Trend Displays Part 1

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In this video, we'll introduce the basic features of trend displays in Nexus.

00:04 ⟶ 00:09

A new trend display can be launched from the New button in the upper-right corner 

of the Nexus Explorer.

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Tags can be added to the display by dragging and dropping from Tag Browser.

00:16 ⟶ 00:24

New displays can also be launched from the Tag Browser options menu, 

with the Trend selected button, and by double clicking on the tag row.

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The timespan is shown on the X-Axis and can be adjusted with the footer controls.

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The start and end times can be set with the Date Time Picker, 

accessible in the left and right corners and in the plot area options menu.

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Start and end times can also be updated by dragging the X-Axis to the left or right.

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The timespan box shows the duration of the current timespan and can be adjusted 

with the dropdown menu or by typing in the text box.

00:53 ⟶ 01:01

S, M, H, and D formats are accepted, standing for seconds, minutes, hours, 

and days respectively.

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The double arrows add one timespan to the future or past of the display.

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The single arrows pan the data forwards or backwards in time by one timespan.

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When the timespan is adjusted so that the display data is no longer current, 

the current mode indicator will turn yellow.

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The Undo button resets the timespan to the previous setting, and the Reset button 

reverts the trend to the default timespan and start and end times.

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The Tag Info Grid lists all tags in the trend display.

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The color picker can be used to update the color of the tag's trace, 

and the eyeball icon will toggle trace visibility on the plot area.

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As in Tag Browser, column order can be adjusted  by dragging the column header, 

and column width can be adjusted by  dragging the column divider or with the Column Selector.

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Tags can be selected by clicking the row in the Tag Info Grid or the trace on the plot area.

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The row in the trace of the selected tag will be highlighted on the display.

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Each row in the grid, including the header, has its own options menu.

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Cloned displays can be created from the options menus as well as by double-clicking the tag 

in the Tag Info Grid to clone a single tag or anywhere in the plot area to clone the entire display.

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Trend Configuration, accessible from all options menus and by right-clicking the X-Axis, 

allows for adjustment  of additional display settings, including the refresh rate and Time Delta offset.

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The Y-Axis shows the value ranges for the tags in the trend.

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Each tag's value range is shown in the Min and Max fields of the Tag Info Grid and can be 

modified by typing in the textboxes.

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By default, the Y-Axis displays values for the selected tag.

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This can be modified in the Y-Axis options menu to show all axes, stacked axes, or a common axis of a single tag.

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If a Common Y-Axis is enabled, axis values will not change when a different tag is selected.

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Enabling Common Auto Scale will adjust the Y-Axis to fit the specified tag's values in the trend.

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The Tag Info Grid options menus can also be used to enable Auto Scale for a single tag or for all tags.

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Dragging the Y-Axis up or down will pan the displayed values and update the Min and Max values of the selected tag.

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The plot area options menu can be launched from the options button in the footer or by right-clicking on the plot area.

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The options menu contains essential trend features, including SmartMouse and Quick Statistics.

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Supported keyboard shortcuts are shown next to their respective feature.

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The Zoom option will be enabled if a specific time period is selected in the plot area.

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Zooming to a specific part of the trend can also be done by placing the cursor on the area of interest and 

scrolling with the mouse wheel.

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The File menu also contains essential features, including save options and Number of Trends, 

which can be used to create multi-trend displays.

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Visit the other trend videos in this library for continued exploration of trend features.