Summary of File collector Features

The following table outlines the features of the File collector.

FeatureCapacity
Browse Source For TagsNo
Browse Source For Tag AttributesNo
Polled Collection No
Maximum Poll RateN/A
Unsolicited CollectionNo
Time Stamp Resolution1 ms
Accept Device TimestampsYes
Floating Point DataYes
Integer DataYes
String DataYes
Binary DataNo
Import CSV FilesYes
Import XML FilesYes
Import multiple files with various extensionsYes
Collector compressionNo
Reads data, tags and messagesYes
Start/stop collection from Historian administratorNo, scanned at user specified interval. Set to 0 to stop.
Set file specs and import interval from Historian Administrator. (Timestamps for data or messages may be at intervals less than the import interval.)Yes
Python Expression TagsNo
Create Historian TagsYes.
Note: The File collector can be used to create Python Expression Tags for those collectors that support them. See the Python Expression Tags book for a list of collectors that support Python Expression Tags.
File Encoding ANSI