Operating during Runtime

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In online operation the window for the extended trend is opened via a function call (e.g. button). The online mask of the screen predefined in the editor is opened.

The possible online operations are:

Diagram

Selection of the curves and the curve parameters

Frame

Settings for diagram background, X-axis and X-axis labelling.

Refresh

Update screen After stop-selection or on representation of archive values from currently running archives.

Clipboard

Copy representation into the intermediate store

Scan

Query values Shows scan values in the scan window under the diagram. More information see below.

Combibox / Save / X

Save and delete profiles

Start / Stop

Continually update the representation of the online values / Do not update any more

Print

Print diagram representation

zoom

Enlargement of the representation after pressing the button and pulling out an area in the diagram.

Rezoom

Reverse previous zoom step

zoom - / zoom +

Enlarge / reduce display area

activate

Activates the display of the curve in the diagram

axis

Representation of the curve's Y-axis

color

Changes the color of the marked curve

<< (Backwards)

Page through the representation range into the past

>> (Forwards)

Page through the representation range in the direction of the latest values.

The buttons are released and locked according to their function.

Scan

Click on the button Scan.(query values) in order to start the scan mode. Move the mouse pointer over the diagram and you will see the values at the associated time in the scan window. Click on button Scan again in order to end the scan mode You can display the following information in the scan window:

Date

Date/Time of the saved value

Variable

Variable name of the saved value

Value

Technical value of the saved value

Unit

Unit of the saved value

status

Condition text (limit value text) of the saved value

Status

Status of the saved value

Minimum

Minimum of the display range (optional)

Average

Average of the display range (optional)

Maximum

Maximum of the display range (optional)

In order to change the displayed information and the according column widths, click on the button Border.. ; the window Border opens (see screenshot).

In the are Scan you can set the column widths for the different entries in the scan window. With the checkbox you can determine which information should be displayed in addition to the fixed information (date, variable, value, unit). With the button Standard you can load the standard settings.

Diagram settings

From the existing configuration, which was done in the editor, temporary changes (without saving) can be carried out in runtime. Click on the button Diagram... to open the window Create diagram (see Screenshot).

Possible changes are:

Active

Activates and deactivates the display of the curve

Y-axis

Representation of the curve's Y-axis

Edit curve

Editing the settings of the selected trend curve

Frame

Settings of the diagram parameters
(Diagram background, frame limits, column widths etc.)

Font

User defined font for X- and Y-axis labelling and value indication

Refresh rate

Updating of the diagram for online data