diff --git a/pkg/archiverappliance/aaclient.go b/pkg/archiverappliance/aaclient.go
index 9750ec5..3188ad7 100644
--- a/pkg/archiverappliance/aaclient.go
+++ b/pkg/archiverappliance/aaclient.go
@@ -150,21 +150,23 @@ func archiverSingleQueryParser(jsonAsBytes []byte) (models.SingleData, error) {
 
 	var d models.DataResponse
 	if response[0].Meta.Waveform {
-		var data models.ArrayResponseModel
-		jsonErr = json.Unmarshal(response[0].Data, &data)
-		if jsonErr != nil {
-			log.DefaultLogger.Warn("Conversion of incoming data to JSON has failed", "Error", jsonErr)
-			return sD, jsonErr
-		}
-		d = data
+		d = &models.ArrayResponseModel{}
 	} else {
-		var data models.ScalarResponseModel
-		jsonErr = json.Unmarshal(response[0].Data, &data)
-		if jsonErr != nil {
-			log.DefaultLogger.Warn("Conversion of incoming data to JSON has failed", "Error", jsonErr)
-			return sD, jsonErr
+		d = &models.ScalarResponseModel{}
+	}
+
+	jsonErr = json.Unmarshal(response[0].Data, d)
+
+	// If unmarshal is failed, response data might be string data
+	if jsonErr != nil {
+		d = &models.StringResponseModel{}
+		err := json.Unmarshal(response[0].Data, d)
+
+		// If unmarshal is failed again, response data is not supported data type
+		if err != nil {
+			log.DefaultLogger.Warn("Conversion of incoming data to JSON has failed", "Error", err)
+			return sD, err
 		}
-		d = data
 	}
 
 	// Obtain PV name
diff --git a/pkg/archiverappliance/aaclient_test.go b/pkg/archiverappliance/aaclient_test.go
index df9e57f..d65766c 100644
--- a/pkg/archiverappliance/aaclient_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archiverappliance/aaclient_test.go
@@ -286,6 +286,68 @@ func TestArchiverSingleQueryParserEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestArchiverSingleQueryParserString(t *testing.T) {
+	type responseParams struct {
+		length   int
+		name     string
+		firstVal string
+		lastVal  string
+	}
+
+	var dataNames = []struct {
+		fileName string
+		output   responseParams
+	}{
+		{
+			fileName: "../test_data/string_value_response.JSON",
+			output:   responseParams{length: 4, name: "PFROP:RING:STATUS_STR", firstVal: "Injection", lastVal: "Top-up"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	type testData struct {
+		input  []byte
+		output responseParams
+	}
+
+	var tests []testData
+	for _, entry := range dataNames {
+		fileData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(entry.fileName)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to load test data: %v", err)
+		}
+		tests = append(tests, testData{input: fileData, output: entry.output})
+	}
+
+	for idx, testCase := range tests {
+		testName := fmt.Sprintf("Case: %d", idx)
+		t.Run(testName, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// result := testCase.output
+			result, err := archiverSingleQueryParser(testCase.input)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("An unexpected error has occurred")
+			}
+			if result.Name != testCase.output.name {
+				t.Fatalf("Names differ - Wanted: %v Got: %v", testCase.output.name, result.Name)
+			}
+
+			v := result.Values.(*models.Strings)
+			if len(v.Times) != len(v.Values) {
+				t.Fatalf("Lengths of Times and Values differ - Times: %v Values: %v", len(v.Times), len(v.Values))
+			}
+			resultLength := len(v.Times)
+			if resultLength != testCase.output.length {
+				t.Fatalf("Lengths differ - Wanted: %v Got: %v", testCase.output.length, resultLength)
+			}
+			if v.Values[0] != testCase.output.firstVal {
+				t.Fatalf("First values differ - Wanted: %v Got: %v", testCase.output.firstVal, v.Values[0])
+			}
+			if v.Values[resultLength-1] != testCase.output.lastVal {
+				t.Fatalf("Last values differ - Wanted: %v Got: %v", testCase.output.lastVal, v.Values[resultLength-1])
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestArchiverSingleQueryParserInvalidData(t *testing.T) {
 	var dataNames = []struct {
 		name     string
diff --git a/pkg/archiverappliance/query_test.go b/pkg/archiverappliance/query_test.go
index 3d03cc5..070779a 100644
--- a/pkg/archiverappliance/query_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archiverappliance/query_test.go
@@ -32,14 +32,19 @@ func (f fakeClient) ExecuteSingleQuery(target string, qm models.ArchiverQueryMod
 		return models.SingleData{}, errors.New("test error")
 	}
 
-	var values []float64
-	if target == "PV:NAME1" {
-		values = []float64{0, 1, 2}
-	} else {
-		values = []float64{3, 4, 5}
-	}
+	var v models.Values
 
-	v := &models.Scalars{Times: testhelper.TimeArrayHelper(0, 3), Values: values}
+	switch target {
+	case "string":
+		s := []string{"test1", "test2", "test3"}
+		v = &models.Strings{Times: testhelper.TimeArrayHelper(0, 3), Values: s}
+	case "PV:NAME1":
+		values := []float64{0, 1, 2}
+		v = &models.Scalars{Times: testhelper.TimeArrayHelper(0, 3), Values: values}
+	default:
+		values := []float64{3, 4, 5}
+		v = &models.Scalars{Times: testhelper.TimeArrayHelper(0, 3), Values: values}
+	}
 
 	sd := models.SingleData{
 		Name:   target,
@@ -228,6 +233,61 @@ func TestQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "test string response",
+			req: &backend.QueryDataRequest{
+				Queries: []backend.DataQuery{
+					{
+						Interval: testhelper.MultiReturnHelperParseDuration(time.ParseDuration("0s")),
+						JSON: json.RawMessage(`{
+                    		"alias": "",
+                    		"aliasPattern": "",
+                    		"constant":6.5, 
+                    		"functions":[], 
+                    		"hide":false ,
+                    		"operator": "",
+                    		"refId":"A" ,
+                    		"regex":false ,
+                    		"target":"string"
+						}`),
+						MaxDataPoints: 1000,
+						QueryType:     "",
+						RefID:         "A",
+						TimeRange: backend.TimeRange{
+							From: testhelper.MultiReturnHelperParse(time.Parse(TIME_FORMAT, "2021-01-27T14:30:41.678-08:00")),
+							To:   testhelper.MultiReturnHelperParse(time.Parse(TIME_FORMAT, "2021-01-28T14:30:41.678-08:00")),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			out: &backend.QueryDataResponse{
+				Responses: map[string]backend.DataResponse{
+					"A": {
+						Frames: data.Frames{
+							&data.Frame{
+								Name:  "string",
+								RefID: "",
+								Fields: []*data.Field{
+									{
+										Name: "Time",
+									},
+									{
+										Name: "string",
+										Labels: data.Labels{
+											"pvname": "string",
+										},
+										Config: &data.FieldConfig{
+											DisplayName: "string",
+										},
+									},
+								},
+								Meta: &data.FrameMeta{},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	f := fakeClient{}
 	for _, testCase := range tests {
diff --git a/pkg/models/models.go b/pkg/models/models.go
index 683690f..e1000ad 100644
--- a/pkg/models/models.go
+++ b/pkg/models/models.go
@@ -103,7 +103,15 @@ type SingleScalarResponseModel struct {
 	Val    json.Number  `json:"val"`
 }
 
+type SingleStringResponseModel struct {
+	Millis *json.Number `json:"millis,omitempty"`
+	Nanos  *json.Number `json:"nanos,omitempty"`
+	Secs   *json.Number `json:"secs,omitempty"`
+	Val    string       `json:"val"`
+}
+
 type ScalarResponseModel []SingleScalarResponseModel
+type StringResponseModel []SingleStringResponseModel
 type ArrayResponseModel []SingleArrayResponseModel
 
 type DataResponse interface {
@@ -131,6 +139,22 @@ func (response ScalarResponseModel) ToSingleDataValues() (Values, error) {
 	return &Scalars{Times: times, Values: values}, nil
 }
 
+func (response StringResponseModel) ToSingleDataValues() (Values, error) {
+	// Build output data block
+	dataSize := len(response)
+
+	// initialize the slices with their final size so append operations are not necessary
+	times := make([]time.Time, dataSize)
+	values := make([]string, dataSize)
+
+	for idx, dataPt := range response {
+		times[idx] = convertNanosec(dataPt.Millis)
+		values[idx] = dataPt.Val
+	}
+
+	return &Strings{Times: times, Values: values}, nil
+}
+
 func (response ArrayResponseModel) ToSingleDataValues() (Values, error) {
 	// Build output data block
 	dataSize := len(response)
diff --git a/pkg/models/singledata_test.go b/pkg/models/singledata_test.go
index fd3927b..494d312 100644
--- a/pkg/models/singledata_test.go
+++ b/pkg/models/singledata_test.go
@@ -116,6 +116,60 @@ func TestToFrameScalar(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestToFrameString(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []struct {
+		sD       SingleData
+		name     string
+		pvname   string
+		values   []string
+		dataSize int
+	}{
+		{
+			sD: SingleData{
+				Name:   "testing_name",
+				PVname: "pvname",
+				Values: &Strings{
+					Times:  []time.Time{testhelper.TimeHelper(0), testhelper.TimeHelper(1), testhelper.TimeHelper(2)},
+					Values: []string{"1", "2", "3"},
+				},
+			},
+			name:     "testing_name",
+			pvname:   "pvname",
+			values:   []string{"1", "2", "3"},
+			dataSize: 3,
+		},
+	}
+	for idx, testCase := range tests {
+		testName := fmt.Sprintf("%d: %s", idx, testCase.name)
+		t.Run(testName, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := testCase.sD.ToFrame(FormatOption(FORMAT_TIMESERIES))
+			if testCase.name != result.Name {
+				t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", result.Name, testCase.name)
+			}
+			if result.Fields[0].Name != "time" {
+				t.Errorf("got %v, want time", result.Fields[0].Name)
+			}
+			if result.Fields[0].Len() != testCase.dataSize {
+				t.Errorf("got %d, want %d", result.Fields[0].Len(), testCase.dataSize)
+			}
+			if testCase.name != result.Fields[1].Config.DisplayName {
+				t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", result.Fields[1].Config.DisplayName, testCase.name)
+			}
+			if testCase.pvname != result.Fields[1].Labels["pvname"] {
+				t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", result.Fields[1].Labels["pvname"], testCase.pvname)
+			}
+			if testCase.name != result.Fields[1].Name {
+				t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", result.Fields[1].Name, testCase.name)
+			}
+			for i := 0; i < result.Fields[1].Len(); i++ {
+				if testCase.values[i] != result.Fields[1].CopyAt(i) {
+					t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", result.Fields[1].CopyAt(i), testCase.values[i])
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestToFrameArray(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []struct {
 		sD         SingleData
@@ -333,7 +387,7 @@ func TestExtrapolation(t *testing.T) {
 					Values: []float64{1},
 				},
 			},
-			name: "extrapolation",
+			name: "scalars extrapolation",
 			t:    testhelper.TimeHelper(5),
 			sDOut: SingleData{
 				Values: &Scalars{
@@ -342,6 +396,22 @@ func TestExtrapolation(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			sDIn: SingleData{
+				Values: &Strings{
+					Times:  []time.Time{testhelper.TimeHelper(0)},
+					Values: []string{"1"},
+				},
+			},
+			name: "strings extrapolation",
+			t:    testhelper.TimeHelper(5),
+			sDOut: SingleData{
+				Values: &Strings{
+					Times:  []time.Time{testhelper.TimeHelper(0)},
+					Values: []string{"1"},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			sDIn: SingleData{
 				Values: &Arrays{
@@ -349,7 +419,7 @@ func TestExtrapolation(t *testing.T) {
 					Values: [][]float64{{1, 1}},
 				},
 			},
-			name: "extrapolation",
+			name: "arrays extrapolation",
 			t:    testhelper.TimeHelper(5),
 			sDOut: SingleData{
 				Values: &Arrays{
diff --git a/pkg/models/strings.go b/pkg/models/strings.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dda121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/models/strings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/data"
+)
+
+type Strings struct {
+	Times  []time.Time
+	Values []string
+}
+
+func (v *Strings) ToFields(pvname string, name string, format FormatOption) []*data.Field {
+	// ToFields doesn't use FormatOption in Strings for now
+
+	var fields []*data.Field
+
+	//add the time dimension
+	fields = append(fields, data.NewField("time", nil, v.Times))
+
+	// add values
+	labels := make(data.Labels, 1)
+	labels["pvname"] = pvname
+
+	valueField := data.NewField(name, labels, v.Values)
+	valueField.Config = &data.FieldConfig{DisplayName: name}
+	fields = append(fields, valueField)
+
+	return fields
+}
+
+func (v *Strings) Extrapolation(t time.Time) {
+}
diff --git a/pkg/models/testhelpers.go b/pkg/models/testhelpers.go
index 6e309c2..475f71e 100644
--- a/pkg/models/testhelpers.go
+++ b/pkg/models/testhelpers.go
@@ -54,6 +54,24 @@ func SingleDataCompareHelper(result []*SingleData, wanted []*SingleData, t *test
 					}
 				}
 			}
+		case *Strings:
+			wantedv := wanted[udx].Values.(*Strings)
+			if len(wantedv.Times) != len(resultv.Times) {
+				t.Errorf("Input and output arrays' times differ in length. Wanted %v, got %v", len(wantedv.Times), len(resultv.Times))
+				return
+			}
+			if len(wantedv.Values) != len(resultv.Values) {
+				t.Errorf("Input and output arrays' values differ in length. Wanted %v, got %v", len(wantedv.Values), len(resultv.Values))
+				return
+			}
+			for idx := range wantedv.Values {
+				if resultv.Times[idx] != wantedv.Times[idx] {
+					t.Errorf("Times at index %v do not match, Wanted %v, got %v", idx, wantedv.Times[idx], resultv.Times[idx])
+				}
+				if resultv.Values[idx] != wantedv.Values[idx] {
+					t.Errorf("Values at index %v do not match, Wanted %v, got %v", idx, wantedv.Values[idx], resultv.Values[idx])
+				}
+			}
 		default:
 			t.Fatalf("Response Values are invalid")
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/test_data/string_value_response.JSON b/pkg/test_data/string_value_response.JSON
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85bdf49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/test_data/string_value_response.JSON
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[ 
+{ "meta": { "name": "PFROP:RING:STATUS_STR" , "waveform": false , "PREC": "0" },
+"data": [ 
+{ "millis": 1667779211808, "val": "Injection", "fields": { "DESC": "string input record"} },
+{ "millis": 1667842341792, "val": "Top-up" },
+{ "millis": 1667860584741, "val": "Injection" },
+{ "millis": 1667864794279, "val": "Top-up" }] }
+ ]
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