Alicat FlowVision 2.0 - Charts Tab Overview; Creating Custom Charts

Charts September, 2022 • Rev. 2 • FlowVision 2.0™ user manual 16
Charts Tab
Charts are line graphs that are continuously updated with
live data. A chart can log multiple measurements and also
provide reference points to compare data.
Creating a Chart
See figure 23
FlowVision 2.0™ allows you to create charts to display data.
Like logs, charts can cover several dierent options. The
following instructions are for adding a chart for a device
measurement. The process for other options is similar, but
if further assistance is needed, please contact Alicat (page
26).
. To the right of the search bar, click the green plus sign.
2. Define a name for the new chart and click Add. The Edit
Chart window appears (figure 23)allowing you to add
data series for the chart. The name you entered in the
previous step is automatically filled in, but can still be
changed if desired.
3. Click Add to the right of Series to add a data series to
the chart. This opens a new Edit Chart Series window
to set up the data series.
4. Clicking Import From Data Frame polls the device’s
serial data frame and creates a series for each item that
is found there. (See the Serial Communications Primer at
alicat.com/manuals for more information on data frames).
5. Enter a Name for the series if desired. To automatically
generate a name for the series, leave the name field
blank. If no name is provided, FlowVision 2.0™ assigns a
name with the device and entry value type. Occasionally,
if the value type is too complex to generate a name
automatically, an error window asks you to manually
enter a name.
6. Click the colored square to open a window and select
a color for the data series. Clicking outside the window
sets the color value with the chosen color’s hex code
prefixed by a pound sign/hashtag (#). It is also possible
to type the hex code for the desired color.
7. Select Device Measurement. (This is the same system
used in the Logs module and each option has dierent
fields to choose from. Device measurement is covered
in this example).
8. Click the Device menu to select an device to chart from.
After a device is selected, the Value dropdown menu
populates with data types that can be collected from
the device.
9. Click the Value dropdown menu and select a value to
chart.
0. Click the Unit dropdown menu to see the available units
of measurement. Select the unit of measurement you
want to be displayed in your chart, and click the Apply
when finished. The series is added to the Series list
back in the Edit Chart window.
. Repeat steps 3-10 for each data series to be charted.
2. Click Apply in Edit Chart to complete the process. The
chart opens in a new tab and starts displaying data.
Figure 23. Editing a chart.