omron — Collecting Data

Collecting Data ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x, 18316-000 Rev A Page 235 Item Description Live Data Display Start Click to start the data collection. The data collection will continue until either: Stop is clicked, or the specified collect time is reached. Stop Click to stop the data collection. If the specified collect time has already expired, this button is disabled. Plot Click to plot the collected data. A progress bar displays while the data is processed. After the processing has completed, the data is plotted on the graph located at the lower portion of the Data Collection dialog box, as shown in the following figure.

Data Collection Plot If Plot is clicked but no data has been collected, an error message is dis- played. You must click Start and then run the robot to generate data, before attempting to plot the data. You can zoom (magnify) an area of the graph by dragging the mouse pointer to define the zoom area. You can pan the graph by holding the Ctrl key while dragging the mouse pointer. You can right-click on the graph to display a menu of options, which are described in the following table.