Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Michael Davidsaver <[email protected]> · Tue, 4 Jul 2017 18:38:34 +0200

On 07/04/2017 04:01 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there a way in CSS of plotting data from the archive so that you can
> plot one PV against another; thus forming an X-Y Plot?

Yes, though it's bare bones and well hidden in a context sub-menu.

In the Data Browser prospective.  In the Properties view.  In the Traces
tab.  Right click on a trace and look for "Export Samples", then "Post
Analyzer".  You'll have to export both of the traces you want to compare.

> If so is there a way of embedding this into an OPI?

Not that I'm aware of.

> We have a stress rig which measures stress and strain; these are
> archived as PVs in our archive engine. We would like to recover these
> values out of the archive and plot one against another for a period of
> time. Is this something that has been done as part of CSS or a BOY OPI?
> We have done a similar thing for just Y vs time plots using the CSS data
> browser (although not in a BOY OPI) and we were wondering whether there
> is an extension to allow this form of plotting too.

Depending on how this plot will be used, you might be better off trying
to do this with a script instead of data browser GUI.  Making a
correlation plot from traces with different time bases isn't trivial,
and there are multiple ways to do it.

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System