Configuration Format

The configuration file is a comma-delimited text file that specifies one data variable per line. Each line starts by specifying the data format of the variable by one of the tags presented in the table below. The position of the variable in the output grid is then given by two coordinates starting at index 1. The final parameter assigns a text string to the variable.

Table . Data Stream Types
Type Size Tag Example
Unsigned byte 1 B B,1,1,Light
Signed byte 1 -B -B,1,1,Encoder
Unsigned short 2 D D,1,1,ADC
Signed short 2 -D -D,1,1,ADC
Unsigned word 4 W W,1,1,Transfer rate
Signed word 4 -W -W,1,1,Status code
Floating point 4 F F,1,1,Temperature
Double-precision floating point 8 DF DF,1,1,Measurement
Grid of unsigned bytes 1 * W * D GB<WxD> GB<10x10>,1,1,Surface
Grid of signed bytes 1 * W * D -GB<WxD> -GB<10x10>,1,1,Surface
Grid of unsigned short 2 * W * D GD<WxD> GD<10x10>,1,1,Surface
Grid of signed short 2 * W * D -GD<WxD> -GD<10x10>,1,1,Surface
Grid of unsigned word 4 * W * D GW<WxD> GW<10x10>,1,1,Surface
Grid of signed word 4 * W * D -GW<WxD> -GW<10x10>,1,1,Surface
Grid of floating point 8 * W * D GF<WxD> GF<10x10>,1,1,Surface
Grid of double-precision floating point 8 * W * D GDF<WxD> GDF<10x10>,1,1,Surface

This is an example configuration:

                D,1,1,ADC0
                D,1,2,ADC1
                D,1,3,ADC2
                B,2,1,Prescaler