Plot Configuration
Command Buttons
Load
Load a configuration from a file. This immmediately applies the configuration to the display.
Save As
Save the current configuration to a new file.
Save
Save the current configuration. The default configuration may not be overwritten.
Apply
Applies the current configuration to the display and does not close the window. When a configuration is applied, there
will be a slight gap in the data sampling while the configuration change is being executed.
Close
Closes this window without applying any changes to the display.
Help
Displays this dialog.
Global
Plot Window Title
This text will be display in the title bar of the Plot Application window
X Axis Time Type
The format that the time will be displayed along the X Axis.
- ABSOLUTE - Absolute Date in time_t format (seconds since 01-Jan-1970)
- ABSOLUTE_DATE - Absolute Date String
- RELATIVE - Seconds since sampling was started or that the relative base time was reset
X Axis Visible Width
The Displayed Width along the X Axis while the Plot Application is in the stripchart mode. This must be less than the
Data Buffer Width.
Data Buffer Width
The amount of the data that will be stored in the Strip Chart Data Buffer. Defined in seconds.
Sample Interval
The period of the data sampling.
Screen Update Interval
The period of screen updates. Raising this value will lower the CPU utilization of this application.
Charts
Chart
The index number of the chart to configure. This application supports up to 8 charts.
Enabled
Flag indicating if this chart is to be displayed and the defined variables to be sampled.
Legend Visible
Flag indicating if the legend should be displayed for this chart.
Y Axis Definition
Up to two Y Axis may be defined. The left axis will always be visible. The right axis is optionally displayed.
The following properties may be defined:
- Axis Title - Title Displayed on Axis. This may be blank.
- Autoscaling - If checked, the minimum and maximum values of the axis will be defined by the data range of the
channels associated with this axis.
- Minimum - If the absolute minimum range of the axis.
- Maximum - If the absolute maximum range of the axis.
- Visible - Whether the axis should be displayed. This is only an option for the right axis.
Variable Definition Table
Up to 8 variables may be plotted on a chart. This table defines the variables to be displayed and their display
properties:
- Variable Name - The name of the CyFlex variable.
- Color - The color of the plot line.
- Style - The style of the plot line (none, solid, dashed short, dashed long).
- Marker - A marker to be displayed at each sample point (none, star, box, dot).
- Y Axis - The Y axis that this plot will be associated.