Graphic Viewer
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Introduction
Open the Graphic Viewer to view and monitor Web graphics that you created in Web Designer:
Step
Action
1
Select the Monitoring tab.
2
Expand the Graphic Viewer (Menu → Graphic Viewer).
3
Select a graphic from the Graphic Viewer sub-menu to view the graphic. (Graphics have user-defined names that were assigned when the graphics were created in Web Designer.)
Graphic Widgets
Use the Graphical Viewer to your FactoryCast Dashboard to add a graphical object that represents a variable and its current value:
Step
Action
1
Open the Home page.
2
Expand (+) the Add Widget menu.
3
Drag the Graphical View onto the Home page.
4
Select a widget type:
  • Circular Gauge
  • Linear Gauge
  • Indication Light
  • Numeric Display
5
Configure each widget type according to the specific instructions below.
Circular Gauge
Use the Circular Gauge to represent a numerical variable with a minimum and maximum value:
Step
Action
1
Select the Circular Gauge widget from the Graphical View menu.
2
Select a single variable in the pull-down menu.
3
Assign a minimum and maximum threshold value for the variable. These values define the valid (green) range on the gauge.
4
Click Save.
A Circular Gauge shows percentages or the variable rate at which an object is moving (for example, the speedometer in an automobile).
Linear Gauge
The Linear Gauge is a bar-type graphic widget that displays the value of numeric variables with minimum and maximum values:
Step
Action
1
Select the Linear Gauge widget from the Graphical View menu.
2
Select a single variable in the pull-down menu.
3
Select a Graphic Orientation for the gauge:
  • Horizontal: A horizontal gauge shows the change in minimum and maximum values from left to right. (Horizontal gauges are often used in Windows programs to show elapsed time.)
  • Vertical: A vertical gauge shows the change in minimum and maximum values from bottom to top. (For example, most thermometers are vertical gauges.)
4
Assign a minimum and maximum threshold value for the variable. These values define the valid (green) range on the gauge.
5
Click Save.
Indication Light
The Indication Light is a simple graphic representation of a boolean value that is off or on:
Step
Action
1
Select the Indication Light widget from the Graphical View menu.
2
Select a single variable in the pull-down menu.
3
Select an LED color in the Color if True pull-down menu to assign that color to the on (1) state.
4
Select an LED color in the Color if False pull-down menu to assign that color to the off (0) state.
5
Click Save.
Numeric Display
Use the Numeric Display widget to customize the categorical graphic and unit of measurement for a numeric variable or address. The Numerical Display shows the current value of the variable and the minimum and maximum values the variable reaches while the widget is on the Dashboard:
Step
Action
1
Select the Numeric Display widget from the Graphical View menu.
2
Select a single variable in the pull-down menu.
3
Scroll to an image in the Image pull-down menu that corresponds to the selected variable.
4
Indicate the unit in the Unit of Measure field.
5
Click Save.