Plot Editor

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Introduction

The Plot Editor allows you to configure data plots. For example a Trend Plot:

In Fernhill SCADA, a Data Plot contains these elements:

• An optional title along the top.
• The data plot taking up most of the display area.
• An X Axis below the data area.
• The list of pens displayed along the bottom.

Plot Types

Fernhill SCADA supports these plot types:

Using the Plot Editor

To use the Plot Editor to create a Trend Plot:

1. In the Tag Window, right-click a folder and select Add New Tag, followed by Core, then Trend Plot. This will create a new Trend Plot Tag in the tag database.
2. To set the name of the Trend Plot Tag do one of the following:
   • Press Return to accept the default name.
   • Enter a name of your choice, then press Return.
3. To edit the Trend Plot Tag do one of the following:
   • Right-click the Trend Plot Tag and select Edit Trend Plot, or
   • Double-click the Trend Plot Tag.
   In either case the Plot Editor will open.
4. Choose the tag you want to display on the trend plot and drag it on to the Plot Editor.
   Note: Only Data Point Tags with historic storage enabled can be added to the Plot Editor.
5. Click the Save button to save the Trend Plot Tag to the tag database.

To edit an existing trend plot do one of the following:

• Right-click the trend tag in the Tag Window and select Edit Trend Plot, or
• Double-click the trend tag in the Tag Window.

Editing Plots

Using the Plot Editor you can do any of these edit operations:

• Edit the Plot Title
• Change Text Sizes or Font Faces
• Add a Pen to a Plot
• Locate the Data Source of a Plot
• Remove a Pen from a Plot
• Change the Order of Pens in a Plot
• Change the Attributes Displayed with Each Plot

Edit the Plot Title

To edit the plot title:

1. Click the data plot area of the trend.
2. In the Title section of the Properties Window, enter a new value for any of these properties:
   • Title
   • TitleColor
   • TitleFontFamily
   • TitleFontSize

Change Text Sizes or Font Faces

To change font faces or text sizes:

1. Click the data plot area of the trend.
2. In the Text Styles section of the Properties Window, enter a new value for any of these properties:
   • AxisFontFamily
   • AxisFontSize
   • PenFontFamily
   • PenFontSize

Add a Pen to a Trend

To add a pen to a trend:

1. Select a Data Point Tag in the Tag Window.
2. Drag the tag onto the trend.

Locate the Data Source of a Pen

To locate the data source of a pen in a trend:

1. Select the pen in the trend.
2. Right-click and select Show in Tag Window.

   The Data Point Tag will be selected in the Tag Window.

Remove a Pen from a Plot

To remove a pen from a plot:

1. Select the pen in the plot.
2. Right-click and select Remove.

Change the Order of Pens in a Plot

To change the order of pens in a plot:

1. Select the pen in the plot.
2. Drag the selected pen to its new position.

Change the Attributes Displayed with each Pen

Pen attributes provide additional information about the data source. For example:

• The Scale of the Y Axis.
• Which Y Axis the pen is associated with (Left, Right or None).
• The status of the pen.

To change the attributes displayed with each pen:

1. Select the pen in the plot.
2. Right-click and toggle any of these options:
   • Show Scale
   • Show Y Axis
   • Show Status

Configuration Properties

Use the Plot Editor to change these properties:

• Plot Properties: properties that apply to the entire plot.
• X-Axis Properties: properties that apply to the X-Axis.
• Pen Properties: properties that apply to each pen.

Plot Properties

To edit Plot Properties select the data area of the plot.

When the data area of the plot is selected, you can change these properties in the Properties Window:

Title
	Title	The text that appears at the top of the plot.
	TitleColor	The color of the title. See Color Values for the different ways you can configure a color.
	TitleFontFamily	The font family of the title. Click the Browse button to open the Font Chooser Dialog.
	TitleFontSize	The size of the title text.
Text Styles
	AxisFontFamily	The font family used for text on the X and Y axes. Click the Browse button to open the Font Chooser Dialog.
	AxisFontSize	The size of the text used on the X and Y axes.
	PenFontFamily	The font family used to display each pen at the bottom of the plot.
	PenFontSize	The size of the text used to display each pen at the bottom of the plot. Click the Browse button to open the Font Chooser Dialog.

X-Axis Properties

To edit X-Axis Properties select the X-Axis area of the plot.

The X-Axis Properties depend on the type of plot edited.

Trend Plot

For Trend Plot Tags, you can change these properties in the Properties Window

Value Duration Plot

For Value Duration Plot Tags, you can change these properties in the Properties Window

Pen Properties

To edit Pen Properties select a pen at the bottom of the plot.

When a pen is selected, you can change these properties in the Properties Window:

Further Information

Trend Plot Tag

For information about storing trend plot definitions in the tag database.

Data Tags

For information about tags that store data historically.

Fernhill SCADA Configuration Tool

To learn about the Fernhill SCADA Configuration Tool.

Glossary

For the meaning of terms used in Fernhill SCADA.

Fernhill SCADA Version 4.1 (20231126.1). Copyright © 2012-2023 Fernhill Software Ltd: All rights reserved.