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Displays the amplitude of an even-angle signal or magnitude of a certain order as a function of time on a customized XY graph.

You can use the following VIs to prepare and display a timebase plot:

  • SVX Buffer Orbit Timebase Plot VI
  • SVX Combine Filtered and Unfiltered Plots VI
  • SVX Orbit and Timebase Plot VI

Properties

You can set Timebase Plot properties in the Graph Properties: Timebase Plot dialog box. You also can use the following Timebase Plot graph properties with the Property Node.

Property Description
Cursor:Color The color of the cursor, including its point, arrow, and name.
Cursor:CursorInfo:LockPosition Specifies whether the cursor information is movable with the cursor or fixed at the bottom-left corner.
Cursor:CursorInfo:Visible Shows the cursor information in the plot area.
Cursor:Index Array index of point to which the cursor is snapped. This property can have a value between 0 and the number of data points minus 1.
Cursor:Line Style Specifies the line style of the active cursor. Valid values are 0–4, as shown on the Cursors page of the Properties dialog box ordered from top to bottom.
Cursor:Line Width Specifies the width of the line used to display the active cursor. Valid values are 0-4, as shown on Cursors page of the Properties dialog box ordered from top to bottom.
Cursor:Point Style The symbol that, in combination with Style, is drawn at the focal point of the cursor. Valid values are 0-16.
Cursor:Position:Probe X Position of cursor of Probe X subplot in terms of X-Y coordinates.
Cursor:Position:Probe Y Position of cursor of Probe Y subplot in terms of X-Y coordinates.
Cursor:Style The symbol that, in combination with Point Style, is drawn at the focal point of the cursor. Valid values are 0-8, from top-left to bottom-right, as shown on the Cursors page of the Properties dialog box.
Cursor:Visible Shows the cursor.
Event:Cursor Release Generates when you release the cursor after dragging it. This event is useful if you want to register when you finish interacting with a graph cursor. The event data is a cluster of two elements. The first element of the cluster is the index of the cursor. The second element is a cluster of three elements: Probe X, Probe Y, and time reference.
Event:Scale Range Change Generates when you change the minimum or maximum value of the scale of a graph or chart. The minimum or maximum value changes when you enter a new value in a scale marker. This event is useful if you want to register user changes and then adjust the functionality of the graph. The event data is a cluster of three elements. The first and second elements of the cluster are the minimum and maximum of the scale. The last element of the cluster shows which scale range has been changed.
Graph Type Configures which subplot to display: 0 – Timebase X subplot only; 1 – Timebase Y subplot only; 2 – both subplots.
Legend:Background Color Specifies the background color of the plot legend.
Legend:Font Color Specifies the font color of the plot legend.
Legend:Index Returns an array of cluster. The first element of the cluster is the index value of parents' items. The second element of the cluster is the index value of children items.
Legend:Strings[] Specifies a cluster with three elements. The first BOOLEAN one is to specify whether Timebase Plot XControl updates the Strings[] of tree legend from helper VI's input or from users customized strings; the second and third one, Row Strings[] and Column Strings[], are the array of the items from which you can select in the tree legend.
Legend:Visible Shows the plot legend.
Plot Area:Colors:BG Color Background color of the plotting area.
Plot Area:Colors:Trigger Point Color Color of the trigger point, which represents the trigger points of tachometer pulse.
Plot:Color Color of the plot.
Plot:Fill/Point Color Color of the point and fills.
Plot:Line Style Line style (0–4) as shown on the Plot page of the Properties dialog box ordered from top-left to bottom-right.
Plot:Line Width Width of the plot (0-5).
Plot:Point Style Point Style (0–16) as shown on the Plot page of the Properties dialog box ordered from top-left to bottom-right.
X Scale:Format String Format string of the x-axis of the scale.
X Scale:Grid Colors:Major Color Color of the major grid on the x-axis of the scale.
X Scale:Grid Colors:Minor Color Color of the minor grid on the x-axis of the scale.
X Scale:Grid Style Style of the grid on the scale. You can select one of the following options: 0 – both the major grid color and minor grid color are set to transparent, 1 – the minor grid color is set to transparent and only the major grid color can be set, 2 – both the major grid color control and minor grid color control can be set.
X Scale:Name Label:Text Text of the x-axis scale label.
X Scale:Name Label:Visible:Probe X Displays the x-axis scale label of Probe X.
X Scale:Name Label:Visible:Probe Y Displays the x-axis scale label of Probe X.
X Scale:Range Range of the X scale.
X Scale:Scale Fit Autoscale value of X Scale.
X Scale:Visible:Probe X Displays the x-axis scale of Probe X.
X Scale:Visible:Probe Y Displays the x-axis scale of Probe Y.
Y Scale:Format String Format string of the y-axis of the scale.
Y Scale:Grid Colors:Major Color Color of the major grid on the y-axis of the scale.
Y Scale:Grid Colors:Minor Color Color of the minor grid on the y-axis of the scale.
Y Scale:Grid Style Style of the grid on the scale. You can select one of the following options: 0 – both the major grid color and minor grid color are set to transparent, 1 – the minor grid color is set to transparent and only the major grid color can be set, 2 – both the major grid color control and minor grid color control can be set.
Y Scale:Name Label:Text Text of the y-axis scale label.
Y Scale:Name Label:Visible Displays the y-axis scale label.
Y Scale:Range:Probe X Range of Y scale of Probe X.
Y Scale:Range:Probe Y Range of Y scale of Probe Y.
Y Scale:Scale Fit Autoscale value of Y Scale.
Y Scale:Visible Displays the y-axis scale.