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DeviceReadTimeSeries[device,{t,dt}]

repeatedly reads default items from the specified device at interval dt for a total time t, returning a time series of the resulting values.

DeviceReadTimeSeries[device,{t,dt},param]

repeatedly reads the parameter param and returns a time series of its values.

DeviceReadTimeSeries[device,{t,dt},{param1,param2,…}]

repeatedly reads the parami and returns a time series of their values.

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DeviceReadTimeSeries

DeviceReadTimeSeries[device,{t,dt}]

repeatedly reads default items from the specified device at interval dt for a total time t, returning a time series of the resulting values.

DeviceReadTimeSeries[device,{t,dt},param]

repeatedly reads the parameter param and returns a time series of its values.

DeviceReadTimeSeries[device,{t,dt},{param1,param2,…}]

repeatedly reads the parami and returns a time series of their values.

Details

  • The time parameters dt and t can be Quantity objects containing units. If they are given as pure numbers, they are assumed to be in units of seconds.
  • DeviceReadTimeSeries is a blocking function that does not return until it has collected data for time t.
  • A device can be specified either by a DeviceObject or by a string representing a device class.
  • A component of a TimeSeries object ts corresponding to parami can be obtained from ts["PathComponent",i].
  • For string parameters, a component can typically be obtained from ts["PathComponent",parami].

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Basic Examples  (2)

Open a demo device:

Wolfram Language code: dev = DeviceOpen["RandomSignalDemo"]

Capture a three-second time series at 0.1-second intervals:

Wolfram Language code: DeviceReadTimeSeries[dev, {3, 0.1}]

Plot the time series:

Wolfram Language code: DateListPlot[%]

Repeatedly read a list of parameters from a device and plot the resulting time series:

Wolfram Language code: ts = DeviceReadTimeSeries["RandomSignalDemo", {2, .1}, {"Real", "Integer"}];
Wolfram Language code: DateListPlot[ts]

Plot a time series for the given parameter:

Wolfram Language code: DateListPlot[ts["PathComponent", "Real"]]

Applications  (1)

Generate a time series by reading illuminance data from a TinkerForge Weather Station every 0.1 second for five seconds while continuously changing the device orientation:

Wolfram Language code: dev = DeviceOpen["TinkerForgeWeatherStation"]
Wolfram Language code: DeviceConfigure[dev, "AmbientLightBricklet" -> "ibF"];
Wolfram Language code: ts = DeviceReadTimeSeries[dev, {5, 0.1}, "Illuminance"]

Extract the measured values of the illuminance:

Wolfram Language code: ill = ts["Values"]

Plot the illuminance values:

Wolfram Language code: ListLinePlot[ill, PlotRange -> All]

Properties & Relations  (2)

For a list of parameters, TimeSeries components can be accessed by their names:

Wolfram Language code: ts = DeviceReadTimeSeries["RandomSignalDemo", {1, .1}, {"Real", "Integer"}]
Wolfram Language code: ts["PathComponent", "Real"]
Wolfram Language code: ts["PathComponent", "Integer"]

Collect a time series from a device and perform some analysis:

Wolfram Language code: ts = DeviceReadTimeSeries[DeviceOpen["RandomSignalDemo"], {1, .1}];
Wolfram Language code: {Mean[ts], MinimumTimeIncrement[ts]}

Plot the interpolated path function of the time series:

Wolfram Language code: Plot[ts[t, "Component1"], {t, ts["FirstTime"], ts["LastTime"]}, ScalingFunctions -> {"Date", None}]

Rescale the time series to run from 0 to 10:

Wolfram Language code: TimeSeriesRescale[ts, {0, 10}];
Wolfram Language code: Normal[%]
Wolfram Research (2014), DeviceReadTimeSeries, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DeviceReadTimeSeries.html (updated 2026).

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Wolfram Research (2014), DeviceReadTimeSeries, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DeviceReadTimeSeries.html (updated 2026).

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Wolfram Language. 2014. "DeviceReadTimeSeries." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2026. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DeviceReadTimeSeries.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2014). DeviceReadTimeSeries. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DeviceReadTimeSeries.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_devicereadtimeseries, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DeviceReadTimeSeries}", year="2026", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DeviceReadTimeSeries.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_devicereadtimeseries, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DeviceReadTimeSeries}, year={2026}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DeviceReadTimeSeries.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}