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Example for a data file

The Data Logger module requires the data file generated by the data logger software to have a specific format. This format should be used when configuring the data output format using the data logger software. The positions of the column header row and the number of information lines is arbitrary. Furthermore, column header rows are not required (optional).

Format

The data file format should be as follows:

Line 1: Information line

Line 2: Column Headers

Line 3: Information line

Line 4: Information line

Line 5: Delimiter Separated Values:

Column 1: Time stamp

Column 2: Record number

Column 3 and all Subsequent Columns: Data values

Example

The following is an example of a data file containing data from a vibrating wire piezometer and a tiltmeter connected to a Campbell Scientific Data Logger:

"TOA5","CR1000","32304"

"TIMESTAMP","RECORD","batt_volt_Min","PTemp","VWHz(1)","VWTemp(1)","ELSC(1)","ELTemp(1)"

"TS","RN"

"","","Min","Smp","Smp","Smp","Smp","Smp"

"2010-08-25 10:40:00",50383,13.19,20.29,2810.662,20.53,-1.380652,23.05

"2010-08-25 10:41:00",50384,13.19,20.30,2810.667,20.53,-1.380481,23.05

"2010-08-25 10:42:00",50385,13.19,20.29,2810.671,20.54,-1.380481,23.05

See Also

Data Logger Properties - General Settings

Data Logger: Input of geotechnical sensor data