# Channels and Display Area

- Create a Block Trend Graph
- Configuring Channel Properties
- Global Range Settings

## Create a Block Trend Graph

To create a Block Trend object:

1. In Tool Chest window, go to [Parts] and click Block Trend object.
2. In Properties window, go to [Function] tab ➞ [Basic] tab and configure the below properties:

   Property | Description
   [Channels] | Set the number of channels to be drawn.
   [Display Mode] |
   Mode | Description
   [Full] | The channels are plotted in the entire graph area.
   [Divide] | The channels are plotted in the divided graph area.
   [Min Global Range] | Set the minimum value for the data range.
   [Max Global Range] | Set the maximum value for the data range.
   [Number of Data Points] | Set the number of data points to be drawn. 1: Number of Data Points

## Configuring Channel Properties

To configure the channel properties of a Block Trend object:

Note: The maximum number of channels (number of lines) that can be displayed on a Block Trend object is 32.

1. In Properties window, go to [Function] tab ➞ [Basic] tab ➞ [Channels] and click [Channel *].

   Note: * refers to channel number.

2. Select an array in the [Variable] field (Example: Var1).

3. Set the desired value for [Start Element] and [Number of Display Data].
   1: Start Element
   2: Number of Display Data

4. Select the desired shape in the Display Format.

   Display Format | (Example)
   [Line] |
   [Square] |
   [Bar] |

5. Set the [Stroke Color] for the channel.
6. Set the [Fill Color] between each data point of the selected line shape.
   1: Fill Color
   If the [Display Format] and Variable are same for two or more channels, then the data points are overlapped and the [Fill Color] of last channel is displayed in the graph.
7. Select the [Mark] symbol to mark data points in line graph.
   1: Data Points

## Global Range Settings

1. To configure global range settings for each channel of a Block Trend object.
2. In Properties window, go to [Function] tab ➞ [Basic] tab ➞ [Channels] and click [Channel *].

   Note: * refers to channel number.

3. Enable [Use Global Range].

Note: When [Use Global Range] check box is selected, the block trend uses the [Min Global Range] and [Max Global Range] values. When [Use Global Range] is not selected, set the [Minimum] and [Maximum] values.

To set the [Data Range] for each channel:

In Properties window, go to [Function] tab ➞ [Basic] tab, set the [Minimum] and [Maximum] range values.

Note: You need to create Block Trend operation to display the graph in Block Trend.