1D Data Collection

Configure and collect 1D (one-dimensional) data signals in the Data Visualizer module. When you add data signals to the 2D or 3D configuration, they are automatically added to the 1D configuration. To use the condensed version of this module in the Develop workspace, see Data Visualizer Module. To use the larger version of this module in the Visualize workspace, see Visualize Workspace.

You can also use the Application Data Collection Functions to configure and collect 1D data signals from AeroScript. For example, the Application Data Collection functions that follow have the same functionality as some of the buttons in the Data Visualizer module:

  • The Collect Snapshot button is equivalent to the AppDataCollectionSnapshot() function.
  • The Collect Repeated Snapshots button is equivalent to calling the AppDataCollectionSnapshot() function multiple times.
  • The Stop Collection button is equivalent to the AppDataCollectionStop() function.
  • In the Configure Signals dialog, you can do different operations with the AppDataCollectionAdd*Signal() functions and the AppDataCollectionConfigure() function.
  1. In Automation1 Studio, select the Visualize tab.
  2. On the Data Visualizer toolbar, click the Configure Signals link.
  3. In the Configure Signals dialog, select the 1D tab.
  4. Click the Context for signals arrow and select System.
  5. In the Signals column, select each data signal that you want to collect. To filter the list by a keyword, type it into the Filter signals box.
  6. After you select the data signals that you want to collect, click the Add to 1D button.
  7. Click the Update button to save your changes and close the dialog.
  1. In Automation1 Studio, select the Visualize tab.
  2. On the Data Visualizer toolbar, click the Configure Signals link.
  3. In the Configure Signals dialog, select the 1D tab.
  4. Click the Context for signals arrow and select Axis.
  5. In the Axis column, select each axis that you want to configure.
  6. In the Signals column, select each data signal that you want to collect for the axes you selected. To filter the list by a keyword, type it into the Filter signals box.
  7. After you select the data signals that you want to collect, click the Add to 1D button. You can later use the Copy To button in the axis header to copy all of the signals from one axis to other axes.
  8. Click the Update button to save your changes and close the dialog.
  1. In Automation1 Studio, select the Visualize tab.
  2. On the Data Visualizer toolbar, click the Configure Signals link.
  3. In the Configure Signals dialog, select the 1D tab.
  4. Click the Context for signals arrow and select Task.
  5. In the Task column, select each task that you want to configure.
  6. In the Signals column, select each data signal that you want to collect for the tasks you selected. To filter the list by a keyword, type it into the Filter signals box.
  7. After you select the data signals that you want to collect, click the Add to 1D button. You can later use the Copy To button in the task header to copy all of the signals from one task to other tasks.
  8. Click the Update button to save your changes and close the dialog.

IMPORTANT: Before you configure Industrial Ethernet signals for data collection, you must configure one or more Modbus or EtherCAT connections. For more information, see the Modbus TCP/IP Overview and EtherCAT Overview.

  1. In Automation1 Studio, select the Visualize tab.
  2. On the Data Visualizer toolbar, click the Configure Signals link.
  3. In the Configure Signals dialog, select the 1D tab.
  4. Click the Context for signals arrow and select Industrial Ethernet.
  5. Select each Industrial Ethernet signal that you want to collect.
  6. After you select the Industrial Ethernet signals that you want to collect, click the Add to 1D button.
  7. Click the Update button to save your changes and close the dialog.

IMPORTANT: You cannot use data collection rates of 100 kHz or greater when you are connected to a drive-based controller.

  1. In Automation1 Studio, select the Visualize tab.
  2. In the Data Visualizer toolbar, click the Configure Signals link.
  3. On the top-right part of the dialog, configure the items that follow:
    1. Use the Period (msec) drop-down box to select the data collection period.
    2. Use the Time to Collect text box to specify the quantity of time, in milliseconds, for which you collect data.
  4. Click the Update button to save your changes and close the dialog.

Configure Signals Dialog - 1D Signals

In the Configure Signals dialog, select the 1D tab to configure data signals for 1D (one-dimensional) data collection. The application shows the configured data signals when you plot 1D data in the Data Visualizer module.

Name Type Description

1D

Tab

Shows all of the data signal configurations that you can do for 1D data collection.

Period (msec)

Drop-Down Box

Configures the sampling period for data collection.

Time to Collect (msec)

Text Box

Configures the quantity of time for which data is collected.

Context for Signals

Drop-Down Box

Select the source of the data signals to add:

System - Configure the system-based signals.

Axis - Configure data signals for one or more axes.

Task - Configure data signals for one or more tasks.

Industrial Ethernet - Configure data signals for your Industrial Ethernet connections.

1D

Pane

Shows a list of the 1D data signals that you configured.

Button

Copy To - Copies the data signals to the axes that you specify.

Button

Display Signal on Plot - Shows or hides a data signal on the plot.

Button

Delete Signal - Deletes one or all of the data signals from a group in the 1D signals list.

Properties

Column

Shows the properties that you can change for each configured data signal.

Drop-Down Box

Color - Shows the data signal color. You can select a new signal color from the drop-down box. To make a signal color with specific RGB, HSL, or CMYK options, select the Color drop-down box. Then click Advanced.

Text Box

Label - Shows the name of the data signal. You can change it to a different name.

Button

Plot Signal - Shows or hides a data signal on the plot.

Text Box

Scale Factor - The value to multiplicatively apply to the collected data. If you specify a Scale Factor and an Offset, the Offset is applied before the Scale Factor.

Text Box

Offset - The value to add to the collected data. If you specify a Scale Factor and an Offset, the Offset is applied before the Scale Factor.

Axis

Column

Select the axes for which you want to configure data signals. This column comes into view only when you select Axis as the Context for Signals.

Task

Column

Select the tasks for which you want to configure data signals. This column comes into view only when you select Task as the Context for Signals.

Signals

Column

Search for and configure the data signals that you want to collect.

Add to 1D >

Button

Adds the data signals that you select to the 1D signals list.

Restore Defaults

Button

Changes the Configure Signals dialog back to its default settings.

Convert to Preset...

Button

Converts your configured data signals into a data collection preset and saves it to the controller.

IMPORTANT: The application will not add Industrial Ethernet signals to the preset.

Apply Preset...

Button

Applies a data collection preset from the controller or a plot file. This replaces all of your configured data signals with those from the preset.

Cancel

Button

Clears your unsaved changes from the Configure Signals dialog and asks you to confirm the action.

Update

Button

Saves your current changes to the Configure Signals dialog and then closes it.

More Reading

For more information about data collection, see the pages that follow:

Data Collection and Controller Status

Tells you about the differences between data signals and status items and what you can do with each type of collected information.

Use the Data Visualizer Module to Collect Data

Collect data in the Data Visualizer module.

Data Collection Functions

Programmatically collect and write plot files to the controller file system from AeroScript.

Other Ways to Collect Data

Collect data with Signal Log, an AeroScript program or library, or the Automation1 APIs.

Data Collection Rates

Sample times that you can specify for data collection rates.

Data Collection Status

Related status items that give you more information about data collection.

Data Collection Limitations

Tells you about the limitations of data collection and errors that can occur.

Related Topics 

2D Data Collection

3D Data Collection

Application Data Collection Functions

Compute Fourier Transforms

Working with Plots

Visualize Workspace