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Feature Description

The Trend object lets users track data linked to it, shown through selected time intervals. It can display tag data through pens, times, and time ranges. Trends are manageable by using the control bar at the bottom of the object. This allows users to generate a CSV tag data file, select different time ranges, and pause/play visual trend activity. Each Trend object has Basic Properties, Appearance, and Transform options. This allows users to customize the content, look, and characteristics. For in-depth descriptions of elements and design options, visit Trend Information.

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Designer Functionalities

A Trend object can support up to 32 tags, where each created pen can be assigned one tag. Click Insert > Trend or the Insert Trend icon in the toolbar Toolbar, and click and drag on the page to bring up the create a Trend object as shown to the right:

Provides ways to customize the user’s Trend Object.

To ensure the property windows are enabled, click View > Properties > Basic Properties, Appearance, Transform, or Actions and check the boxes.

The Basic Properties window allows changing the displayed content and formatting within the object. The Basic Properties window will show up named “YT Trend”. Any tag bound with the Trend object will appear as a new pen.

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Pens control how the

object

tag being tracked will look on the Trend

Object

. The user can change the color, description, width, and pen type within this tab. A user can add a new pen by clicking on Add Pen.

To bind a Tag to a Pen, there

There are currently two ways

to do so, one would be via Smart Binding, the other would be manual

to bind a tag to a pen: manual binding and smart binding. A tag can be

bound

manually attached to the pen by double-clicking the Tag field

or

, left-clicking the chain-link icon next to the field, or dragging a tag to the Tag field.

For smart binding, simply click and hold the Tag that needs to be bound to the Trend, and drag it over the Trend object. This will create a new Pen with the Tag as the target.

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Click and drag the desired tag name to the Trend for smart binding. Any tag smart-bound with the Trend will appear as a new pen with the tag bound inside the Tag field.

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The Appearance pane enables the use of colors and selections to alter visible characteristics.

(MAYBE TAKE NEW SCREENSHOTS WITHOUT DROPDOWN ARROW?)

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The Transform tab provides adjustable properties that will reshape or move the object.

(MAYBE TAKE NEW SCREENSHOTS WITHOUT DROPDOWN ARROW?)

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There are currently no applicable actions available for the Trend object. This is intended, and there are no plans to add this capability.

(MAYBE TAKE NEW SCREENSHOTS WITHOUT DROPDOWN ARROW?)

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Runtime Functionalities

Users can interact During runtime, interaction with the Trend object during operational hours. Data is persisted on Trend objects, so the controls will allow users to go back, look at a specific time interval, pause the object, and also go forward to the current data collection. The user can also zoom in and out of the Trend Object.

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enables reviewing historical data and keeping up-to-date with data collection. The user can look back at past data in a specified time interval. The user can also rewind the Trend to see past data and pause updating the front-end display for closer observation. When concluded, the user can return to the most current data and resume updating the front-end display.

For increased visibility, the Trend object can be zoomed in and out.

Trends allow the user to hide or unhide pens during runtime. Clicking on the pen will hide or unhide toggle the visibility of the line connected to it.

The user can export past Trend trend data to a CSV for record keeping. The user Users can transfer data to a USB, SD card, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), or local memory* on Windows Linux Xpanel*.

A CSV file can be created by clicking the save button within the controls of the Trend Object. Saving can only be done on a physical HMI.

An example of what the CSV file would look like after generation is shown on the far right:

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Disclaimer: CIMON recommends exclusively using a USB or SD card for storage types. Saved CSV files to local memory are only accessible through an SSH connection.