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Command: Configure Display Settings of Trend

Symbol: _visu_icon_trend_diagram.png

Function: When you execute this command in Visualization or in the context menu, the Edit Display Settings dialog opens.

. Call:
  • Visualization menu

  • Context menu of a Trend element in the visualization editor

  • Diagram property

Requirement: A trend is selected in the active visualization editor.

Tab: X Axis

Grid

standard icon: Trend diagram with grid lines in the X-direction in the selected color

Font

Font for the axis label

Tab: Y axis

Table 102. Display mode

Auto

_visu_radio_button_activated.png: The visualization scales automatically.

Fixed

_visu_radio_button_activated.png: Fixed range from Minimum to Maximum

Minimum

Requirement: The Display Mode is Fixed.

Literal, variable (integer data type), or constant variable (integer data type) for the initial value of the segment

Examples: 20,PLC_PRG.iLimit_Min, GVL.c_iLimit_Min

Note

The variable has to have an initial value. This is important for the offline display and the scaling subdivision.

Example: iLimit_Min : INT := 20

Maximum

Requirement: The Display Mode is Fixed.

Literal, variable (integer data type), or constant variable (integer data type) for the end value of the segment

Examples: 80,PLC_PRG.iLimit_Max, GVL.c_iLimit_Max

Note

The variable has to have an initial value. This is important for the offline display and the scaling subdivision.

Example: iLimit_Max : INT := 80

Grid

standard icon: Trend diagram with grid lines in the Y-direction in the selected color

Description

standard icon: Text for labeling the Y-axis (example: DC/mA)



Table 103. Tick marks

Fixed spacing

standard icon: Axis scale with tick marks for Distance and Subdivisions

Distance

Distance between tick marks

Example: 2

Subdivisions

Number of subdivisions between tick marks

Example: 4



Font

Font for the axis label

Table 104. Background

From visualization style

Background color as defined in the visualization style

Draw background

Background color which is selected in the lower input field

No background

Trend diagram with transparent background

Background color of the trend diagram

Requirement: Draw background is activated.



Reset

Resets the settings to the default settings

Use as default

Saves the settings as default

Add Y-Axis

Extends the trend diagram by one Y-axis

Result: The Trend Recording editor contains an extended selection of Y-axes in the Additional axes option of the Variable Settings.

Delete Y-axis

Deletes the Y-axis of the visible tab.