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Inputs

Add an input for each source this device reads data from.

Live streamsCameras, microphones, vehicles, robots, CAN busesFiles & recordingsReplay a log, a bag, or a folder of dropsSend your own dataYour program posts readings to this device

Add one

  1. Add input, then pick a Type.
  2. Fill in its fields. For a device or URL, Test connection first; it records nothing.
  3. Add & start.
  4. Name the channels: Name channels and units.

Channels appear on Live as data arrives. Later edits apply straight away.

Reading an input's row

StatusMeans
runningstarted, data arriving
readychecked, ready to start
configuredset up, not checked yet
needs setupa setting is wrong, or the check failed
degradedit was running and stopped on its own
On the rowShows
Counts12,480 samples · fresh · ~200 S/s total — or waiting for first data…, stopped producing, finished, or the error
CloudUp to date with the cloud, Uploading · … queued, or why not. Click it to see what reached the cloud
Start · Retrystart a stopped input · re-check a failing one

finished means a recording played to its end. Start plays it again. stopped producing means a running input went quiet. Retry re-checks it.

Inputs Phloem finds for you

Detected lists hardware on this device. Look for hardware scans again. Set up creates the input but leaves it stopped, so press Start.

Sending to this device lists programs already pushing data here. Enable accepts one.

#Connectors

Install one on Connectors and it becomes an input type here. Each page has its setup and fields.

Aardvark I2CRead and write I2C registers through a Total Phase AardvarkLiveCommandsLabJackStream and set LabJack T-series I/OLiveCommandsMeasurement ComputingStream and set Measurement Computing DAQ I/OLiveCommandsNI FlexLoggerStream channels from a running FlexLogger sessionLiveNI TDMSImport NI TDMS files from a folderRecordingsNI-DAQmxStream and drive NI-DAQmx inputs and outputsLiveCommandsSimDAQA simulated high-rate DAQ, no hardware neededLiveEchoA counting test source for trying Phloem outLiveEtherNet/IPRead and write Allen-Bradley PLC tagsLiveCommandsModbusRead and write Modbus TCP and RTU devicesLiveCommandsOPC UAStream and write nodes on OPC UA serversLiveCommandsSCPIRead and control SCPI bench instrumentsLiveCommandsCANDecode CAN signals live or from logs, with your DBC.log · .dbcRecordingsMCAPReplay MCAP recordings in any schema.mcapRecordingsPX4 ULogImport PX4 flight logs (.ulg).ulgRecordingsROS 2Replay ROS 2 bags or stream live topics.mcap · .db3RecordingsGazeboStream sensor topics from a Gazebo simulationLiveX-PlaneStream flight data from the X-Plane simulatorLiveMAVLinkLive telemetry from PX4 and ArduPilot vehiclesLive

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