Difference between revisions of "Monitor signals"

Latest revision as of 11:39, 11 January 2018

Monitor signals allows you to monitor signal values and WCU position in real time.

This view is very similar to the view when plotting MDF signals.

Select one or several WCUs

To monitor a WCU you first need to go to the Vehicles Panel. Search for and select all WCUs that you wish to monitor. Note that you from version 2.6 can select several WCUs at once. Once you are satisfied with your selection you can click the "Monitor signals" button at the bottom of the page.

Once the monitoring view is opened you should now be able to see all of the WCUs you selected on your left hand side of the screen. This is the Source list. Any source marked in red is a non-monitorable source.

Select signals

Once you have all your sources gathered in the Source list you can select any of these sources to get a list of all monitorable signals that are available for that specific source in the Signal list on your right hand side. You can select as many of these signals as you like. Once selected, a signal will show up in the signal preview at the bottom of the page. These previews allows you to get a quick overview of all selected signals in order to see if any of them are receiving any new data. If they are, then that data will be plotted within the preview.

If you want to study any set of signals in detail you can simply drag and drop them onto any of the plot canvases inside the Master signal preview. Doing so also plots their current positions on the map.

Clean map from lines

If the map at some point gets too cluttered you have the option to "clean" the map. This is done by clicking the "Map options"-tab in the dashboard, followed by clicking the "clean" button found in the "controls" section.

Follow a WCU

Any WCU can be followed on the map by going into Map options, and selecting the source you wish to follow. Notice that only sources that are used in the Master signal preview are available.

You can also stop following any WCU by clicking the "Stop following" button also found in Map options.

Exit the signal preview

To exit the signal preview you simply click the "back"-button at the very bottom of the screen.

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-[[File:Monitor signals 1.png|thumb|Monitor signals 1]]
+Monitor signals allows you to monitor signal values and WCU position in real time.
-From version 2.43 of the portal the WCU monitoring for signal reader assignments is now using a graph to plot instead of showing the signals in a table.
-To monitor signals for a WCU that is running a signal reader assignment, select the WCU in the Vehicles view and click the button "Monitor signals". This will take you to the view as shown in illustration "Monitor signals 1".
+This view is very similar to the view when [[Plot MDF signals|plotting MDF signals]].
-This view is very similar to the view when [[Plot MDF signals|plotting MDF signals]].
+=== Select one or several WCUs ===
+To monitor a WCU you first need to go to the [[Vehicles|Vehicles Panel]]. Search for and select all WCUs that you wish to monitor. Note that you from version 2.6 can select several WCUs at once. Once you are satisfied with your selection you can click the "Monitor signals" button at the bottom of the page.
-=== Select signals to plot ===
+Once the monitoring view is opened you should now be able to see all of the WCUs you selected on your left hand side of the screen. This is the '''Source list''.''''' <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Any source marked in red is a non-monitorable source.</span>
-The available signals for the selected file are listed in the "Unselected signals" box in the lower left corner of the view. To select a signal for monitoring, you can either double click the signal name, drag it to "Selected signals" box or use the arrow buttons between the boxes.
-=== Plot selected signals ===
+=== Select signals ===
-[[File:Monitor signals 2.png|thumb|Monitor signals 2]]
+Once you have all your sources gathered in the Source list you can select any of these sources to get a list of all monitorable signals that are available for that specific source in the '''''Signal list''''' on your right hand side. You can select as many of these signals as you like. Once selected, a signal will show up in the '''signal preview''' at the bottom of the page. These previews allows you to get a quick overview of all selected signals in order to see if any of them are receiving any new data. If they are, then that data will be plotted within the preview.
-When one or more signals are added to "Selected signals" a thumbnail of each signal plot is added to the box above the "Unselected and selected signals" boxes. See illustration Monitor signals 2.
-To view the plot in full screen, simply click the thumbnail.
+If you want to study any set of signals in detail you can simply <u>drag and drop</u> them onto any of the plot canvases inside the '''Master signal preview'''. Doing so also plots their current positions on the map.
-=== Plot options ===
+=== Clean map from lines ===
-To the right of "Selected signals" it is possible to adjust the currently selected plot by adding/removing a background grid, make the curve appear smoother and display markers for each single data point in the plot.
+If the map at some point gets too cluttered you have the option to "clean" the map. This is done by clicking the "Map options"-tab in the dashboard, followed by clicking the "clean" button found in the "controls" section.
-It is also possible to enlarge or shrink the plot thumbnail size.
+=== Follow a WCU ===
+Any WCU can be followed on the map by going into '''Map options''', and selecting the source you wish to follow. Notice that only sources that are used in the Master signal preview are available.
-=== Data ===
+You can also stop following any WCU by clicking the "Stop following" button also found in Map options.
-The data displayed in the currently selected plot is also available as a table.
-=== MDF file information ===
+=== Exit the signal preview ===
-Information from the chosen MDF file is displayed in the "MDF file information" box to the right of the Data table.
+To exit the signal preview you simply click the "back"-button at the very bottom of the screen.