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When you add the Data Logger IPI module, the Data Logger IPI Properties dialog appears with this tab.
If you select the module in the Tree view after you have added the module, the categories and settings of this tab appear in the Properties view.
Note - This module depends on valid file content. Therefore, you cannot add a Data Logger IPI module to the tree, unless a DAT file is available.
The Data File Settings tab presents you with the configuration properties of the data file being read in. All fields herein must be completed when inserting a new instance of this module.
A data logger CSV file containing the in-place inclinometer data must exist in the folder at the time of installation and activation of this instance of the Data Logger IPI module.
Note - Before the data file is read, the Data Logger IPI module renames the file and adds the extension .import. This file is kept until the Data Logger IPI module recognizes the next data file. The data logger software should be configured in a way, that if the Data Logger IPI module is disabled, it will append the data to the data file in anticipation of the Data Logger IPI module being enabled. Make sure that the file output option in the setup procedure of the used data logger software is configured to append data to the end of files to enable this.
Data file: This property specifies the location of the data file being deposited by the data logger providing the in-place inclinometer data. To select or change the destination, set the focus into the value field and click the browse button. A standard Windows file selection dialog appears. After you have selected the path and file, this information appears in the value field.
Number of segments: This property specifies how many segments belong to the in-place inclinometer. When reading in the CSV file, the module expects this number of recurring sets of columns (each set of columns representing one segment). By default set to 10.
First data row number: The row number in the data file containing the first line of sensor readings. By default set to 5. This means that the first four lines of the file contain header information or other contents.
Timestamp column number: The column number containing the data time stamp. Enter the column position as a number or select it using the arrow-up and -down buttons. By default set to column 1.
Delimiter: This option sets the text delimiter separating the data columns. You can select between the following delimiters: comma (,), slash (/), semicolon (;) and backslash (\). By default set to comma.
Enable: This property activates the Data Logger IPI module and starts the file watch process in which the Data Logger IPI module watches for the data file being delivered by the data logger software. On locating the file, the Data Logger IPI module extracts the data, checks for data integrity, activates appropriate alarms if required, processes the data, and prepares the data for further analysis.
The properties of this instance of the Data Logger IPI module may only be edited whilst the Data Logger IPI module is disabled.
The default value is No. Once the configuration is complete, one can set the Enable property to Yes.
Tip - The module's shortcut menu options Enable File Import and Disable File Import also toggle the Enable setting.