# CSVAdapter for PMU Data

**URL:** <http://discussions.gridprotectionalliance.org/t/csvadapter-for-pmu-data/189>\
**Category:** Grid Solutions Framework\
**Created:** [June 19, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](http://discussions.gridprotectionalliance.org/t/csvadapter-for-pmu-data/189 "2017-06-19T21:04:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![arun4ruu](http://discussions.gridprotectionalliance.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@arun4ruu](http://discussions.gridprotectionalliance.org/u/arun4ruu)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](http://discussions.gridprotectionalliance.org/t/csvadapter-for-pmu-data/189/1 "2017-06-19T21:04:53Z")

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I am new bee. How do I run the CSVadapter to get the PMU data

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**Author:** ![StephenCWills](http://discussions.gridprotectionalliance.org/user_avatar/discussions.gridprotectionalliance.org/stephencwills/32/20_2.png) [@StephenCWills](http://discussions.gridprotectionalliance.org/u/StephenCWills)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](http://discussions.gridprotectionalliance.org/t/csvadapter-for-pmu-data/189/2 "2017-06-21T20:31:22Z")

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If you are asking about the input adapter, please refer to this other topic asking about CSV Input Adapter documentation.

> [@CsvInputAdapter Example or Documentation?](http://discussions.gridprotectionalliance.org/t/csvinputadapter-example-or-documentation/35):
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> Hello, I have questions on how to get the CSVInputAdapter to work. I couldn’t find any examples or documentation on it except the source file : [https://github.com/GridProtectionAlliance/gsf/blob/master/Source/Libraries/Adapters/CsvAdapters/CsvInputAdapter.cs](https://github.com/GridProtectionAlliance/gsf/blob/master/Source/Libraries/Adapters/CsvAdapters/CsvInputAdapter.cs) Unfortunately, with a quick look I was not able to understand what should I include in my sample CSV file ( should I include the time stamps? If yes, what is the format). Moreover, what should be the connection string? (ColumnMapping and i…

If you are asking about the output adapter, I would recommend against using that. You would probably be better off using the openHistorian 1.0 with the Historian Trending Tool to get CSV exports.