCroy.InterpretWaveform(raw, noTimeArray=True) 
            if missingdata:
                _warnings.warn("Waveform not of expected length. File {} may be missing data.".format(self.filepath))
            self.SampleFreq = (1 / waveDescription["HORIZ_INTERVAL"])
        elif FileExtension == "bin":
            if RelativeChannelNo == None:
                raise ValueError("If loading a .bin file from the Saleae data logger you must enter a relative channel number to load")
            timeParams, self.voltage = optoanalysis.Saleae.interpret_waveform(raw, RelativeChannelNo)
            self.SampleFreq = 1/timeParams[2]
        elif FileExtension == "dat": #for importing a file written by labview using the NI5122 daq card
            if SampleFreq == None:
                raise ValueError("If loading a .dat file from the NI5122 daq card you must enter a SampleFreq")
            if RelativeChannelNo == None:
                self.voltage = _np.fromfile(self.filepath, dtype='>h',count=PointsToLoad)
            elif RelativeChannelNo != None:
                filedata = _np.fromfile(self.filepath, dtype='>h',count=PointsToLoad)
                if NormaliseByMonitorOutput == True:
                    if RelativeChannelNo == 0:
                        monitorsignal = filedata[:len(filedata):2]
                        self.voltage = filedata[1:len(filedata):2]/monitorsignal
                    elif RelativeChannelNo == 1:
                        monitorsignal = filedata[1:len(filedata):2]
                        self.voltage = filedata[:len(filedata):2]/monitorsignal
                elif NormaliseByMonitorOutput == False:
                    self.voltage = filedata[RelativeChannelNo:len(filedata):2]
            timeParams = (0,(len(self.voltage)-1)/SampleFreq,1/SampleFreq)
            self.SampleFreq = 1/timeParams[2]
        elif FileExtension == "tdms": # for importing a file written by labview form the NI7961 FPGA with the RecordDataPC VI
            if SampleFreq == None:
                raise ValueError("If loading a .tdms file saved from the FPGA you must enter a SampleFreq")
            self.SampleFreq = SampleFreq
            dt = 1/self.SampleFreq
            FIFO_SIZE = 262143 # this is the maximum size of the DMA FIFO on the NI 7961 FPGA with the NI 5781 DAC card
            tdms_file = _TdmsFile(self.filepath)
            channel = tdms_file.object('Measured_Data', 'data')
            data = channel.data[FIFO_SIZE:] # dump first 1048575 points of data
            # as this is the values that had already filled the buffer
            # from before when the record code started running
            volts_per_unit = 2/(2**14)
            self.voltage = volts_per_unit*data
            timeParams = [0, (data.shape[0]-1)*dt, dt]
        elif FileExtension == 'txt': # .txt file created by LeCroy Oscilloscope
            data = []
            with open(self.filepath, 'r') as csvfile:
                reader = csv.reader(csvfile)
                for row in reader:
                    data.append(row)
            data = _np.array(data[5:]).astype(float).transpose()
            t0 = data[0][0]
            tend = data[0][-1]
            dt = data[0][1] - data[0][0]
            self.SampleFreq = 1/dt
            self.voltage = data[1]
            del(data)
            timeParams = [t0, tend, dt]
        else:
            raise ValueError("Filetype not supported")
        startTime, endTime, Timestep = timeParams
        self.timeStart = startTime
        self.timeEnd = endTime
        self.timeStep = Timestep
        self.time = frange(startTime, endTime+Timestep, Timestep)
        return None
Loads the time and voltage data and the wave description from the associated file.

        Parameters
        ----------
        RelativeChannelNo : int, optional
             Channel number for loading saleae data files
             If loading a .dat file produced by the labview NI5122 daq card, used to 
             specifiy the channel number if two channels where saved, if left None with 
             .dat files it will assume that the file to load only contains one channel.
             If NormaliseByMonitorOutput is True then RelativeChannelNo specifies the 
             monitor channel for loading a .dat file produced by the labview NI5122 daq card.
        SampleFreq : float, optional
             Manual selection of sample frequency for loading labview NI5122 daq files
        PointsToLoad : int, optional
             Number of first points to read. -1 means all points (i.e., the complete file)
             WORKS WITH NI5122 DATA SO FAR ONLY!!!
        NormaliseByMonitorOutput : bool, optional
             If True the particle signal trace will be divided by the monitor output, which is
             specified by the channel number set in the RelativeChannelNo parameter. 
             WORKS WITH NI5122 DATA SO FAR ONLY!!!