Section 5 – Recorder Setup
Scale: This is used to customize the local scale on the Bar Chart widget. In the above example, the input is a J Type Thermocouple which has an actual scale of
Use Chan: This button will fetch the original scale values from the Channel Setup information and insert it in the scale information. In the above example it will populate the scale with original thermocouple values. Once scales are set they remain constants with the widget. Any change to the channel will not update the scales (It will update everything else). The user can update the scales on this widget with this Use Chan(nel) button.
Alarms: When the Active box is checked the alarms are active for this Channel (2) provided the Master Enable is set, when not checked the alarms are deactivated for this channel. Pressing the Alarms button opens the Alarm Setup dialog window. This allows changes to be made to the channel alarm settings which will affect ALL widgets using this channel. This is a protected option.
Apply: Pressing this button will exit and save any changes made.
Exit: Pressing this button will exit without saving any changes made in THIS dialog box ONLY. If you used the Setup or Alarms buttons to make changes to the channel information, these are Global and WILL be saved.
Setup: Pressing this button opens the Channel Setup window. This allows changes to be made to the channel settings which will affect ALL widgets using this channel. This is a protected
option.
Delete: Pressing this button will DELETE the Bar Chart widget. This will remove it from the display.
Cancel: Discard all settings and exit.
Accept: Exit with settings intact.
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