This section allows you to configure the settings of your controllerTo configure the general properties of a controller, select it from the list of controllers and click on the
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URL | /download/attachments/12588761/settings_1.png |
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A new window will open, allowing you to edit the properties of the controller, as shown below:
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Border | false |
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URL | /download/attachments/12588761/controller_settings.png |
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Each field in this section is described in the table below:
Field | Description |
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Name | The name of the controller. |
Dequeue time | The frequency (in milliseconds) that the controller's dequeue timer checks the data buffer. |
Dequeue linger | Determines whether or not the dequeue timer is reset whenever any input receives data. |
Timestamp format | Defines a string to place before every line of data when it is dequeued. The string can contain any or all of the following variables: {year} | The current year, formatted as "yyyy" | {month} | The current month, formatted as "mm" | {day} | The current day, formatted as "dd" | {hour} | The current hour, formmated as "hh" | {minute} | The current minute, formatted as "mm" | {second} | The current second, formatted as "ss" | \r | Carriage return | \n | Line feed |
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Timestamp in UTC | Indicates that the UTC time should be used as the time stamp, rather than the local time (default) |
Timestamp encoding | Selects the type of encoding to use during conversion of byte array data to strings (and viceversa) when timestamping. Valid The following values are accepted: default | Use Use the operating system default | ascii | Use plain (7-bit) ASCII | unicode | Use Unicode double-byte encoding | utf8 | Use UTF8 versatible encoding |
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