This section describes how to define the general settings for a historic data
table. The following is an example of the General page.

The following table describes each property in the General
page.
|
Property
|
Description |
|
ID |
The object’s identifier. It is generated when the object
is created and is unchangeable. The identifier is unique
within the screen where the object is located. The
format of the IDs for the historic data tables is
HDDnnnn. |
|
Note |
You can type a note for the object. |
|
Shape settings |
For details about the following properties,
Section 4.3.4 Setting up the Shape
of an Object.
,
Border Color, BG Color |
|
Associated Data Logger |
Select the data logger whose collected data is to be
displayed by the object. |
|
Data Source |
Select data logger or file as the source of the
collected data. If the target panel is HMI runtime, you
can select database as the source of the collected data.
When "Data Logger" is selected as the data source for
such objects, that object displays the sampled data
stored in the logging buffer of the associated data
logger.
When "File" is selected as the data source for such
objects, that object displays the sampled data stored in
the specified file buffer.
One HMI can have up to 16 file buffers and each file
buffer is identified by a unique number between 0 and
15.
You can create a function button to load the sampled
data stored in a file.
1) Select "Load Logged Data From File" as the operation
of that function button.
2) Select the file extension type. Both CSV and TXT are
supported.
3) Specify the associated data logger.
4) Specify the file buffer to save the loaded data.
5) Specify the size of the file buffer. The size is the
maximum number of samples that the file buffer can hold. |
|
File Buffer ID |
Specify the File Buffer ID if the data source is a file.
To specify a file buffer ID for a file, you can use the
Load Logged Data From File operation of the function
button. Please see
Section 5.4 Performing Built-in
Function Using Function Buttons for details. |
|
Title |
Title |
Select this option if you want the object to display a
title row. |
|
Language |
Select a language so you can view and edit the settings
of the title row for that language. |
|
Font |
Select a font for the title text. |
|
Color |
Select a color for the title text. |
|
Date |
Specifies the title for the Date column. |
|
Time |
Specifies the title for the Time column. |
|
Background Color |
Select a color for the background of the title row. |
|
Grid |
Horizontal |
Check this option if you want the object to have
horizontal grids. |
|
Vertical |
Check this option if you want the object to have
vertical grids. |
|
Color |
Select a color for the grids. |
|
Data |
Display oldest Data First |
Check this option if you want the object to display the
oldest data first. |
|
Display Sequence Number |
Check this option if you want the object to display
sequence number on the first column. |
|
Font |
Select a font for displaying data. |
|
Default Color |
Select a color as the default color for displaying data. |
|
Set Default Color to All Data Items |
Click this button to set the colors of all the data
items to the Default Color. |
|
Time/Date Display |
Date |
Check this option if you want the object to display the
Date column. You need to select a format for displaying
the date. |
|
Time |
Check this option if you want the object to display the
Time column. You need to select a format for displaying
the time. |
|
Color |
Select a color to displaying Time/Date. |
|
Display Relative Time |
Check this option if you want the object to display a
relative measure of time. |
|
Line Spacing |
Specifies the extra space in pixels for two adjacent
rows in the table. |
|
Item Spacing |
Specifies the extra space for every column in the table. |
Source.Section 13.2.4 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.
Text and figures are the manufacturer's and may describe features your panel or software version does not have. For a plain-language introduction read the PM Designer guide; for help with a specific panel contact TSL Automation.