Record CG3 - RATES.csv File Format; Rate Value Specifications

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Appendix 1.0
RATES.csv format
The following information is for user’s who wish to construct their own “RATES.csv” file for
programming the rates from a USB flash drive (see next page). You should respect the decimal place
locations as listed, and respect the minimum and maximum values, as listed below:
Value:
Minimum:
Maximum:
Number of Rates
1
6
Cab number
0
99999
Extras
0.00
999.99
Max. Extras
0.00
999.99
Tax Rate
0.00
999.99
Tax Type
0
1
Dist. Rate-change
0.00
999.99
Timed Rate-change
0
99999
Rate # Flag Rate
0.00
999.99
Rate # Hourly Rate
0.00
999.99
Rate # 1
st
Drop Dist.
0.0000
9.9999
Rate # 2
nd
Drop Dist.
0.0000
9.9999
Rate # Increment
0.00
999.99
Once you have entered your values into column 2 (see next page), save the file to a USB drive, with the
name RATES.csv (name must be exact in order for the CG3 to locate it).
Note: As you will see in the RATES.csv format (next page), the file has two columns, with column 1
being textual descriptors of the values in column 2.
The CG3 expects the file to have two columns, but disregards the info in column 1. Only the values in
column 2 are read by the taximeter. This means that what you enter in column 1 is inconsequential. It
is the values in column 2 that the taximeter reads and saves into memory. Column1 is only for the user to
identify the values.
The file must follow the format as shown, including all empty rows.