Strip Chart

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.

Creating a Strip Chart

You can modify an existing graph to act as a strip chart.

  1. Call up the Graph Options window from an existing graph.
  2. Click on the Axis Options tab.
  3. Select Strip Chart from the Scaling pop-up menu under the X-axis.

Choosing what is plotted on an axis

You can modify what is plotted on a graph.

  1. Move the mouse over either axis label and click the label.
  2. An axis options window then appears from which you can select a column or columns for display.
  3. You can also change the labels by selecting Graph Options from the Options menu.
  4. If you want to view all the data in the graph after data collection is complete, click the Autoscale button in the Toolbar