194 Chapter 4
Analyzing and Displaying Test Data
Displaying Test Data
Displaying Test Data
Table 4-2 describes the display capabilities for the different VEE objects.
Table 4-2. Displays
Display Description
Alphanumeric Display values as text or numbers. Requires
SCALAR, ARRAY 1D, or ARRAY 2D.
Beep Gives an audible tone to highlight a place in your
program.
Complex Plane Displays Complex, Polar Complex (PComplex), or
Coord data values on a Real vs. Imaginary axis.
Indicator=>> Meter,
Thermometer, Fill
Bar, Tank, Color
Alarm
All of these indicators display numbers with a
graphical representation suggested by their
names. They all have color-coded ranges - usually
three, but the meter has five. The Color Alarm can
simulate an LED with a text message flashing up
on the alarm in each range.
Label An object used to put a text label on the Panel
View. The colors and fonts may be easily adjusted
through Properties... in the object menu while in
the Panel View.
Logging
Alphanumeric
Displays values as text or numbers when
repeatedly logged. Requires SCALAR or ARRAY
1D.
Note Pad Uses a text note to clarify a program.
Picture (PC) An object used to put a graphic image on the
Panel View. The formats supported are: *.BMP
(bitmaps), *.GIF (GIF87a and GIF89), *.ICN (X11
bitmap), *.JPEG, *.PNG, and *.WMF (Windows
Meta File)
Picture (UNIX) *.GIF (GIF87a) and *.xwd (X11 Window Dump)