Settings for Measure Window

In the Experiment pane of the Display Configuration tab, properties for the elements used in the Experiment are displayed.

If you click on a measure window in the experiment structure, the corresponding properties are displayed in the following tables:

This table contains the following properties:

Name

Shows the name of the measure window.

Name

Shows the names of the measure variables contained in the measure window.

Background color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Display type

Defines the display type of the measure variable.

Note

Depending on which display types are used for the measure variables contained in the measure window, the tables Numeric Display Signals,Horizontal Bar Signals, Bit Display Signals, Gauge Signals, Message Box Signals or Alert Signals can be displayed.

Numeric display

Displays measured values numerically. It is particularly suited for the display of measure variables that change only slowly.

Horizontal bar display

Displays measured values as colored bars. The measured value is also displayed numerically under the bar.

Bit display

Displays measured values as bit values. It is particularly suited for the display of binary measure variables.

Odometer display

Displays measured values as pointer deflection on a circular scale. The operating limit is shown by a second, fixed hand.

Message display

Displays messages for the freely definable subranges of a measuring channel.

Alarm window

Used for monitoring measuring channel states. The fulfillment or non-fulfillment of the alarm condition is shown by the corresponding symbols.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

This table contains the following properties:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Data representation

Displays the type of information representation.

Phys

Represents the value of the measure variable as physical variable.

Hex

Represents the value of the measure variable as hexadecimal variable.

Dec

Represents the value of the measure variable as decimal variable.

Bin

Represents the value of the measure variable as binary variable.

Precision

Defines the number of decimals of the measure variable.

Bounds range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of a numerical display.

Show unit

Displays the unit of the measure variable.

Yes

The units of the measure variable are displayed in the measure window.

No

The units of the measure variable are not displayed in the measure window.

Background color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

This table contains the following properties:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Data representation

Displays the type of information representation.

Phys

Represents the value of the measure variable as physical variable.

Hex

Represents the value of the measure variable as hexadecimal variable.

Dec

Represents the value of the measure variable as decimal variable.

Bin

Represents the value of the measure variable as binary variable.

Precision

Defines the number of decimals of the measure variable.

Bounds range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of a horizontal bar display.

Show unit

Displays the unit of the measure variable.

Yes

The units of the measure variable are displayed in the measure window.

No

The units of the measure variable are not displayed in the measure window.

Range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of a horizontal bar display.

Background color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Instrument background color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as background color of the horizontal bar.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as foreground color for the scale of the horizontal bar.

Bounds visualization

Opens the Bounds visualization dialog box. You can define whether exceeding the upper or lower limit should be indicated by markers or different background colors. In addition, the colors of the backgrounds can be defined.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

This table contains the following properties:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Bounds range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of the bit display.

Background color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Bounds visualization

Opens the Bounds visualization dialog box. You can define whether exceeding the upper or lower limit should be indicated by markers or different background colors. In addition, the colors of the backgrounds can be defined.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

This table contains the following properties:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Number of major ticks

Defines the coarse divisioning of the scale.

Number of minor ticks

Defines the fine divisioning of the scale.

Precision

Defines the number of decimals of the measure variable.

Show unit

Displays the unit of the measure variable.

Yes

The units of the measure variable are displayed in the measure window.

No

The units of the measure variable are not displayed in the measure window.

Reference value

Defines the scale value that serves as operating limit.

Range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of the gauge.

Background color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Gauge background color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as color for the dial of the gauge.

Gauge foreground color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as foreground color for the scale of the gauge.

Reference color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as color for the second pointer of the gauge.

This table contains the following properties:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Show name

Hides/shows the designation of the measure variable in the measuring channel.

x

Allows setting a message.

Bounds range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of the message box.

Background color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Bounds visualization

Opens the Bounds visualization dialog box. You can define whether exceeding the upper or lower limit should be indicated by markers or different background colors. In addition, the colors of the backgrounds can be defined.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

This table contains the following properties:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Operator

Allows selecting a comparison operator for the definition of the condition.

Operand

Defines the measured value to be compared with the current measured value.

If false

Defines which graphic should be displayed if the condition is not met.

If true

Defines which graphic should be displayed if the condition is met.

Bounds range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of an alert.

Background color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The set color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Bounds visualization

Opens the Bounds visualization dialog box. You can define whether exceeding the upper or lower limit should be indicated by markers or different background colors. In addition, the colors of the backgrounds can be defined.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.