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Toolbar:
The tool bar provides a variety of commonly used controls:
 | Open Plot from file. By selecting *.spm in the the File Type option
box, macros may be opened also. |
| Save plot to file
!SAVP filename |
| Print current plot (Printed resolution is based on current plot size, the bigger the better!)
!PRNT |
| Snapshot - A bmp image is saved of your plot. Plot size and computer color depth will determine the size.
!SNAP filename |
| Reset (erase) Plot. The plot is cleared of everything but constant drawings or background images (page switching modes). The data points are set to zero and time is set to zero.
!RSET |
| Connect: A connection is made from the COM port to the micro.
!CONN ON/OFF |
| Plot Data: Analog, Digital and any ^-prefixed instructions will be allowed to plot.
!PLOT ON/OFF |
| Stop: Determines if the plot will stop (!MAXS)
or reset (!MAXR) when the maximum (data points or time) is reached. |
| Shift Plot: Shifts the plot a designated amount (20% by default) whenever the data reaches the maximum plot time. Note: Time errors may be induced during shifts while the plot is redrawn. |
These two sets may be used to adjust the plot axis. The first set is the Y-axis (analog values). The second is the X-axis (time).
| Double span
!DBLT
!DBLA |
| Halve span
!HLVT
!HLVA |
| Shift plot up/left designated %
!SFTU
!SFTL |
| Shift plot down/right designated amount.
!SFTD
!SFTR
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Is used to enable time stamping
of data and messages if logging is enabled.
Opens the configuration form.
Opens the Data Values form.
Opens the messages form.
Opens the Log - Immediate/Debug
form.
Opens the data Player form.
(Pro licenses only) Opens the
Object Editor Window.
(Pro licenses only) Opens the
Macro Builder Window.
User Status and Spans:
| A Span and T Span may be used to select pre-determined ranges.
You may select a different range by simply typing in the range and pressing
enter.Certain plot instructions will add new ranges to the drop down boxes |
| User Status: This box shows status messages (!STAT or
!USRS) sent by the micro. |
| Green Data Box: When performing interactive data exchanges with the micro, the value of this text box will be transmitted to the micro when a !GETD instruction is performed. The value may be set by micro using !SETD. The box will turn red when data is being changed manually. It will not turn green again until the Enter key is pressed. When it is red, the last value of green data is sent to ensure the micro does not get erroneous data as you change values. Try it! Type a new value into the box. |
Status Bar:
| Connection information:
C= Connection State
 | Red=Closed |
| Green=Open |
| Yellow=Attempting Conection |
R= Blinks red when receiving data
T= Blinks red when sending data
S1=FTP Send 1 Status, S2 = FTP Send 2 Status, S3 = FTP Get Status
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| Data Point Progress Bar (Top): Indicates the percentage of total data points used. The data points hold the analog, digital, and ^ instructions used in refreshing, playing, or saving your plot. |
| Queue Progress Bar (Bottom): Indicates the % of the Queue used for un-processed instructions. A constantly filling queue indicates the computer is receiving data faster than it can be processed. |
| Panel 1 is operational and error status messages from StampPlot. |
| Panel 2 is logging feature summary:
| D- Indicates the Data is being saved to file. (!SAVD
ON/OFF) |
| M- Indicates messages are being save to file. (!SAVM
ON/OFF) |
| F- Indicates auto-plot saving is enabled. (!ASAV
ON/OFF) |
| S- Indicates auto-snapshots is enabled. (!ASNP
ON/OFF) |
| P- Indicates auto-printing is enabled. (!APRN
ON/OFF) |
| -P/-T indicate if auto-features occur at maximum points (P) or max time (T). Points will trigger a save if they are reached prior to
time. (!AUTP, !AUTT) |
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| Panel 3: Plot
| P/T - Reset plot at maximum points or time (!MAXP
or !MAXT) |
| F - Data flushing enabled (FLSH
ON/OFF) |
| 0 or 1 - Plot coordinate mode (PMOD
0 or 1) |
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