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Calculated Pens

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titleThis section assumes that Tags and Tag History have been configured

To learn more, go to the Tag and Set up Tags to Log pages.
The examples below use OPC Tags, but Memory, Expression, and Query Tags could be used instead.

Calculated pens display a value that is dynamically calculated based on another pen. This can be used to calculate certain values for a pen and graph them alongside the original pen values, allowing you to gain valuable insight into your data. There are many unique calculations that can be used, with some of them containing unique customization. Almost all of the Calculated pens require a driving pen, which is a tag or database pen that you have already setup.

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You cannot bind the Calculated Pen values inside the Easy Chart Customizer. To bind the function values, use the Cell Update Binding - old.



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FunctionDisplay NameDescriptionExtra Properties
ConstantConstantA constant value on the chart.Constant Value - The constant value of the pen
Upper Control LimitUCLThe upper control limit of the driving pen, which is three standard deviations above the mean of the Driving Pen
Upper Warning LimitUWLThe upper warning limit of the driving pen, which is two standard deviations above the mean of the Driving Pen
AverageAvgThe average of the driving pen.
Lower Warning LimitLWLThe lower warning limit of the driving pen, which is two standard deviations below the mean of the Driving Pen
Lower Control LimitLCLThe lower control limit of the driving pen, which is three standard deviations below the mean of the Driving Pen
Moving AverageMovingAvgA series of averages based on subsets of the driving pen. The subsets are determined by the window size.Window Size - The size of the moving average window, specified as a multiplier of the chart's date range.
Multiply PenMultiplyMultiply each data point of the driving pen by a factor.Factor - The factor that each data point of the driving pen is multiplied by.
Minimum ValueMinThe minimum value of the driving pen.
Maximum ValueMaxThe maximum value of the driving pen.
Running SumRunningSumA running sum or running total of the driving pen.
SumSumThe sum of two different driving pens.Secondary Pen - The second driving pen.
DifferenceDifferenceThe difference of two separate driving pens.Secondary Pen - The second driving pen.


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Linear RegressionLinearRegressionWill create a linear regression line for the driving pen.




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titleExample - Creating Calculated Pens
  1. Right click on the Easy Chart component, and scroll down to Customizers > Easy Chart Customizer.   
     

  2. The Pens tab will open and you'll notice a Calculated Pens Table at the bottom of the screen. You can add one or more calculated pens by clicking the green plus icon. 
    Add a calculated pen name called 'High SP.'  In the Function field, select 'Constant' from the dropdown list, and set the 'Constant Value' at '25.'  Click OK. 



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    Calculated pens are just like other pens, so you can specify the style, color, axis and subplot in the Edit Pen window.


  3. Press OK again to view your High SP pen on your Easy Chart. The High SP value of 25 is represented on your Easy Chart by a blue horizontal line.



  4. Lets add a second calculated pen. On the Pens tab, click the green plus icon on the Calculated Pens Table. 

    On the Edit Pen window, enter the calculated pen name called 'Moving Average.' In the Function field, select 'MovingAvg' from the dropdown list. Set the Driving Pen to 'Realistic1,' also from the dropdown list. (If you have more Tags that you dragged on to your Easy Chart from the Tag Browser, you'll have more pens to choose from in the Driving Pen dropdown list). 
    Specify the Window Size which is the percentage of the total time period that you are going to do a Moving Average on, for example 20%.  Press OK. 

     

     
  5. Lets add two more calculated pens: one for Upper Control Limit (UCL) and another for Lower Control Limit (LCL), and set the Driving Property to 'Realistic1.'

       

  6. Once you added all your calculated pens, you'll see all your pens in the Calculated Pens Table at bottom of the window. Press OK.



  7.  Now, all your calculations are displayed on your Easy Chart. The blue pen is the Constant, the pink pen is the Moving Average, and UCL and LCL are brown and green respectively. 




Hide Driving Pens

Once you have your Calculated Pens created, you'll notice that hey disappear if you disable the pen driving them. If you want to remove the Driving Pen but leave the Calculated Pens, set the Hidden property of the Driving Pen.



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