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National Instruments DataPlugins extend the data file support capabilities of DIAdem, DataFinder and LabVIEW. Choose from a list of DataPlugins to download and use with LabVIEW VIs, DataFinder and DIAdem, or read about how you can create your own DataPlugin to read data from a custom formatted file into DIAdem.

The DataPlugins API, optimized for parsing test data files in both ASCII and binary forms, is fully described with supporting examples. Download the DataPlugins programmer's reference guide and start developing a DataPlugin today, or place a request to NI to have a DataPlugin developed for you.
 
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NI Standard Formats File Extensions Description
Read / Write
TDM Data Format *.TDM Supports reading and writing of NI TDM (Technical Data Management) file format.
(Learn more about the NI TDM file format. GO »)
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TDM Streaming Data Format *.TDMS Supports reading and writing of NI-TDM-Streaming (TDMS) files.
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LabVIEW Measurement *.LVM Supports reading and writing LabVIEW measurement files.
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DIAdem Dat Files *.DAT Supports reading and writing of DIAdem Data files.
(Main file format up to DIAdem version 8.1)
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DataPlugin Name File Extensions Description
Read / Write
ABB_Comtrade *.CFG Supports ABB Comtrade *.CFG and *.BIN data files.
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ACQ *.ACQ Supports Acq Knowledge software data files from BIOPAC.
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Adams *.* Supports MSC Adams files.
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ADCAnalyzer *.ADC; (*.CSV) Supports Analog Devices ADC Analyzer files.
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ADO *.XLS; *.MDB DataPlugin Example showing how to use ADO for reading MS Excel or MS SQL data.
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Almemo-CSV *.CSV Supports Almemo CSV files.
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AMO_SDF_V3 *.SDF Supports AMO Saturn Measurement Studio files (Version 3).
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AstroMed_DCR *.DRC Supports Astro-Med Dash 8X and Dash 18(x) files.
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ATFX *.ATF; *.ATFX Supports ASAM-ODS ATF/XML and ATF/CLA files.
(This DataPlugin is installed by default.)
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ATFX Example *.ATFX DataPlugin Example showing how to create DataFinder indexing and loading support of ASAM-ODS ATF/XML files.
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ATML 2.0 *.ATM; *.ATML Supports ATML data files.
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Audio *.AFC; *.AIF; *.AU; *.MP3; *.WAV; *.WMA Supports Audio WAVE files.
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AVL_IFILE *.AVL; *.DAT Supports AVL Indimaster files.
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Axon_ABF *.ABF Supports ABF data files created by Axon Instruments.
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Berkely_SPICE *.RAW Supports SPICE and PSpice files.
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C3D *.C3D Supports C3D files defined by c3d.org .
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Caesar_MDF *.MDF Supports MDF from Caesar Datensysteme.
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CSV *.CSV Supports Microsoft Excel CSV files.
(This DataPlugin is installed by default.)

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CODAS *.WDQ Supports WinDaQ / CODAS files from DATAQ Instruments.
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COMTRADE *.CFG; (*.DAT) Supports COMTRADE (IEEE Standard Common Format for Transient Data Exchange) files.
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COSMOS_SM *.V1 Supports COSMOS (Consortium of Organisations for Strong-Motion Observation System) files.
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CSMIP_SM *.RAW; *.V1; *.V2; *.V3 Supports CSMIP (California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program) data files.
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DASYLab_ASC *.ASC Supports DASYLab® ASCII data stored files
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DASYLab *.DDF,*.DDB Supports DASYLab® data files
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dataTaker *.DBD Supports dataTaker DT8x binary data files.
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DCM *.DCM Supports DCM formated files written by ASCET-SD and INCA.
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DTR_13499 *.ISO Supports ISO DTR 13499 (May 1997) files.
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Dymola *.MAT Supports Dymola simulation result files.
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DT_DCF *.DCF Supports Data Translation DCF files.
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EasySPC *.RST; (*.DAT) Supports EasySPC files.
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EDAS_DAT *.EDT Supports E.D.A.S. DAT files.
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EDAS_Win *.EDT Supports E.D.A.S.Win files.
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EGV Files *.ISO Supports ISO13499 files (Extended German Version).
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EMGWorks *.EMG Supports EMGworks® files (Version 3.0).
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ESD_SM *.COR; *.RAW Supports European Strong-Motion Database Format.
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EuropeanDataFormat *.REC; (*.EDF; *.EDF+) Supports European Data Format files.
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Excel Example *.XLS;  *.XLSX;
*.XLSM; *. XLSBb		 DataPlugin Example showing how to use Mircrosoft® Excel® data files.
Example to read Mircrosoft® Excel® files.
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Famos *.DAT; *.RAW Supports FAMOS files.
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FCS_3 *.FCS Supports Data File Standard for Flow Cytometry (Version FCS 3.0).
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FIS_X1_ASCII *.x1AscActTime
*.x1AscActFft
*.x1AscAlarms
*.x1AscCharacteristics		 Supports DTECT X1 devices data files.
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Fluke_Trend_Link *.CSV Supports "Trend Link For Fluke" exported data files.
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GRAMS_SPC *.SPC Supports Galactic Industries SPC data files.
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Graphtec_GBD *.GBD Supports Graphtec binary data files.
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HBM_Catman *.BIN; *.DAT Supports HBM catman® binary files.
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HBM_Catman_Onl *.DAT; *.BIN Supports HBM catman® online format files.
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HBM_MGCCP42 *.MEA Supports HBM MGCPlus CP42 binary measurement files.
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HIOKI-ASCII *.TXT Supports HIOKI-ASCII data files.
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HEM_SnapMaster_DAT *.DAT Supports HEM SnapMaster data files.
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HIOKI-HiCORDER *.MEM Supports HIOKI data files.
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HP_SDF *.SDF Supports HP Standard Data Format (SDF) files (Version 2 & 3 & 4).
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HPF *.HPF Supports Data Translation High Performance File Format files.
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HYDROTECHNIK *.MWF; (*.MWI) Supports Hydrotechnik binary data files.
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IOTDaAPI *.DC2; *.DSC; *.IO$ Supports access to data files that were saved from any of the various IOtech Out-of-the-boxTM software products.
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ISD *.ISD Supports access to ISD data files created by Instrument Systems GmbH.
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IST *.ACQ Supports Instron IST formated files.
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JCamp-DX *.DX Supports JCAMP Spectroscopic Data Exchange files.
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K-Net_SM *.EW1; *.EW2; *.NS1; *.NS2; *.UD1; *.UD2 Supports reading data from a K-Net Strong Motion Data Format files.
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Kyowa_KS1 *.KS1 Supports Kyowa binary files of KS1 type.
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Kyowa_KS2 *.KS2 Supports Kyowa binary files of KS2 type.
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Kyowa_KU *.KU1 Supports Kyowa binary files of KU1 type.
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Kyowa_RTM *.RTM Supports Kyowa binary files of RTM type.
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LeCroy_Waveform *.TRC (*.000 *.001 *.002); *.DAT Supports waveform files written LeCroy oscilloscopes.
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LoggerNet_DAT *.DAT Supports Campbell Scientific File Formats TOA5 and TOACI1.
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Lotus123
LOTUS(wk)		 *.WK4 Supports Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet files.
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MATLAB *.MAT Supports data files written by the MATLAB® The MathWorks, Inc. MATLAB® Software
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MDF *.MDF; *.DAT Supports Bosch MDF data files, ETAS INCA® MDF data and Vector CANape® and other products from Vector. files.
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Minitab_MTP *.MTP Supports Minitab® text files.
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MME Import *.MME Supports ISO®-TS 13499 files.
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Multisim *.*; *.TXT Supports Multisim GRAPHER files.
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NetCDF *.NC Supports NetCDF data files and UniPlot file format.
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Nicolet *.NRF Supports Nicolet® NRF data files.
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Nicolet_TEAM *.* Supports LDS-Nicolet® TEAM and ProView files.
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Nicolet_WFT *.WFT Supports LDS-Nicolet® digital oscilloscope files.
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NMEA_GPS *.TXT Supports standard GPS receiver protocol files.
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Origin_ASCII *.TXT; *.CSV; *.DAT Supports Origin ASCII files.
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Origin_OPJ *.OPJ Supports Origin OPJ files.
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OROS_AE2 *.AE2 Supports OROS AE2 binary files (Version 5).
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Paradox *.DB Supports Paradox DB files
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PerkinElmer_LS50B *.SP Supports Perkin Elmer LS50B spectrofluorometer files.
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RPC III *.RSP Supports RPCIII-Format of company MTS.
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Racelogic_VBO *.VBO Supports Racelogic VBOX files.
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SMC_SM *.SMC Supports SMC Strong Motion Data Format files.
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SAC_SM *.SB5; *.SBS Supports reading data from SAC Strong Motion Data files.
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SBench5 *.SB5; *.SBS Supports SBench files (Version 5).
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SDAT *.SDAT Supports NI LabVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit SDAT data files.
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SEGY_SM *.SGY Supports the common seismic data format "SEG Y Data Exchange Format".
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SIF *.SGY Supports SoMat Information File (SIF) data files.
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Systat *.SYS; *.SYD Supports SYSTAT files.
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SYSTAT_TableCurve2D *.PRN; *.DAT; *.TXT Supports SYSTAT TableCurve2D files.
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TDF *.TDF Supports LMS TDF data files.
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TDMS_SE *.TDMS TDMS files written by NI LabVIEW SignalExpress (Post-Processing DataPlugin)
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Teac_DaDisp *.HDR;(*.DAT) Supports TEAC recorder DADISP files.
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Teac_TAFFmat *.DAT Supports TEAC recorder TAFFmat files.
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Tektronix_AWG2000 *.WFM Supports Tektronix AWG2000 series arb and Tektronix WaveWriter waveform files.
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Tektronix_ISF *.ISF Supports Tektronix ISF files.
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Tektronix_TDS5000 *.WFM Supports Tektronix TDS 5000, TDS 6000, TDS 7000, and CSA 7000 series arb waveform files.
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TEMES *.TMS Supports TEMES data files from Tellert Elektronik GmbH.
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TiePie_engineering_TPS_Files *.TPS Supports MultiChannel Datalogger files of TiePie engineering (Netherlands).
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Touchstone *.DAT Supports Touchstone (SnP) stored files.
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Turbolab_DAFF *.DAT Supports Turbolab files.
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TurboLab_DOL *.DOL Supports TurboLab Dynamics files.
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UFF58 *.UFF, *.UF, (*.UNV, *.BUNV) Supports Universal File Format (UFF)58 ASCII and binary files.
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Win600_Dat *.DAT Supports Hi-Techniques meDAQ, Win600(e), and HT600 files.
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WinCC_flexible_S7 *.CSV Supports Siemens S7 WINCC flexible CSV files.
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Wintax2 *.BIN Supports Wintax binary files.
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XML Example *.XDA DataPlugin Example showing how to use Microsoft® XML files.
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Yokogawa_DAT *.DAT Supports Yokogawa® OR series data files.
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Yokogawa_DEV *.DEV; *.DDS Supports Yokogawa® OR- and Darwin series DX- and MV-series data files.
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Yokogawa_RTM *.RTM Supports Yokogawa® DL708 and DL716 data files.
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Yokogawa_WVF *.WVF; *.HDR Supports Yokogawa® DL/AR WVF data files.
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Zwick_TXpert *.TRA Supports testXpert® software data files of Zwick GmbH & Co. KG.
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Additional File Formats
(only used by DIAdem)
 File Extensions Description
Read / Write
ASCII Import *.* Universal ASCII import wizard of DIAdem.
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DBase *.DBF Supports reading of dBASE files.
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DIF *.DIF Supports reading of DIF (data interchange format) files written by Excel or other applications.
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EGV *.ISO Supports ISO DTR-13499 crash exchange format (Extended German Version).
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Excel *.XLS Supports import and export of Excel files.
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MMEExport *.MME Supports export of data to mme files.
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Ncode *.* Supports Ncode measured field data files.
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Xmath *.* Connect Xmath to DIAdem.
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DataPlugins for
database access
 Store Type Description
Read / Write
AOP ASAM ODS-Server Access ASAM ODS Server through the RPC interface.
(This DataPlugin is installed by default.)
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AOP5 ASAM ODS-Server Access ASAM ODS Server through the Corba interface
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Citadel4 Lookout data sets Support data sets of NI Lookout
(This DataPlugin is installed by default.)
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Citadel5 LabVIEW DSC data sets Support databases generated with LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module.
(This DataPlugin is installed by default.)
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SQL SQL table Support reading of SQL tables  i.e. Access MDB
(This DataPlugin is installed by default.)

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VI Logger VI Logger data sets Supports data sets written by NI VI Logger.
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