Graphic Trigger Window Options
In order to open the options tab, you must click the Properties button in the Controls bar. When you do this, the following dialog box appears.General
Control
Values
TracksThis tab allows you to define some graphic properties of the plot of each variable. To select a variable, click its name in the Track list column.
Push Apply to make your changes effective, or push OK to apply your changes and to close the options tab.User-defined ConditionIf you define a condition by using this control, the sampling process does not start until that condition is satisfied. Note that, unlike trigger windows, once data acquisition begins, samples are taken every time the window manager is triggered, regardless of the user condition being still true or not.After you enter a condition, the control displays its simplified expression.
Control | Description |
Show grid | Tick this control to display a grid in the Chart area background. |
Show time bar | The scroll bar at the bottom of the Chart area is available as long as this box is checked. |
Show tracks list | The Variables window is shown as long as this box is checked, otherwise the Chart area extends to the bottom of the graphic trigger window. |
Control | Description |
Horizontal scale | Number of samples per unit of the x-axis. By unit of the x-axis the space is meant between two vertical lines of the background grid. |
Buffer size | Number of samples to acquire. When you open the option tab, after having dragged-in all the variables you want to watch, you can read a default number in this field, representing the maximum number of samples you can collect for each variable. You can therefore type a number which is less or equal to the default one. |
Control | Description |
Unit | Unit of measurement, printed in the table of the Variables window. |
Value/div | Δ value per unit of the y-axis. By unit of the y-axis is meant the space between two horizontal lines of the background grid. |
Hide | Check this flag to hide selected track on the graph. |