Chapter 6 Historical Data Logging and Extraction
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Activity 6-2. Use the Historical Trend Viewer
The objective of this activity is to view logged data with the Historical
Trend Viewer.
You will use mytanks.scf in the BridgeVIEW\Activity directory, as
edited in Activity 3-1, Configure a Tag, and View the Tag Configuration
Parameters and Tag Values. You will view previously logged data
spanning over 25 minutes, which is included in the BridgeVIEW\
Activity\Data directory.
1. Launch the HTV by selecting Project»Historical Trend Viewer….
2. The Select Tags for HTV dialog box appears. Select the Powder,
Mixer, Liquid, and Product tags from the list of Available T ags and add
them to the Tags to Display list. Click OK.
When you close the Select Tags for HTV dialog box, the Historical
Trend Viewer appears, as shown in the following illustration.