Strip charts display time-based data that is updated periodically. Each new data point gets added on the rightmost edge of the chart and the chart moves left like a strip of paper.
This setup is ideal for long-term experiments where you wish to view only the most recently collected data.
You can modify an existing graph to act as a strip chart.
- Call up the Graph Options window from an existing graph.
- Click on the Axis Options tab.
- Select Strip Chart from the Scaling pop-up menu under the X-axis.
You can modify what is plotted on a graph.
- Move the mouse over either axis label and click the label.
- An axis options window then appears from which you can select a column or columns for display.
- You can also change the labels by selecting Graph Options from the Options menu.
- If you want to view all the data in the graph after data collection is complete, click the Autoscale button in the Toolbar