To configure the general properties of a controller, select it from the list and click on the tab at the bottom-left corner of the screen, as shown below:

FieldDescription
NameThe name of the controller.
Dequeue timeThe frequency (in milliseconds) that the controller's dequeue timer checks the data buffer.
Dequeue lingerDetermines whether or not the dequeue timer is reset whenever any input receives data.
Timestamp format

Defines a string to place before every line of data when it is dequeued. The string can contain any or all of the following variables:

{year} The current year, formatted as "yyyy"
{month}The current month, formatted as "mm"
{day}The current day, formatted as "dd"
{hour} The current hour, formmated as "hh"
{minute}The current minute, formatted as "mm"
{second}The current second, formatted as "ss"
\rCarriage return
\nLine feed
Timestamp in UTCIndicates that the UTC time should be used as the time stamp, rather than the local time (default)
Timestamp encoding

Selects the type of encoding to use during conversion of byte array data to strings (and viceversa) when timestamping. Valid values are:

default Use the operating system default
asciiUse plain (7-bit) ASCII
 unicodeUse Unicode double-byte encoding
utf8Use UTF8 versatible encoding