Exporting Readings to other Applications

The complete set of readings recorded by Battery Monitor can be stored into a CSV file. CSV (Comma-Separated Values) is a universal file format to exchange data organized like tables. CSV is understood by almost any database, text processing, spreadsheet, or visualization software, so you can work with the battery readings easily in other applications. Both, the readings from the history graphs, as well as the full capacity log can be exported.

Exporting the Two-Days Readings

Perform the following steps to export the data:

1. Ensure that at least one history window is visible.
2. Click into the history window to make it come to the foreground.
3. Select the menu item File > Export or press ⇧ + ⌘ + E.
4. A dialog window to select files will be shown. Select the desired folder for storage and enter a name for the file.
5. Press the button Export.

The file will now be saved into the selected folder. It contains all recorded readings acquired by the application in the last 48 hours, no matter which history window you had clicked. In case you don’t need all time recordings or data columns, the program where you open the CSV file later usually offers features to hide or delete unwanted items.

The first line of the CSV file contains headers for each of the columns. The subsequent lines contain the values for each time. The exact times are noted in the first column, sorted in ascending order.

Hint: You can use this feature to manually extend the recording time from 48 hours to an unlimited duration.

Exporting the Capacity Log

Perform the following steps to export the long-time capacity log:

1. Let the application display the capacity window by selecting the menu item Window > Capacity Log.
2. Click into the window to make it come to the foreground.
3. Select the menu item File > Export or press ⇧ + ⌘ + E.
4. A dialog window to select files will be shown. Select the desired folder for storage and enter a name for the file.
5. Press the button Export.

The file will now be saved into the selected folder. It contains all recorded capacity readings acquired by the application for all batteries. In case you don’t need all time recordings or data columns, the program where you open the CSV file later usually offers features to hide or delete unwanted items.

The first line of the CSV file contains headers for each of the columns. The subsequent lines contain the values for each date. The exact dates are noted in the first column, sorted in ascending order.