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Chapter 13: Data Collection and Historic Displays: 47 topics
  1. 13.1Data Logger
  2. 13.1.1Data Logger - Settings
  3. 13.1.2Data Logger - General Settings
  4. 13.1.3Data Logger - Data Item Settings
  5. 13.1.4Using File to Save Logged Data
  6. Displaying Logged Data Values Using Historic Data Tables
  7. 13.2.1Historic Data Table - Basic Operations
  8. 13.2.2Historic Data Table - Operation Options
  9. 13.2.3Historic Data Table - Settings
  10. 13.2.4Historic Data Table - General Settings
  11. 13.2.5Historic Data Table - Data Item Settings
  12. 13.2.6Historic Data Table - Query Settings
  13. Displaying Logged Data Trend Using Historic Trend Graph
  14. 13.3.1Historic Trend Graph - Basic Operations
  15. 13.3.2Historic Trend Graph - Operation Options
  16. 13.3.3Historic Trend Graph - Settings
  17. 13.3.4Historic Trend Graph - General Settings
  18. 13.3.5Historic Trend Graph - Curve Settings
  19. 13.3.6Historic Trend Graph - Axis Settings
  20. 13.2.6Historic Trend Graph - Query Settings
  21. Displaying History of Predefined Events Using Historic Event Tables
  22. 13.4.1Historic Event Table - Basic Operations
  23. 13.4.2Historic Event Table - Operation Options
  24. 13.4.3Historic Event Table - Settings
  25. 13.4.4Historic Event Table - General Settings
  26. 13.4.5Historic Event Table - Message Settings
  27. Displaying Time Slice Data Profile Using Single Record Line Charts
  28. 13.5.1Single Record Line Chart - Basic Operations
  29. 13.5.2Single Record Line Chart - Operation Options
  30. 13.5.3Single Record Line Chart - Settings
  31. 13.5.4Single Record Line Chart - General Settings
  32. 13.5.5Single Record Line Chart - Pen Settings
  33. 13.5.6Single Record Line Chart - Axis Settings
  34. Historic Scatter Chart
  35. 13.6.1Historic Scatter Chart - Basic Operations
  36. 13.6.2Historic Scatter Chart - Operation Options
  37. 13.5.3Historic Scatter Chart - Settings
  38. 13.5.4Historic Scatter Chart - General Settings
  39. 13.6.5Historic Scatter Chart - Pen Settings
  40. 13.5.6Historic Scatter Chart - Axis Settings
  41. Historic Radar Chart
  42. 13.7.1Historic Radar Chart - Basic Operations
  43. 13.6.2Historic Radar Chart - Operation Options
  44. 13.7.3Historic Radar Chart - Settings
  45. 13.7.4Historic Radar Chart - General Settings
  46. 13.7.5Historic Radar Chart - Curve Settings
  47. 13.7.6Historic Radar Chart - Scale Settings
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Section 13.6.5 · Chapter 13: Data Collection and Historic Displays

Historic Scatter Chart - Pen Settings

This section describes how to define the point selection for the historic scatter chart. The following is an example of the Point Selecction page.

single record line chart

The following table describes each property in the Pen page.

Property Description
Enable Check this option so the historic scatter chart will display a cursor for point selection. You can touch and drag the cursor to the data point that you want to select.
Disable Check this option to disable the point selection.
Enable By Bit Select the option if you want to enable and disable the point selection capability by a bit.
Specify a bit when the option is selected. Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field.
Cursor Color The color of the cursor that helps the operator to locate a point.
Search Radius (in pixels) The historic scatter chart will find the closest point to the current cursor position within the search circle as the selected point. The center of the search circle is at the current cursor position and the radius is the Search Radius specified here.
Output Selected Point Data Check the option to save the selected point data in the specified variable.
Write Address The starting address of a word memory block that will receive the information of the selected point. Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field.
Operator Confirmation Select the option if the operator confirmation is required before reporting the point selection.
Notification <Check Box> Select the option if notifying a bit is required before reporting the point selection.
Signal Select one of the following signals for the notification:
Signal Description
Level Set the specified bit to the specified state.
Pulse Send a positive pulse to the specified bit.
Bit Available when the Notification field is checked. Specifies the bit for the operation done notification. Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field.
State Specify the state (On or Off) that is used for the notification.
Selected Point Data Display Font Select a font for displaying the values of the selected data point.
Date Check this option to display the date at the top left of the historic scatter chart object. You need to select a format for displaying the date.
There are 17 formats available: dd/mm/yy, mm/dd/yy, yy/mm/dd, dd.mm.yy, mm.dd.yy, yy.mm.dd, dd-mm-yy, mm-dd-yy, yy-mm-dd, MMMdd, dd/mm, mm/dd, dd.mm, mm.dd, dd-mm, mm-dd, yyyy/mm/dd
Note: dd: 01-31 (day); mm: 01-12 (month); yy: 00-99 (year); yyyy: 0000-9999(year); MMM: JAN-DEC (month)
Time Check this option if you want the object to display the Time at the top left corner. You need to select a format for displaying the time. There are 3 formats available: hh:mm, hh:mm:ss; mm:ss
Note: hh: 00-23 (hour); mm: 00-50 (minute); ss: 00-59 (second);
Time/Date Color Select a color to display the Time/Date.
Display Relative Time Check this option if you want the object to display a relative measure of time.
Coordinate Check this option if you want the object to display the coordinate of the selected point data.
Coordinate Color Select a color to display the Coordinate.

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Source.Section 13.6.5 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.

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