Starting the Control
To start the control click on the “Assets” button in the upper left corner of the PI Vision display.
In the upper part select “weruRadar” by clicking on it.
Afterwards the desired attribute from the asset tree could be added to the display via drag and drop. The Radar control appears on the display and can be used.
Adding additional attributes
When the control is already present on the display, it is possible to add more attributes by dragging and dropping them on the control.
Configuration
With a right click on the control it is possible to press "Configure".
There the other time stamp can be specified. By default, the time is one day in the past.
Text Configuration
The Text section in the configuration pane allows the user to configure a variety of settings with regards to text, like title, font sizes and text colors.
Font Size
The Font Size can be adjusted by setting a whole number.
Text Color
The text color is set automatically by default. depending on the background color of the display. If the background color is bright, the text color is set to black, if the background color is dark, the text color is white.
By disabling the checkbox “Use Automatic Text Color” a new color picker pops up below the checkbox allowing the user to specify a custom text color.
Title
The checkbox “Show Title” can be checked to enable the title and set further options:
Title: The title that is shown in the symbol
Title Font Size: The font size of the title
Title Color: Only available, if “Use Automatic Text Color” is disabled. Allows to set a custom text color for the title
Changing the Size of the Control
In case that the legend or some part of the control is not visible, it is necessary to adjust the size of the control. To do so, the first step is to change into edit mode (Icon in the upper right corner) and in a second step to click on the control. The eight appearing dots around the control can be used to adjust the size that everything is visible.
Removing the Control
Before removing the control it is necessary to switch into edit mode (Icon in the upper right corner). Thereafter it is possible to click on the control and press the delete key to remove the control.