Rockwell Automation 5370-UPK CVIM USER-PAK Option - Manual (Page 72)

Chapter 7
Creating Custom Runtime Displays
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setting other than Disabled ( Dot or Line ), which selects the style, enables
the variable, and also enables the rest of the Define Graph Var. menu.
Picking the Style box repeatedly cycles the box through three settings:
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Disabled – Disables the variable, as well as the remainder of the menu.
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Dot Graph – Plots the variable as a series of dots, one dot per result.
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Line Graph– Plots the variable as a continuous line.
Selecting either the Dot Graph or the Line Graph option automatically
enables the remainder of the Define Graph Var. menu.
Below are examples of Line Graph and Dot Graph styles:
Graph Viewport
Example Line Graph
Example Dot Graph
Selecting Variable Color
You further define appearance of the variable by selecting the Color ; this is
the color of the line or dot graph created during run time. To select the color
for a graph variable:
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Pick the Color menu item, which displays a Color Selection menu.
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Pick the box for the desired color.
Color box
Color Selection
menu
Selecting Clear : If Clear is selected, the variable color will be green,
yellow, or red based on tool status – Pass , Warn , or Fail , respectively.