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Imports time series data from Diver loggers. The files have a sort of Windows ini file format with file extension (*.mon). The format of the MON ini files is not well defined. Many programs interpret the structure differently and have various names for the ini file sections and parameters.

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    Sections: Section declarations
    end
     start with '
    ]
    [' and
    start
     end with '
    [
    ]'; i.e. '\[Logger settings\]' or '
    (
    \[Instrument info
    )
    \]'.
  • Parameters or item: this is the content of a section with an '=' sign between the key and the value; i.e. "location = abc"

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The Mon Import module in Delft-FEWS does not parse all data in the MON file. The important sections and parameters are the following:

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    \[Logger settings\] or \[Instrument info\]; Read location Id from this 
    (Logger settings) or (Instrument info); Read location Id from this
    section
    • Location or Locatie ; location Id
  • (Channel 1) or (Kanaal 1) ; Not used
  • (Channel 2) or (Kanaal 2) ; Not used
  • (Series settings) or (Instrument info from data header) ; Not used
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    \[Channel 1\] or \[Kanaal 1\] ; Not used
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    \[Channel 2\] or \[Kanaal 2\] ; Not used
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    \[Series settings\] or \[Instrument info from data header\] ; Not used
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    \[Channel 1 from data header\] or \[Kanaal 1 from data header\]; Read Parameter 
    (Channel 1 from data header) or (Kanaal 1 from data header); Read Parameter
    Id
    • Identification or Identificatie = Parameter Id
    (
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    \[Channel 2 from data header\] or \[Kanaal 2 from data header\]; Read Parameter 
    Channel 2 from data header) or (Kanaal 2 from data header); Read Parameter
    Id
    • Identification or Identificatie = Parameter Id
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    \[Data\]; Data values with the different channels in 
    (Data) Data values with the different channels in
    columns

When the MON file is not in the correct format a warning message is returned. Known problems are missing location ID's or parameter ID's in the MON files.