<p>In the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Education software:</p>

<ul>
<li>Open a new experiment.</li>
<li>Go to the <em>Tools</em> menu and select <em>Data Log File Manager</em>.</li>
<li>Browse to the the <code>.rdf</code> file and click the <em>Import</em> button. (It can be on the brick or on your computer.)</li>
<li>Close the <em>Data Log File Manager</em></li>
<li>On the <em>Tools</em> menu, select <em>Export Datasets</em></li>
<li>Save the file as a <code>.csv</code> file</li>
<li>Open the <code>.csv</code> file in Excel</li>
</ul>

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2017-03-24T02:38:10.590Z
David Lechner
<p>I have been logging data for a few sensors, and would like to import that data into Excel. What exactly do I need to do? I remember reading somewhere that LabView can export logging data (I have the Education version) but I cannot get LabView to open the datalog files.</p>

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I couldn't find much out there.  Maybe these docs will help you more than they enlightened me: http://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/379/data_logging.pdf
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How do you open a logfile (.rdf) downloaded from an EV3 brick?
callisto
# How do you open a logfile (.rdf) downloaded from an EV3 brick?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-23)

I have been logging data for a few sensors, and would like to import that data into Excel. What exactly do I need to do? I remember reading somewhere that LabView can export logging data (I have the Education version) but I cannot get LabView to open the datalog files.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I couldn't find much out there.  Maybe these docs will help you more than they enlightened me: http://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/379/data_logging.pdf  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-03-24. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

In the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Education software:

* Open a new experiment.
* Go to the *Tools* menu and select *Data Log File Manager*.
* Browse to the the `.rdf` file and click the *Import* button. (It can be on the brick or on your computer.)
* Close the *Data Log File Manager*
* On the *Tools* menu, select *Export Datasets*
* Save the file as a `.csv` file
* Open the `.csv` file in Excel


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