Options on the General tab of the ME ChartEx Control Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the
General
tab of the
ME ChartEx Control Properties
dialog box.
Options
Descriptions
Chart title
Specify the chart title that shows at runtime.
Display Chart title
Select this check box to show the chart title at runtime. Click the
Font
button to specify the font.
Title value options
Specify the chart title.
  • Fixed value
    - Select this option to enter the chart title in the text box.
  • Controlled by tag
    - Select this option to show the tag
    Title
    of the UDT
    Chart
    as the chart title.
Redraw mode
Specify how often the chart updates with new data.
Controlled by tag
Select this option to update the chart as the
Redraw
connection tag value changes.
Automatic
Select this option and enter the redraw rate to update the chart at regular time intervals.
The
Redraw Rate
controls how often to refresh the chart in millisecond, second, minute, or hour. The redraw rate is from 50 milliseconds through 596 hours.
Maximum tag update rate
Specify the maximum rate at which the tags of the chart are updated.
The default maximum rate is one second.
Chart display options
Specify how the chart shows at runtime.
Background color
Specify the background color for the chart. Click the color square and select a color from the palette.
Use Gradient Style
Select this check box to show a gradient background.
Chart radix
Select an option to specify the number base (including decimal, hexadecimal, or octal) that is used to show numeric values on the chart.
Chart orientation
Select the fixed axis to define the orientation of the chart.
  • Fix X-axis (Horizontal Chart)
    - The chart uses the data points of tag
    DataSeries.FixedAxis
    for x-axis, and uses the data points of tag
    DataSeries_x
    for y-axis.
  • Fix Y-axis (Vertical Chart)
    - The chart uses the data points of tag
    DataSeries_x
    for x-axis, and uses the data points of tag
    DataSeries.FixedAxis
    for y-axis.
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