Displays

A project can contain multiple Data View tabs, and one Data View tab can contain multiple displays. A display is a section of a Data View tab on which you can view signals in the project. Depending on the data type of the signal you add to a display, you can select from multiple display formats, such as graphs, charts, and various numeric representations.

LabVIEW SignalExpress displays signals of the same type in the same display by default, but you can add additional displays by clicking the Add Display button or by right-clicking an existing display and selecting one of the Data View»Add Display options from the shortcut menu. To remove a display, right-click the display and select Data View»Remove Display from the shortcut menu.

Adding and Removing Signals

To add signals to a display, drag a signal from the Project View to the display or right-click the display, select Signals»Add Signal from the shortcut menu, and select the signal you want to add. To remove signals from a display, right-click the display, select Signals»Remove Signal from the shortcut menu, and select the signal you want to remove. You also can right-click a signal in the Project View and select Display»Existing Data View or Display»New Data View to add the signal to a new display on the active Data View tab or to a new display on a new Data View tab.

Configuring Display Properties

You can use the Display Properties dialog box to configure properties for all types of displays. The display properties you can configure depend on the format of the display and can include titles, format and precision, plots, scales, cursors, and signal order. Click the Properties button or right-click a display on the Data View tab and select Properties from the shortcut menu to display the Display Properties dialog box.

Additional Display Options

You can use the shortcut menu for a graph display to display a preview graph, a graph legend, cursors, an event viewer, or alarms. Right-click a graph and select Visible Items from the shortcut menu to select these options.