Using .plx files sorted and unsorted for CellExplorer

[ajcheng1]

I did see #79 but I was wondering if there is a way to preserve spike waveforms when using .plx data since I need the single-cell analysis . The .plx data can be in its unsorted raw form and then using offline sorter, it could sort the spike into another .plx data. However, CellExplorer can't take .plx formats.
I am currently trying to convert .plx files to .nwb but the python programs I have been using/editing have not been the most cooperative. Is there an alternative way I can go about to extract certain characteristics (like neuron type, excitatory vs inhibitory) from my data?

[petersenpeter]

Hi Alvin

Please see the script called loadSpikes in the CellExplorer repo and the documentation of the spikes struct. You should be able to edit the script to make it compatible with plx-sorted data. If there is a plx package for Matlab that can read the spike-sorted data, CellExplorer should be able to do it.

That said, it works best with the raw data as a binary file (or in a similar format).