External file formats - SteveCossy/IOT GitHub Wiki

File Name and Example Name Format	Current Location Example	Detailed Description	Notes
Sensor Backup <deviceID>_<alpha>.csv	<HomeDir>/CSVfiles	Contains backup of data as read from sensors and has been sent to broker.	Preferably the same information read from the sensor, with no or minimal manipulation.
Longterm Backup <deviceID>_<digit>.csv	<HomeDir>/CSVfiles	Contains backup of data as read from the broker. The digit is the Cayenne channel number with which the data was received.	This should be the same as the Sensor Backup.
Configuration File cayenneMQTT.txt	<HomeDir>	Toml file for storing configuration information for IOT Python files, such as the Broker username, password, and clientID	Only used for Broker (Cayenne) info initially. Could be used to hold much more info.
GPS info file RSSILatLong.csv	<HomeDir>CayMQTT	Data retrieved from a GPS sensor. These values are in the format <Minutes>:<Seconds including fractions>. Fields are shown in the next column	Timestamp ,RSSI Latitude whole number part Complete Latitude Longitude whole number Complete Longitude

Note that there is more data about content and use of these file elsewhere in this Wiki, such as the CayenneMQTT page.