‘Standard Trace Display’

When new trace data are received, the trace data are added to a new recording.

In this mode, a list of all recordings with date and time is visible in the left section of the trace display.

‘Single Trace Display’

When new trace data are received, the trace data of the currently displayed recording are overwritten by the new trace data.

If the overwritten trace data have not been previously saved as an FMD or CSV file, they cannot be restored.

In this mode, the list of all recordings and elements is hidden.

1

Recording (selected)

(only visible in ‘Standard Trace Display’ mode)

Name, date and time of the recording shown in the graph section;

The text of the selected recording is highlighted in bold.

2

Elements of the preceding recording

(only visible in ‘Standard Trace Display’ mode)

Elements of the recording are the recorded channels and the trigger for the recording.

The list contains the element name and the assigned line type. The visibility of the element in the graph can be switched on or off with a symbol if the element is scaled on the Y primary axis.

Elements that are scaled on the X axis do not have a symbol, as the visibility of these elements cannot be switched over.

The signal path and the axes of selected elements are highlighted in the graph. This changes the line thickness. The data points are marked.

The channels are sorted by channel number in ascending order from top to bottom. The channel number is displayed in the tooltip of the element.

3

Recording (deselected)

(only visible in ‘Standard Trace Display’ mode)

Name, date and time of recordings that are not currently shown in the graph section are not highlighted in bold.

Clicking on the entry switches over the display and shows the recording in the graph section.

4

‘Import’ button

(only visible in ‘Standard Trace Display’ mode)

Recordings previously exported can be imported into the list of recordings.

5

Buttons in the title bar

⮫ Trace display symbols

6

Graph section

In this section, the selected recording is shown as a graph. The signal curves are shown in the same colour as the label for the associated Y axis.

7

Y primary axis

The scaling of the Y primary axis influences the pattern of the grid. In addition, the scaling of the Y primary axis is also used for measuring bars.

8

List of recordings and their elements

(only visible in ‘Standard Trace Display’ mode)

The list contains the available recordings and their elements. Elements are recorded signals and the trigger for the respective recording.

‘Toggle visibility’

Element visible

Indicates that the element is visible if the associated recording is shown in the graph section.

Clicking on it switches the element to non-visible. If an element is hidden that is scaled on the Y primary axis, the following visible element is scaled on the Y primary axis, and it is not scaled on the X axis.

The visibility of elements that are scaled on the X axis cannot be changed.

‘Toggle visibility’

Element non-visible

Indicates that the element is non-visible if the associated recording is shown in the graph section.

Clicking on it switches the element to visible.

Opened

The elements of the assigned recording are visible. Clicking the symbol closes the elements of the recording in the recording list. This hides all elements of the recording in the list.

Alternatively, the elements can also be collapsed by double-clicking the recording.

Closed

The elements of the assigned recording are hidden. Clicking the symbol opens the elements of the recording in the recording list. This shows all elements of the recording in the list.

Alternatively, the elements can also be opened by double-clicking the recording.

‘Y primary axis’

The marked element is scaled on the Y primary axis.

‘X axis’

The marked element is scaled on the X axis.

Combined Y-axis

The Y-axis of the selected element is combined with the Y-axis of another element with the same selection (scaling several elements on one Y-axis).

‘Import’

Imports recordings that were previously exported as an FMD file (Festo measurement data).

‘Export Chart as Image’

Exports the displayed graph as an image file.

‘Show/Hide Cursor’

Displays a cursor as a measuring bar with which points in the graph can be marked. The recorded values, parameter number and parameter names are displayed as tooltips at the highlighted points.

‘Enable/Disable Grid’

Shows or hides a grid in the graph section. The grid is aligned to the last selected element.

‘Enable/Disable Legend’

Shows and hides the legend below the graph.

The legend shows signal names and the corresponding signal colours.

‘Previous View’

Switches back to the previous view.

‘Next View’

Switches to the next view.

‘Zoom to Y Extents’

Expands the graph to the maximum extension of the Y-axes.

‘Reset View’

Resets the view to its original state.

‘Save as CSV’

Opens a dialogue for exporting the data as a CSV file.

‘Save as FMD’

Opens a dialogue for saving the data as an FMD file.

‘Standard Trace Display’

Switches the trace display to the ‘Standard Trace Display’ mode (add new recordings).

‘Single Trace Display’

Switches the trace display to the ‘Single Trace Display’ mode (replace trace data of the current recording).

‘Export Chart as Image’

Exports the selected graph as an image file.

‘Copy chart to clipboad’

Copies the selected graph as an image to the WINDOWS clipboard.

‘Copy to clipboard’

Copies the recording as a CSV file to the clipboard.

‘Save as FMD’

Saves the recording as an FMD file.

‘Save as CSV’

Exports the recording as a CSV file.

‘Add user defined channel’

Adds a custom channel to an existing recording.

‘Rename’

Enables renaming of the recording (also possible with the [F2] function key).

‘Delete’

Removes the graph of the selected recording from the trace display.

‘Delete All’

Removes all graphs from the trace display.

‘Delete All But This’

Removes all graphs from the trace display except the selected graph.

‘Expand All’

Expands the elements of all recordings in the recording list.

‘Collapse All’

Collapses the elements of all recordings of the recording list.

‘Collapse all but this’

Collapses the elements of all other recordings. The elements of the selected recordings are expanded.

‘Show’

Shows the element in the graph.

‘Hide’

Hides the element in the graph.

‘Set as Primary Axis’

Scales the element on the Y primary axis.

‘Set as X Axis’

Scales the element on the X-axis.

‘Combine Axes’

Combines the Y-axes of selected elements with the same unit. The elements are then scaled on the same combined Y-axis.

‘Split Axes’

Separates the combined Y-axes of the elements again. Each element is scaled on its own Y-axis.

‘Change color’

Opens a dialogue for changing the signal colour of the recording channel.

‘Edit’

Allows you to edit the custom channel. The range of functions for processing depends on whether the configuration data of the channel are available.

For example, if the recording was created with an older plug-in or imported as a CSV file, the configuration data are not available. The channel can then only be renamed.

If the configuration data are available, the custom channel can be fully edited.

‘Delete’

Removes the custom channel from the recording list.