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This is the trend graph screen of FA-Client.

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Screen Explanation

We will explain each operation and item on the screen.

#	name	explanation
1	Group Name	Select the group to display in the graph area. A group contains multiple pens.
2	Pen name	Select the pen to be displayed as active. When the pen is displayed as active, the title, color, and graph scale will be displayed as the pen.
3	Settings Menu	Opens the settings menu. For details on the settings menu, please refer to "Settings Menu".
4	Graph Area	The current start time and data for the display period are displayed in a graph. The following operations are available in the graph area: •Magnification Select the part of the graph area you want to enlarge with the mouse and the area will be enlarged. •Cursor Operation You can specify the range of each data to be displayed in the pen list by moving Cursor 1/Cursor 2 with the mouse. •Display upper/lower limit operation If multiple pens overlap and are difficult to see, you can shift the overlap by moving the upper and lower display limits.
5	Movement and scaling	The graph display area moves to the past or future based on the period set in the display period. 1.The graph set for the display period will be moved to one page of past data (for example, 30 minutes interval, 30 minutes ago). 2.The graph set in the display period will be moved to the past data by half a page. (For example, if the interval is 30 minutes, it will be moved to the previous 15 minutes.) 3.The graph set in the display period will be moved half a page to new data (for example, 15 minutes later for a 30 minute interval). 4.The graph set for the display period will be moved to the new data by one page (for example, 30 minutes interval, 30 minutes later). Zooms in and out on the graph. 5.The display period will be narrowed. 6.The display period will be expanded. 7.The graph will be enlarged in the area enclosed by the cursor lines on the left and right sides.
6	Refresh	Move to the current time data.
7	Display date and time	Set the start date and time for the graph. Clicking the start date and time will display the start date and time selection dialog, from which you can select the start date and time.
8	Display period	Set the graph display period (display span). Click the display period to display the display period setting dialog, from which you can select the display period.
9	Pen List	The pen information set in the trend group is displayed. •display Toggles the display of graphs on and off. The graph of the checked pen will be displayed in the graph area. •color Displays the pen color. •title Displays the title. •unit Displays the unit. •Current Value Displays the current value (the rightmost value displayed on the graph). •Cursor 1 Displays the historical data value at the time indicated by the cursor on the left side of the graph display. •Cursor 2 Displays the historical data value at the time indicated by the cursor on the right side of the graph display. •Minimum Displays the minimum historical data value within the period bounded by the two cursors. •Maximum Displays the maximum historical data value within the period enclosed by the two cursors. •Average The average value within the period enclosed by the two cursors is displayed. •Lower limit setting Displays the minimum value of the set data. •Upper limit setting Displays the maximum value of the set data.

Settings Menu

The settings menu will be displayed/hidden each time you click the "Settings" button. The settings menu contains the following:

#	name	explanation
1	Real-time updates	Switches between real-time display and historical display. When checked, it is real-time display (automatic scrolling), when unchecked, it is historical display.
2	Point Display	Set whether or not to display the plot points of the data.
3	Pen list display	Toggles display of the pen list. Hiding the pen list allows you to display a larger graph area.
4	Preserve display settings	The display settings changed from the screen will be retained. Note that the setting values are saved for each client.
5	Pen Settings	Displays the pen settings screen.
6	Normal Print	Print screen.
7	Reverse Print	The background of the screen will be changed to white and printed. (Not all colors will be inverted.)
8	Save CSV	The data between the two cursors is output in CSV.

Settings screen

Pen settings screen

This is the settings screen for registering pens. You can edit the settings of the graph pens while the system is in operation.

name

explanation

Group Operations

Group Name

Combo Box

Select the group name you want to edit. You can edit the group name directly.

Previous/Next

Switches the registered group name.

Addition/Deletion

Add/remove groups. There is no limit to the number of groups.

Pen operation

Add Pen	Add a pen. There is no limit to the number of pens you can have in one group.
Pen Insertion	Insert the pen.
Delete pen	Remove the pen.

Pen List

color	Specifies the pen color. Double-click to open the color selector.
title	Specifies the name of the pen.
Data Source	Specify the data source of the pen. Press the button to open the data source settings. Calculations between data sources are also possible. ■ Data source Enter the data source. "Standard specification" means that the data source selected from the data source list will be the data source. "Expression specification" is used when you want to perform calculations between data sources. If you check "Calculate assuming undefined values as 0", if the data source in the calculation formula is an undefined value (a value that cannot be obtained due to communication failure, etc.), it will be calculated as 0. ■ List of data sources Filter data sources by action, log type, and comments.
Data Type	Specifies the data type of the pen data source. "Boolean" means 0 or 1 (ON or OFF) for the data source. For "power factor" data, you can specify the data range, the type of power factor data, and whether to display it as a percentage.
Plot Type	Specifies how pens are displayed on the graph. "Curve" connects data points with a curve, and "Trigger" connects them in a staircase pattern. "Color Bar" shows the ON/OFF states with a colored bar. •curve •trigger •Color Bar •rod
Display limit/ Lower limit	Specify the upper and lower limit positions (0-100%) to be displayed on the graph. For example, if you set the upper and lower limits to 100(%)/50(%), the graph will be displayed above the middle.
Maximum value Minimum	Specifies the maximum and minimum values that the pen will display.
unit	Specifies the pen units.
Decimal digits	Specifies the number of decimal points the pen displays.
size	Specifies the display size of the pen. The larger the number, the thicker the line will be.

Display settings

The display period of the X axis when first displayed. Set for each group. If set to "0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds", the display period will not change when switching groups, and will remain the same as the previous display period.

OK/
Cancel/
Apply/
Reset

OK	Saves the current edits and closes the settings screen.
cancel	Cancels and closes the current edits.
Apply	Saves the current edits.
Reset	Resets the current edits.

Trend Graph Screen

Trend Graph Screen