y Vs Time Plot

Plots up to ten connected variables against time.

This widget does not support user input.

Geometry

See Geometry.

Colors

Background Color

Background color of the plot.

Grid Color

Color of the grid.

Axis Color

Color of the time axis.

Formats

y Axis

“printf” style numerical format used to format the y axis scale. HTML tags are not supported.

Time Axis

“printf” style numerical format used to format the time axis scale. HTML tags are not supported.

Plot Properties

Table that defines the properties for each individual plot. The order of the entries in the table corresponds to the order of the connected variables. When this table is empty, the plot colors and axis properties default to default colors and the axes auto-scale.

Edit the entries in the table by clicking on the button. The following dialog will appear:

Each entry has the following properties:

Maximum Value Column

Maximum expected value of the data when not auto-scaling the axis.

Minimum Value Column

Minimum expected value of the data expected when not auto-scaling the axis.

Autoscale Axis Column

Whether the maximum and minimum value for the Y axis are adjusted automatically to the maximum/minimum range of the data.

Show Axis Column

Show the y axis for this plot.

Plot Color Column

Color of this plot line.

Axis Properties

Vertical Ticks

Number of ticks to use on the vertical y axis scale.

Horizontal Ticks

Number of ticks to use on the horizontal time axis scale.

Number of Data Points

Number of data points to display. The number of data points is related to the time span displayed by the plot via the following equation:

Time span (seconds) = (Number of data points)/(frame rate Hz))

Example:

When the test runs at a 1 milli second frame rate, 1000 data points will show 1 second worth of data on the plot.

Fonts

Text Font

The font to use to display the axis scales.

Border Properties

See Border Properties

Run Time Actions

Mouse Click on Square Variable Indicator

Clicking the mouse on the square corresponding to a variable will toggle the visibility of the variable’s plot.

When the control key is is held down while clicking on the square, the y axis is set to auto-scale and the maximum and minimum values of the variable are reset.

Mouse Click on Maximum or Minimum Vertical Axis Value

Clicking on the maximum or minimum vertical axis values will cause an entry field to appear where a new maximum or minimum limit value for the vertical axis can be entered.

The corresponding vertical axis auto-scale property will be reset.