Setting up a live data feed

Step-by-step Guide

After defining a connection to a remote server in InfoWorks WS Pro, give your live data configuration the information required to find feeds within the server—which, in this exercise, is the Bridge CSV database.

1. In the Model Group, double-click Live Data Configuration.
2. In the Live Data Feed grid window, click the Live Data Feed tab.

The feed tab can be set up manually or by using a live data CSV file to do it automatically.

To set up the feed tab manually:

3. In the Feed Name column, click the first cell and type “189435”.
4. In the Connection column, expand the drop-down and select Bridge.
5. In the External Units column, select l/s (liters per second).
6. Set the Offset to “0”.
7. Set the Factor to “1”.

This example requires no adjustments to the input values.

8. In the Time-step column, select 15 Mins.
9. Set the Time Window to “15”.
10. In the Adaptor column, select Generic.
11. In the Table Name column, select M189435.csv.

The empty cells that do not require information now appear grayed out.

If you are using multiple feeds, it is much easier to populate the feed tab automatically, using a live data CSV file:

12. In the second row of the grid, click the Feed Name cell.
13. In the Model Group, right-click Live Data Configuration and select Update > From CSV.

14. In the Import / Update from CSV Data dialog, click OK.
15. In the file browser, open the Live Data folder.
16. Select BridgeTownLiveData.csv.
17. Click Open.

18. When the file browser reopens to allow another file selection, click Cancel.

A window opens with the results of the CSV data import and a notification that new objects were created in the Live Data Feed. In the Live Data Feed tab, new feeds are now listed, including all required information.

19. Close the results window.

In the Live Data Feed, notice the Offset and Factor columns. The Offset value is added to all telemetry data in the feed to adjust the positioning or reference point of the incoming data. The Factor adjusts incoming telemetry data to account for known inconsistencies and uncertainty. It applies only to live data points coming from files.

20. Click the Live Data Point tab.
21. Under Live Data Point ID, right-click the first cell and select Add live data feed.

22. In the Choose Telemetry Point dialog box, enable Select All.
23. Click OK.

The Live Data Point table automatically populates with the data entered into the Live Data Feed table.

IMPORTANT: If the Live Data Point table is left empty, it will not be possible to connect to the network.