Digital Pen Property Reference

The appearance of the pens that are used to display digital plots can be adjusted as follows:

  • Double-click the entry, or click the gear icon to open the properties dialog.

Digital Pen Properties Element Description
Min & Max The range of the displayed scale. 0 and 1 for most digitals, but may be set 0 to 3 for two-bit digital inputs.
Show Scales Select whether the minimum and maximum scale values are to display along the Y-axis of the graph.
Color Opens the Select Color palette, which you can use to select a new color for the pen.
Style A spin-box that you can use to change the line style (solid, dashed, etc.). Affects the choice of width, in that you cannot select a wide line for any style other than solid.
Width A spin-box that you can use to set the width of the pen.
Affects the choice of style, in that choosing a wider line forces the line style to be solid.
Show Pen Hides this tag's pen when not checked.
Average Affects the legend display. If checked, the average of all plotted values across the displayed time span will be calculated for the tag.