Charts - ABB COM600 series Data Historian Operator's Manual

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COM600 series, Version 5.0
Data Historian Operator's Manual

Charts

The graphical information in Vtrin displays is shown in charts. Charts can contain various
graphical elements, such as pictures, graphs, plots, value controls, and text blocks.
This chapter describes various properties of the chart display on a trend display template.
Description of charts
The chart window described here covers the chart shown in Figure 5-1. All charts do
not include all the properties described here. The properties can also be located in different
parts of the window.
Charts are located in application-specific tree folders. To open the chart window, click
its icon or name of the tree node.
The chart window described here has the following parts:
• a tab
• a title bar
• a time scroll bar
• a time ruler
• scaling limits
• a plot area
•
an interval row
•
a legend
The tab displays the name of the chart window. When you point to the name, the program
displays a tool tip that shows the location database of the chart and its call path. A close
button with which you can close the active chart window is located at the right end of
the tab row. The title bar of the chart window shows the company/department name, the
chart title, as well as the current date and time. The chart author specifies the com-
pany/department name and the diagram title.
The plot area displays different kinds of trends and column graphs.
The legend contains rows displaying information on the variables in the plot area. It can
also contain text and separator rows.
The scaling limits show the upper and lower limits of the graphs in the plot area.
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