 Using
the Tag Explorer
Tag/Plot Configuration
To add tags to the selected chart, click on the "Add Tag" button on the toolbar.
You'll be presented with a dialog where you can select which tags you wish to add
to the chart.
Add Tag Dialog
Select which tags you would like to add to the chart, click on "Add Selected Tags" and confirm your choice by clicking on "OK".
If you mistakenly select a tag for addition, you can revert the
selection by clicking on the tag in the "Selected Tags" section
of the dialog and using the "Remove Tag" button. You can add up
to twelve tags to a single chart. If you wish to monitor more
than twelve tags, you can use multiple charts.
You can quickly view a list of tags belonging to a chart by
clicking on the "+" button in front of the chart name in the
Chart List. Using this list, you can also configure
tag-specific properties. Select a tag from the list, then
click on "Tag Properties" (or right-click the tag entry and
select "Tag Properties" in the context menu). You will be
presented with detailed tag configuration dialog:
Tag/Plot Configuration Dialog Box
You can customize the following parameters:
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Average Points:
Number of points used to calculate partial averages.
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Line Width:
Width of the line for this tag in the chart.
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Line Style:
Style of the line for this tag in the chart
(solid, dash- dot, dash-dash-dot).
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Line Color: Color of
the line for this tag in the chart. |
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Tag Alarm: Threshold
to trigger an alarm. |
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Deadband specifies an acceptable oscillation
range to prevent false alarms from being triggered. |
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