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Section 5. Real-Time Tools

Label displays a text string that can be used to label other

components.

Switch indicates the state of a port, flag, input location, or Boolean

value. A 0 is considered Off (false); any non-zero number is

considered On (True). In run-time mode, right-click a switch to

change its state. The option to change the state of a switch with a

double-click can be enabled in the Properties window.

Image allows you to place a static image on the display.

Chart displays one or more traces on a line graph. The time stamp on

the X axis reflects the server clock. Note that a difference in the

server clock and the datalogger clock, coupled with a small time

window for the chart, could result in no data being displayed.

CommStatus Alarm provides a visual and/or audible alarm when

scheduled collection is disabled in the Setup Screen, the schedule is

paused from the Status Monitor, or communication has failed a

sufficient number of times to put the datalogger into a Primary or

Secondary Retry mode (the retry mode used is based on the

Sensitivity property for the component). An audible alarm can be

disabled by right-clicking the component with your mouse.

Time displays the server time, server time at last data collection,

station time, station time of last record stored, or PC time.

SetPoint depicts the selected data value as a numeric value, text

string, or Boolean. A data value can also be set to a new value by

double-clicking the component and entering a new value in the

resulting dialog box.

Gauge displays the selected data value on a gauge.

Table Display displays the data from a datalogger table in a row and

column format.

Value Forwarder reads a value in a datalogger and writes to another

value in that datalogger or a different datalogger. The value that is

written can be the value read, a 0 or –1, or a specified constant.

Thermometer displays the data value on the image of a

thermometer.

Compass provide an eight-point compass on which to display data.

5.2.1.3 Functions Available from the RTMC Menus

All of the RTMC operations are available from the menus at the top of the

Development window. Many of the options are also available as buttons on the

toolbar, or by right clicking the components or other parts of the window.

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