Additional features with Object Watch

Find Object from Object Watch

You can locate any of the objects from the Object Watch list.

  1. Select the object you want to locate from the Object Watch.

  2. Go to the Edit tab and click Find (or click Ctrl+F).

Save process data from Object Watch

The process data collected from the objects shown in the Object Watch list can be exported to a .csv file.

  1. Add the desired objects to the Object Watch.

  2. Go to the File tab and click Capture to File.

  3. Select a destination and a file name for the .csv file and finish by clicking Save. The .csv file is now continuously updated when any object atom changes.

  4. When you do not want to register any further changes in the .csv file go to the File tab and click Stop Capture.
(Click here to view an .csv file example


View Object Historian from Object Watch

You can access the Object Historian from the objects listed in the Object Watch.

  1. Select the object that you wish to view the Object Historian for.

  2. Go to the Edit tab and click Show History (or click Ctrl+H). The Object Historian is now opened and can be used in its regular way, Using the Object Historian.

View graphs from Object Watch

You can generate dynamic graphs for any of the objects listed in the Object Watch.

  1. Select the object that you whis to create a dynamic graph for.

  2. Go to the Edit tab and click Show Graph (or click Ctrl+H). The Define Graph Period dialog box is now opened and can be used in its regular way.