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Visualization

The data visualization of the CMTK is based on Grafana. Grafana can be configured extensively, detailed information can be found in the Grafana documentation (available online).

Call visualization

The visualization panels are accessed via the rail on the left side.

Grafana

First time visualization

For the first time to visualize the data or if there is no main dashboard configured, the system will prompt a dialog to configure the main dashboard.

Note

First set up all sensors and devices completely and correctly. Tools like the BCM Config Assistant helps with correct setup.

Generate Dashboard
  • Click "Generate" to create the first Record Dashboard with the available data in the database.

Types of visualization panels

There are two types of visualizations availables, "Record" data and "Live" data.

Record Data

This dashboard shows graphs of static data from the InfluxDb database. The query needs to be triggered manually every time to update the latest data from the configured time range.

Record Graphs

Live Data

This dashboard shows graphs that obtain the data from the mqtt datasource in the logging interval set in "Connected Devices".

Note

Please note that the time of the CMTK must be synchronised with the PC time, otherwise no data will be displayed.

Live Graph

Switch between visualization panels

In the top menu of the visualization page there is a toggle button Switch to live view.
When is not toggled, the Record dashboard is displayed, if is toggled the Live dashboard is displayed

Switch between dashboards

Open dashboard in new tab

To open the dashboard in a new tab, click in the marked button

Open new tab

Record dashboard

The Record dashboard shows all the graphs that take the information from the internal InfluxDB database. When the dashboard is created the CMTK generates two graphs for every signal with float or integer values configured in the CMTK.

Record dashboard

Trigger a query

In the Record dashboard is necessary to trigger a query manually to obtain the required set of data to visualize.

  • Click in the Time Range Menu
    Configuration menu
  • Configure the requried time range. Can be manually selected or can be choosed from the quick ranges
    Time Range menu
  • After apply the selected range or select a quick range, the widgets will be refreshed with the requried information
  • The button refresh, will refresh the information in the widgets with the selected time range
    Refresh button

Reinitialize dashboard

The reinitialization process will create an entire new Record dashboard using the current configured signals of the connected sensors

  • Click on the Reinitialize button
    Menu
  • Click on confirm
    Reinitialize confirm dialog
  • A new dashboard will be generated
    Reinitialize dashboard successful

Widget configuration

  • Panel title can be customized
    • Open panel setting and click on edit menu
      Edit panel menu
    • On Panel options, in the Title field a new name for the signal can be configured
      Panel options
    • Click save and apply
      Save and Apply buttons
  • Scale and name axes
    • Open panel setting and click on edit menu
      Edit panel menu
      • On Axis, can configure Soft min for min value and Soft max for max value
        Edit panel menu
    • Click save and apply
      Save and Apply buttons
  • After configuring the IO-Link master, reinitialize the dasboard.
    This will generate the dashboard for the IO-Link master
  • In the Dashboards widget will appear the Master 2 dashboard
    Master 2
  • Click on Master 2 to open the IO-Link master Dashboard
    Master 2 dashboard
  • Click on Master 1 to return to main dashobard
    Master 1

Live dashboard

The Live dashboard shows all the graphs that take the information from the MQTT communication.
Each graph is added manually.

Live dashboard

Add new source for live data

  • Clik on Add source for live data
    Add source button
  • Configure:
    • Data source
    • Port
    • Value. Select the measurements.
    • Can enable the boolean values (optional)
      Add source dialog
  • Click Add to dashboard
    Save new source
  • The new graph will apear in the live dashboard.
    Saved new source successful
    Live dashboard

Alerts

For detailed configuration instructions, have a look at the Alerts manual.