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Section 8.1.2 · Chapter 8: Graphs and Charts

Bar Graph - Operation Options

The following operation options can be added to a bar graph to make it more informative. You need to select and set these options in the Bar Graph property sheet.

Options

Description
Bipolar Bar A bar graph can be configured to display the difference between the monitored value and a specified value called the middle point. The bar can move at both ends, hence bipolar bar.

Select and set this option in the General page.
Scale A bar graph can have a scale. Select and set this option in the Scale page.
Forward / Backward Marker The forward/backward markers of a bar graph can have up 12 marks. You can select equilateral triangle, triangle, diamond, or cone as the mark. The actual number of marks and the value of each mark is specified at runtime by the forward/backward marker control block. The position of a mark is determined by that mark’s value. The color of a mark is determined by comparing the monitored value to the mark’s value.

Select and set Forward Marker option in the F. Marker page.
Select and set Backward Marker option in the B. Marker page.
Range Display You can specify a low limit and a high limit for a bar graph. The limits can be constants or variables. At runtime, when the monitored value is equal to or below the low limit, the bar graph shows the bar with the FG color and the BG color set for the low limit. When the monitored value is equal to or above the high limit, the bar graph shows the bar with the FG color and the BG color set for the high limit.

Select and set this option in the Advanced page.
Percentage Display A bar graph can show the current bar length as a percentage of the full bar length.
Type Percentage
Polar Bar D / L x 100%
Bipolar Bar Value < Middle Point
-D / L x 100%
Value > Middle Point
D / L x 100%
Select and set this option in the Advanced page.
Visibility Control A bar graph can be shown or hidden either by a specified bit or by the current user level. Select and set this option in the Visibility page.

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Source.Section 8.1.2 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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