Select an X-axis on the Axis tab in the CIMPLICITY Trend Control Properties dialog box.
X-axis options are as follows.
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Axis list |
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Axis tab toolbar |
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Label |
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Duration |
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No scroll |
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Start time |
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Ticks/Numbered |
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Axis list |
Axes that have been created for the Trend Control are listed in the Axis tab grid.
The following specifications can be made in the grid.
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Feature |
Description |
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Color |
Change the default color applied to the line. Click the button to the right of the selected line to open the Color palette. |
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Axis ID |
ID that identifies the axis during runtime. The Axis ID is Read Only. |
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Type |
Line type is either X time or Y. |
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Visible |
Checked |
The axis is visible on the control during runtime. |
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Clear |
The axis is not visible on the control during runtime. |
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Axis tab toolbar |
The following toolbar buttons are available on the Lines tab.
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A |
Opens a New Axis dialog box. |
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B |
Enter a name for the new axis. The new axis has the same configuration as the copied axis; the configuration can be modified. |
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C |
Deletes a selected axis. Note: The Chart X Axis and Chart Y Axis cannot be deleted. |
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D |
Opens the Font dialog box. |
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E |
Opens the Line-Axis Mapping dialog box. |
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Label |
Axis title.
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Duration |
Duration of time the X-axis represents.
The format is ddd:hh:mm:ss where:
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Letters |
Represent |
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ddd |
day number: 0–365 |
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hh |
Hours: 0–59 |
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mm |
minutes: 0–59 |
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ss |
seconds: 0–59 |
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No scroll |
When checked users cannot scroll the X-axis during runtime.
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Start time |
Start time options include:
Show most recent
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Option/Field |
Description |
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No other entry is required |
This is the same as selecting Now minus 0 days and Now minus time with a time that is equal to the duration. |
Start date
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Option/Field |
Description |
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Start date |
An absolute date in mm/dd/yy format. |
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Time |
Select either: |
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Start time |
Absolute time in hh:mm:ss format |
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Now minus time |
Number that specifies the number or hours, minutes and seconds before the current time. The number is specified in hh:mm:ss format. For example, enter 1:30:05 for a starting time1 hour 30 minutes and 5 seconds earlier than when the trend is first displayed. |
Now minus days
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Option/Field |
Description |
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Now minus days |
This is the same as selecting Now minus 0 days and Now minus time with a time that is equal to the duration |
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Time |
Select either: |
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Start time |
Absolute time in hh:mm:ss format |
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Now minus time |
Number that specifies the number or hours, minutes and seconds before the current time. The number is specified in hh:mm:ss format. For example, enter 1:30:05 for a starting time1 hour 30 minutes and 5 seconds earlier than when the trend is first displayed. |
Important
Trending compensates for
abbreviated entries, e.g., The date 11/05/00 becomes 11/05/2000; a
duration entry of 5 becomes 00:00:05.
If you configure rapid trend
retrieval (data compression), Trending uses the start time based on
these specifications as the trend interval start time. If you
specify a relative time, the start time is based on the time you
start the Trend chart.
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Ticks/Numbered |
Specify the following.
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Description |
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Ticks |
Number of ticks that the X-axis should display. |
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Minimum |
0 |
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Maximum |
99 |
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Numbered |
Check |
The tick marks will be labelled. |
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Clear |
The tick marks will display with no labels. |
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Option 6.1. Configure the X-axis. |
