Measurement Computing eZ-TOMAS version 7.1.x - Manual (Page 56)

eZ-TOMAS & eZ-TOMAS Remote 928092 Display Menu … Plot Windows 5-5
“Real Time” Plot Controls
“Real Time” is the default data source. For Real Time displays you can Halt and Resume the display of
data by using the <Pause/Continue> toggle button (see following figure). As an option to the Continue> button you can use the “P” key on the PC’s keyboard. A table, which identifies all control
buttons follows shortly.
The button, which looks like a black “X,” allows you to clear the data in
the realtime trend displays. This display option can be used to clear the plot displays prior to starting a
test.
Selects
Real Time
Mode
Pause/
Continue Clear Real Time
Plot Buffer
Real Time Mode is Selected
“History Data” Plot Controls
When viewing History Data (pre-recorded data files), you can use the set of playback buttons or the slider
bar to navigate through the data. A table, which identifies all control buttons, is presented in Chapter 6.
Note that the playback buttons and slider remain hidden in the GUI when eZ-TOMAS is in the Real Time
mode.
History Data is accumulated according to the parameters setup in the Setup Configuration window’s
Storage Tab, which is accessed via the Gauge Panel window’s Edit Menu.
Data Source-
History File Play Back
Buttons Record Record / Total
Pointer Playback
Update Rate
History Data (Playback) Mode is Selected
The playback buttons from left to right are: Rewind, Step backward one record, Play Backward, Stop, Play,
and Step forward one record
Note that you can drag the History Data Slider (at the right of the play buttons) to a specific area of the file
before you start playing back the data.
The Playback Update [Delay] Slider allows you to slow down (delay) the playback update. The delay value
can be set to anywhere from 0 to 1000 milliseconds, in 200 millisecond increments.