Graphing Feature for Data Visualization

Feature Overview

1 Site or Device Picker Allows users to select the entire site or one or more devices to plot
2 Time Range Selection See Time Range Selection
3 Signal Search See Signal Search
4 Plot Workspace See Plot Workspace
5 Workspace Presets See Workspace Presets
6 Sharing Entire Workspace See Sharing Entire Workspace
7 User Profile See User Profile

Signal Search

The Signal Search field allows users to search for signals to plot. Searches are based on substrings and are not case-sensitive. Selecting a signal name will open a chart in the Plot Workspace.

Users can select multiple signals then select Plot to plot them all at once (on a single plot) in the Plot Workspace. Users can also drag and drop a signal name onto an existing plot to add it to the plot.

Time Range Selection

Users can select a time range for the data being displayed in the Plot Workspace. Select the Start Time and End Time fields to select a custom date range, or select a predefined date range.

Once a date range has been selected, select Update all charts to apply the selected date range to all charts currently in the workspace.

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Select the Skip to Now button to update the time range End Time to the most recent time stamp.
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The user's local time zone is automatically selected; select the globe icon to change the time zone.

Plot Workspace

All plots that the user charts are displayed in the Plot Workspace. Once a user plots a chart, the following tools are available to further analyze the chart.

1 Snapshots Select the camera icon to take a screenshot of the chart. The screenshot is automatically downloaded to the user's local machine.
2 Download Data Select the download icon to download data as a .csv or .zip file to the local machine.
3 Plot Presets Users can create a "preset," which is a saved grouping of signals plotted together. If a chart is plotted with signals the user would like to plot again, they can select this icon to save the current plot as a preset.
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All presets are saved in the Preset tab in the left panel on the screen.
4 Share Individual Charts Select the link icon to share a link to the chart in the workspace. After selecting this icon, the user must select the copy icon to actually copy the link to their clipboard so that it can be shared.
5 Trace Config Select this icon to hide plotted signals, move signals to the other axis (left or right), add signals (using the +Add button), and/or change the plotting style of the chart. Users can make these changes at the signal level or at an individual trace level.
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Users can also use the keyboard shortcut CMD + select or CTRL + select in the chart legend to select certain traces to display in the chart.
6 Chart Config Select this icon to perform a rollup on the data to receive summarized information and/or improve the performance of data loading. Some signals with a high frequency are automatically rolled up to improve latency, and they are notified when the chart is plotted. The numerical axis limits can also be edited from this icon.
7 Hovering Over Data Select this icon to hover over the data and view payloads for different timestamps. The icon can be toggled between "Show Closest on Hover" or "Compare on Hover."
8 Data Explorer While hovering over data, hold ALT and click on the chart to open the Data Explorer view, which displays the time stamp in a simpler and easier-to-read view. The value and exact time stamp for each data point within the hovering view are displayed to allow for quicker and easier data analysis.
9 Zooming In / Out Zoom options:
  • Click and drag on the chart to highlight the portion to zoom in on
    • Use the + icon to incrementally zoom in further
  • Double click the chart to zoom out to the original zoom level
  • Use the - icon to incrementally zoom out, or select Reset to return to the original zoom level
10 Viewfinder Click and drag the handles on the sides of the viewfinder rectangle to change the zoom level, and drag the rectangle to change the time span included in the current zoom level.
11 Editing Chart Titles Select the chart title to edit it.

Workspace Presets

If a user would like to plot the exact same set of charts at a later date, they can save the workspace grouping as a preset by selecting the preset icon in the upper right corner of the screen. The preset can be accessed from the Presets tab in the left panel.

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Other users' presets can also be viewed and charted by searching their email address in the Search presets bar.

Sharing Entire Workspace

In addition to sharing a link to an individual plot, users can share a link to the entire workspace. Users can do this by selecting the large, blue Share button in the top right corner of the page, then copying the presented link.

User Profile

Users can view their profile by selecting the circle with their initial in the top right corner of the webpage. Here users can turn Dark Mode off / on, change language preferences, and/or find links to documentation.