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Configures the background color of the Trend object. The background indicates includes the object area except for the grid, X-Axis, Y-Axis, and pens.

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Color

Selects the object’s background color. You may select one from the 98 available colors.

(2) Line Color

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Line Color

Changes the line color of the object. You may select one from 98 available colors.

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Assign the tags to draw a reference graph. You must assign real tags. A series of addresses according to the data count will be allocated starting from the assigned pen’s address. Since the reference graph needs X- and Y-coordinates, a single point requires two-word addresses. Therefore, the address addresses will be assigned as shown below.

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In this tab, you may assign the tags to monitor in the Trend object. In the case of the an ST Trend, you may configure up to 8 pens. Each pen may display up to 2048 data points.

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Tag Name

Assign a tag name to monitor. You may manually enter the tag name in the field or select the number button on the left to bring up the [Pen] window.

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Addr

Assign the device address to be monitored. Select the data type and I/O device, then press the (blue star) button to configure the detailed address.

Tag

Assign the tag to be monitored. You may manually enter the tag name or press the (blue star) button to select the tag.

Comment

Enter the detailed comment of a descriptive title for the pen. This field must be filled in. The comment will be used instead of the tag name in the graph.

Min Value

Enter the minimum value which will be displayed on the graph. If you do not enter a value, this field will be set as to the minimum value of the tag.

Max Value

Enter the maximum value which will be displayed on the graph. If you do not enter a value, this field will be set as to the maximum value of the tag.

Pen Color

You may set a pen color. You may choose one from the 98 available colors.

Color

You may set a pen color. You may choose one from the 98 available colors.

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The data count tags are used to decide the number of consecutive addresses after the assigned pen. In other words, the number of data count tags used must be equal to the number of the pens. The data count tags’ values must be an even number. If an odd number is assigned, 1 will be subtracted from the value and applied to the graph.

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Addr

Assign the device address to be referenced. Select the data type and I/O device then press the (blue star) button to configure the device-specific address.

Tag

Assign the tag to be referenced. You may manually enter the tag name or press the (blue star) button to select the tag.

(5) Grid

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Display Grid

Shows or hides the grid.

X-Axis Grid No.

Assign the number of grids on the X-axis. You may assign from 1 to 99 grids.

Y-Axis Grid No.

Assign the number of grids on the Y-axis. You may assign from 1 to 99 grids.

Color

You may set a grid color. You may choose one from the 98 available colors.

(6) Y-Axis Legend

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Display Min / Max Value

Shows or hides the min/max value of the pen on Y-Axis.

Size (Pixels)

Configures the size of the text displayed on the Y-Axis. You may assign the value from 0 to 1024.

(7) X-Axis Legend

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Display Min/Max Value

Shows or hides the min/max value on the X-Axis.

Format

Select the time display format. You may select one from the following options:
seconds, HH:MM:SS, HH:MM, HH

(8) ST

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Trace Point Color

You may set a trace point color. You may choose one from the 98 available colors.

Size (Pixels)

Configures the size of the trace point. You may assign the value from 0 to 1024.

Data Point Size (Pixels)

Configures the size of the data point. You may assign the value from 0 to 1024.

Draw Border

Shows or hides the border of the graph.

(9) ST

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Tags

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ST-Control Bit

The assigned digital tag will display the state of data reception when the graph is updated. In the case of ongoing data reception, the assigned tag will be set (1). When the process is completed, the tag will be reset (0).

ST-Control

Assign a tag to control the graph update of the ST Trend. The object will be updated according to the value assigned to the ‘ST-Control’.

1: Overwrites a new graph on the existing graph.

2: Clears the current graph.

3: Clears and redraws the graph.

4: Starts ‘Trace’ operation (does not operate if there is no reference graph).

5: Pauses ‘Trace’ operation (maintains the accumulated data).

6: Stops ‘Trace’ operation (does not maintain the accumulated data).

ST-Trace Point

Assign a tag or an address to draw the Trace graph. When the tracing operation starts, up to 2048 tag values will be stored in the buffer and displayed on the graph.

ST-Minimum Value

Assign a tag or an address to define the minimum value of the graph. If the minimum value is greater than the maximum value, the graph will not be updated. You can also select the ‘Using Fixed Val.’ option to manually enter the value. If the value is smaller than 0, the graph will not be drawn.

ST-Maximum Value

Assign a tag or an address to define the maximum value of the graph. If the maximum value is smaller than the minimum value, the graph will not be updated. You can also select the ‘Using Fixed Val.’ option to manually enter the value. If the value is smaller than 0, the graph will not be drawn.

ST-Trace Display Time Tag

Assign a tag to use as the X-Axis time display. This value will be applied when the reference graph is updated. Only the real part of the value is used. You can also select the ‘Using Fixed Val.’ option to manually enter the value. If the value is smaller than 0, the graph will not be drawn.

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- When the control tag’s value becomes 1 or 3 and the update starts, the system concentrates on the data reading. This may cause the a delay to the other operations (opening a page, writing tag value, etc.). It is recommended to operate the project after the graph update.

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