Trend Viewer Overview
The Trend Viewer control is a component of GraphWorX that enables the visualization of both real-time and historical data trends from various sources within the GENESIS environment. It can plot data in real time for any data point accessible through the FrameWorX server and use OPC HDA connectivity for data from the Data Historian or third-party historical data sources. It automatically generates trend charts based on the selected data sources. You can customize how the server is polled to suit your specific monitoring needs.
Key Features
Trend Viewer functions as a control object and serves as a container for additional objects. The configuration hierarchy within the Trend Viewer is the following:
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Chart object: Defines the range, axes, and styling of the chart.
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Plot object: Defines the chart or graph layout.
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Pen object: Represents individual data points or lines within the plot.
Configuration Options
The Trend Viewer configuration allows you to define various parameters of your chart, such as:
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Data Sources: Select the desired data sets to display. Learn more
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Plot Behavior: Control how the data is presented and updated in the viewer, including the pen settings of the Chart object that apply to every pen.
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Display Settings: Customize chart (plot) types, pen styles, summary data, legends, axes, and other visual elements.
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Time Periods: Show the values of an earlier period next to the current ones, such as last year's monthly consumption next to this year's. Learn more
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