5.3 Monitoring Machine Operation
5.3.3 Realtime Tracing
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Comparison to Data Sampled in the Past
This section describes how to compare trace data that was read from the Machine Controller
to trace data that was sampled in the past.
1.
If you read trace data from an external file into the
File & History Data
in the Trace List
Pane, the trace data waveform will be displayed as shown in the following figure.
Note: If the trace data has already been loaded, then select the check box at the trace definition.
2.
Select
Trace Data
−
Offset/Scale Edit of Waveform
from the menu bar. Alternatively,
right-click
Trace Data
or
File & History Data
in the Trace List Pane, and select
Offset/
Scale Edit of Waveform
from the pop-up menu.
The Offset/Scale Edit of Waveform Dialog Box will be displayed.
3.
Use the arrow buttons to move the start position of the data to the desired location.
4.
Use the editing functions, such as zoom in, zoom out, or the slider, to compare the data
to the past trace data.