The Standard Logger Interface file format is an ASCII comma separated format.
Key words in the file are used to denote the record type as follows:
|
text |
Used for comment lines. There is no limit to the number of comment lines |
|
ch |
Logger channel. This is followed by the channel number, the type of measurement (e.g. "flow"or "pressure"), and the units. Channel number locates the reading within the data record. For example, a channel number of 2 means that the readings will be second in the data record. |
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time |
This keyword is followed by Start date (dd/mm/yy), Start time (hh:mm), Logging interval, Units (hour, min, sec) for the logging interval, and the number of data records in the file. |
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data record |
There is no keyword for this record type. Each record is a series of comma separated values, with no restrictions on range or number of decimal places. |
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Example
"text","Title: Standard Logger Interface - CSV file format"
"text","Site: Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset"
"text","Note: two channel, flow and pressure measurement"
"ch",1,"flow","l/s"
"ch",2,"pressure","m"
"time",17/03/93,11:45,15.0,"min",31
46.17,16.51
43.59,16.70
42.91,16.90
42.97,16.83
43.40,16.93
44.39,16.90
...