Charts

An interactive and high performing tool for archive charts is available for the analysis of data. This tool offers a high transparency of the entire FlowChief data model. The user can create individual chart combinations during system runtime and can easily share them in user groups or publish these generally.

Flexible controlling functionalities enable an easy evaluation of large data amounts. The archive mode allows to layer various time slots. Additionally, a load profile and the XY scatter diagram (correlation of various values) offer an enhanced analysis functionality.

Charts can be operated in the front end system or inserted flexible in other interfaces (visualization, dashboard or reports).

Details
Modes
Archive modus

Indication of values in a time slot
Archive modus time comparison

Display of values from two different time slots
Frequency analysis

Comparative frequency analysis - how often is my value located in a Parameterizable class distribution
X-Y scatter diagram

Correlation of two process items in a defined time slot
Online Trending Category visualization
Properties

Typical loading time (5 process items, each 5000 values)

 < 3s
Indication of digital values Yes

Evaluation of data in milliseconds

 Yes

Flexible access to all aggregation levels

 Yes, raw values - monthly values
User rights

  • Read archive values (analogue values)

  • Read message archive (digital values)

  • Read chart combinations, publish for all user groups, edit other charts

Embed charts

 Visualization, Dashboard, Webreports

Direct selection of charts from other modules with pre-initialised process item selection

Yes, via context menu; e.g. from visualization or webreports
Export and print

  • Print

  • Png generation

  • csv Export (Archive value export)

  • Tabular web indication (archive value export)

Automated reload of new values without user activity

Yes, values are reloaded automatically

Definable default values for charts

Mode, time span, indicated tools, font size legend, resolution, presentation of analogue values and counters, counter values information, automatic reload, scrolling, indication of tags, background colour, font colour, grid colour

Editable toolbar

  • Via system settings

  • Imager tool for charts
Tools
Reticle

Detailed evaluation with indication of values at the intersection point and axis
Measured value marker

  • Activate, deactivate

  • Indication of disrupted values X

  • Indication of substitute value of non filled markers
Min-/Max tool

Fade in markers for the absolute max/min within time span per process item
Envelope curve

Visualization of the min/max range from the subordinate aggregation level (daily value lies between this value)
Limit values

Indication of deposited limit values
Indication of comments

Yes, direct insertion

Evaluation per millisecond

Yes, via reticle, x-axis and legend

Switching of aggregation levels depending on zoom level

Yes, additionally manual switching possible

Quick selection of time span

Button for fixed time spans, selection dialogue for time spans
Selection and compilation of process items

Maxium amount of parallel indicated process items

 Up to 100

Access to entire data model at runtime

Yes, free compilation of random number of process items

List of all selected process variables

Yes, with possibility of editing parameters (min, max, colour, chart type, counter information)

Save process item compilation including format settings (e.g. Y-axis or colour)

Yes, save as chart combination

Share chart combinations

  • Publishing for user groups

  • Publish system wide

Administrative care of other chart combinations

Yes, based on user rights
Layout, Presentation, Operation

Fade in and out for meta information

 Yes

Dynamic fade in and out for each chart

Yes, applicable via chart legend

Operation on mobile devices

 Yes, responsive design
Auto scale

Yes, double click on Y-axis

Enhanced operation possibilities

  • Zooming via Multitouch on axis or windows in chart area

  • Axis pointer for min / max

  • Scaling of measuring are with double mouse click on axis

  • Time span (X-axis) pointer

Y-axus modes

  • Single

  • Aggregate same

  • 0-100%

  • Logarithm
Chart formatting

  • Chart type (Standard, Line, Steps, Pillars, Area)

  • Chart colour

  • Counter information (meter reading, amount, 1. division)

Time span selection

Yes, threading via mouse area - analysis of key figures for this time span
Legend
Indicated analysis value Minimum, Maximum, Average, Sum, Change, Value, Unit, Duration, Frequency

Activation /deactivation on runtime

 Yes

Activation /deactivation of meta information on runtime

 Plant, Signal, Plant tree, Organisation tree, measurement range
Dynamic Height

  • Height dependent on amount of process items

  • Editable via mouse pointer

  • Scroll bar

Virtual calculation modes

  • Addition and Subtraction of existing variables

  • Indication of results as additional value ranges in chart area and key figures in chart legend

  • Automatic conversion of common units (e.g. MJ to kwh)
Licensing
No license required Free of charge
External Resources (German only)
Webinar Daten erfassen, analysieren und aufbereiten mit FlowChief Part 1
Webinar Daten erfassen, analysieren und aufbereiten mit FlowChief Part 2
Webinar Visualisieren mit FlowChief – einfach und flexibel

The graph representation possibilities are very extensive in the FlowChief system. Over the plant explorer every user can select in an easy way any process items and represent them in graphs. This applies as well for analog as also for digital values at the same time.

Also as much as required graphs can be created and saved as a plotter combination with an individual name. Afterward these combinations can be recalled over a combo box with one click at any time.

The graphs are generated automatically from the correct aggregation level of the process values from the database. For a certain time-interval it is possible to indicate row values, quarter of an hour average values, hourly, daily or monthly values.

There are various buttons available to receive results by one-click: current day, week, month, line graph, bar graph, surface diagram, graph evaluation over reticle, integration of time-dependent process values, digital display of time stamps of measured values, extreme value indications, limit value indications.

Another display mode of the measured values is the X/Y diagram. With this display two measured values are compared to each other immediately and out of it the characteristic line is shown.

The frequency analysis allows a statistic evaluation in a clear representation.

Likewise it is possible to display a second dashed time line, which is slidable to the first continuous time line in any time grid. So previous measured values can be compared to current ones by means of a graph image one above the other.

Process Image Graphs