CSV import

Last modified: 2026-03-26

Set up a generic CSV import instead of a data logger

If your data logger is not compatible with VCOM, or if you use a PLC for monitoring and controlling, you can import your data into VCOM with the generic CSV import function. To use the generic CSV function, your device must be able to send CSV files via FTP. meteocontrol must configure a definition file for you in advance, for which a one-time fee is charged. Please contact sales@meteocontrol.com.

Prerequisites for CSV import

• File format: CSV

• Encoding: UTF-8 (recommended), UTF-16 (with BOM), ISO-8859-1, or Shift JIS

• Record separator: Unix (\n) or Windows (\r\n),

• Field separator: Comma (,), semicolon (;) or tab (\t)

• Decimal: Dot (.) or comma (,)

• The file must contain an abbreviation or name for the measurements

• Date and time:

  • Must be in the same column(s), not row(s)

  • Purely numeric format required: Year with 2 or 4 digits, 12-hour format has AM/PM indicator

  • e.g. "12.03.2017 11:30" or "03/07/2017 11.30am" or "25-07-21 14:00"

• Device ID and device type:

  • Are included in the file name, or

  • The device ID is in one column of the measured data block, and the device type is in a row above the measured data. This is replicated for each column.

Example 1

• Device ID is in the file name: 20260218_1545_5_inverters.csv

• Device ID: 5_inverters

• Device type: inverters

Example 2

• The device ID, device type, data point, and unit are in one row

• Device ID: TST01.PQ_Plus

• Device type: PQ_Plus

Example 3

• Device ID, device type, data point, and unit are in separate rows

• Device ID: 1234567890123

• Device type: SC

Data sources that can be imported using Generic CSV