Data Visualizer Module

Opens the Configure Signals dialog. Use this dialog to configure the data that you want to collect. For more information, see the Configure Signals Dialog sections of 1D Data Collection, 2D Data Collection, and 3D Data Collection.

Collects one snapshot of data. The application shows this data on the plot after all of the data points are collected.

Collects consecutive snapshots of data until you stop data collection. The data for each snapshot shows on the plot after all of the data points are collected for that snapshot. Each snapshot will overwrite the plot data from the previous snapshot.

Continuously collects and shows data on the plot. By default, only a quantity of time that is equal to the Time to Collect will show on the plot. The Time to Collect is the time that you specify in the Configure Signals dialog.

Stops data collection immediately.

Opens a saved plot file (.plt) or .dat file from the Windows file system or Controller File System. A .dat file contains sampled data from an AeroScript program or library. See Data Collection Functions and Start and Stop Data Collection for information about how to use the DataCollectionStart() function to make .dat files.

Save - Saves your plot to the Windows file system. When you save a plot, the application moves it from the Unsaved plots drop-down box to a plot file tab.

Lets you look at all of the plots as 1D, 2D, or 3D. You can also look at overlapped plots and Fourier transforms.

1D - Shows the 1D data signals that the plot contains.

2D - Shows the 2D data signals that the plot contains.

3D - Shows the 3D data signals that the plot contains.

1D/2D - Shows the 2D and 1D data signals that the plot contains. The 2D data signals are shown in a plot above the 1D data signals. In this view, when you put a cursor on the 2D plot, one is automatically added to the corresponding point in the 1D plot. If you put a cursor on the 1D plot, one is automatically added to the corresponding point in the 2D plot.

1D/3D - Shows the 3D and 1D data signals that the plot contains. The 3D data signals are shown in a plot above the 1D data signals. In this view, when you put a cursor on the 3D plot, one is automatically added to the corresponding point in the 1D plot. If you put a cursor on the 1D plot, one is automatically added to the corresponding point in the 3D plot.

FFT - When you compute a Fourier transform, the application adds a plot for each data signal that you selected to the Plot Display drop-down box. The name of the Fourier transform plot includes the name of the data signal and the axis that you used to compute it. For more information, see Compute Fourier Transforms.

Overlap Plot - Shows the 1D data signals of the currently selected plot overlapped with the 1D data signals of a different plot that you selected. You can overlap plots by using the Overlap Plots button in the Data Visualizer toolbar.

To Remove Plots - Click the X that is adjacent to the plot name to remove it from the Plot Display drop-down box.

Use the Plot Options drop-down to change how the application shows data for all of the plots, including which units are used.

Display Zero Lines - When you use this view of a 1D plot, a horizontal line is drawn over each data signal at Y = 0.

Display Grid Lines - When applicable, this view shows dashed grid lines at the major plot-axis tick marks.

Display Data Points - When applicable, this view shows collected data as circular points on the plot.

Signal Units - Shows data signals that contain position information on the Y-axis part of the plot. For more information about signal units, see Working with Plots.

Time Units - Shows data signals that contain time information on the X-axis part of the plot. For more information about time units, see Working with Plots.

Overlap Signals Options - Determines how to overlap the 1D data signals of a plot. When None is selected, the 1D data signals will not be overlapped. When Overlap All is selected, all the 1D data signals will be overlapped on top of each other. When Overlap By Axis is selected, data signals will be grouped according to which axis they were collected from and then overlapped on top of each other. When Overlap By Signal is selected, data signals will be grouped according to their signal name and then overlapped on top of each other.

The Overlap Plots dialog comes into view. Use this dialog to select one or more plots to overlap with the plot that you currently have in view. When you click OK on the Overlap Plots dialog, a new overlapped plot is added to the Plot Display drop-down, and the new plot is automatically selected. The plot shows all of the data signals from the current and selected plots, grouped by context.

Computes the Fourier transform of one or more of the data signals that are on the plot. When you click this button, the Compute Fourier Transform dialog comes into view and lets you select the data signals and options for the Fourier transform. For more information about this dialog, see Compute Fourier Transforms.

Use the left and right mouse buttons to put cursors on the plot that you are looking at. When you look at the 1D/2D plot, putting a cursor on one of the plots automatically puts a corresponding cursor on the other plot. To see the cursor values, expand the Cursor Data drawer on the bottom-left or the right-hand side of the module. Click the Dock Right or Dock Bottom link to change the location of the Cursor Data drawer. Click the Clear Cursors button to remove all of the cursors from the plot that you are looking at.

Zooms in on a range of data when you use the left mouse button to click and drag on the plot.

Changes the range of data that you are looking at when you use the left mouse button to click and drag on the plot.

Click and drag the left mouse button to rotate the 3D camera around the point of focus. This option is available only for 3D plots.

Removes all of the cursors from the plot that you are looking at. Also removes all of the data from the Cursor Data drawer.

Resets the zoom level on the plot that you are looking at.

Decreases the zoom level on the plot that you are looking at.

Shows the data signals that you selected for each axis in the Configure Signals dialog.

Cursor value for the left mouse button that you get when you use the Place Cursors button.

Cursor value for the right mouse button that you get when you use the Place Cursors button.

Shows the difference between the data for Cursor 1 and Cursor 2.

Shows the units of a data signal. To change these units, you must change the Signal Units and Time Units in the Plot Options drop-down box. For information about how to do this, see Working with Plots.

For the Time row of 1D plots, this column shows the frequency in Hertz of the period of time between Cursor 1 and Cursor 2. For 1D data signals that were collected from the controller, this column shows the Root Mean Squared value of the data set between Cursor 1 and Cursor 2. For 2D and 3D data signals, this column shows the vector difference between the point on which Cursor 1 is put and the point on which Cursor 2 is put.

Changes the location of the Cursor Data Drawer to the right-hand side of the module.