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Chapter 35

Trend Charts


An introduction to and description of trend charts and their use.

Overview
Understanding Trend Charts
Compound Attributes
Component Subtables
Accessing Component Subtables
Adding and Deleting Component Subtables Programmatically
Working with Annotations
Displaying Annotations
Changing Annotations
Reprocessing Annotations
Using Component References
Setting Component Defaults
Linking to a Default Value
Configuring Trend Charts
Creating a Trend Chart
Sizing a Trend Chart
Summarizing Trend Chart Attributes
Configuring Plots
Defining Where to Obtain History Values
Specifying the Value Axis for the Plot
Specifying the Point Format
Specifying the Connector Format
Defining the Update Interval
Specifying the Activation Interval
Specifying the Update Priority Level
Specifying Data Seeking Capabilities
Using Simulated History Values
Specifying Event Updates
Defining the Debugging Level
Entering an Expression
Summarizing Plot Attributes
Configuring Value Axes
Displaying the Value Axis
Specifying the Value Range
Specifying Range Limits
Defining the Range Slack Percentage
Specifying the Label Frequency
Displaying Labels as Percentages
Specifying the Significant Digits for Labels
Showing Grid Lines
Adding Extra Grid Lines
Displaying a Baseline
Specifying the Baseline Color
Summarizing Value Axis Attributes
Configuring the Time Axis
Defining the Data Window Time Span
Specifying How Long to Maintain Local History
Specifying the Last Plot Value
Updating the Trend Chart Data
Specifying How Data Scrolls
Shifting the Data Window
Displaying Current Real-Time Clock Labels
Displaying Negative Offset Labels
Defining the Label Frequency
Specifying the Label Alignment
Summarizing Time Axis Attributes
Configuring Point Formats
Displaying Markers
Specifying the Marker Style
Defining the Marker Frequency
Summarizing Point Format Attributes
Configuring Connector Formats
Displaying Connectors
Specifying How Connectors are Drawn
Specifying the Connector Line Width
Displaying Block Shading
Summarizing Connector Format Attributes
Configuring the Trend Chart Format
Displaying an Outer Border
Displaying a Data Window Border
Adding a Trend Chart Legend
Providing a Trend Chart Title
Summarizing Trend Chart Format Attributes
Working with Trend Charts
Updating Trend Charts
How Plots are Drawn
Causes of Redrawing and Reformatting
System Procedures for Trend Charts
Trend Chart Attributes Reference
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