Datalogger

The Datalogger object allow to gather, process and visualize statistical data on the

variations of a data set.

Data loggers collect data and group them in order to visualize the trends in charts for

each data interval (or group of hours, or ) of the current and past day, each day of the

current and past month, and each month of the current and past year. It is also possible

to have an higher resolution of a single minute, but this implies a notably higher disk

space usage.

Further, they allows for the logging of every processed value as CSV file.

[Datalogger declaratiom

tutorial](/06-tutorials/02-projects/datalogger/define-a-counter-and-a-range-data-logger.md)

[Datalogger counter

tutorial](/06-tutorials/02-projects/datalogger/datalogger-counter.md)

Datalogger range tutorial

Attributes

Common

ID

Sets the object's ID.

The ID identifies the object and is used to reference it in UISet actions, allowing to change its attributes dynamically.

The ID is not unique, it can be shared among multiple objects to quickly change a common attribute.

IDs can't be changed with a UISet action, but they can have a Value Binding assigned to them. Value Bindings on IDs allow an object to be dinamically attached to a set of attribute values.

E.g. the following Value Binding switches the ID of the object between mybutton1 and mybutton2 based on the value of the UISet button.address:

Value binding: ="mybutton" + ui('button', 'address')

UISet: UISet('button', 'address', '1') switches the ID to mybutton1 UISet('button', 'address', '2') switches the ID to mybutton2

Position and Size

Position

Sets the object's position.

The default value is: x0y0.

Attribute Values

Value	Description	Example
x<left>y<top>	Specify left/top coordinates in pixels.	x10y20

Flex Grow

Specifies if the objects should grow to fill the available space.

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Objects expand to fill the available space.
false	Objects do not grow to fill the available space.

Flex Shrink

Specifies if the objects should shrink to fit the available space.

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Objects shrink to fit the available space.
false	Objects do not shrink to fit the available space.

Width

Sets the object's width in pixels.

Minimum value is 1.

Height

Sets the object's height in pixels.

Minimum value is 1.

Datalogger

Logger ID

List of IDs, to change it dynamically.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<comma-separated list>	List of datalogger IDs, to change it dynamically.

Mode

Selects live mode or browser mode.

The default value is: live.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
live	Default value. Live mode.
browser	Browser mode.
liveonly	Locks the interface in live mode. It will hide the browser/live button on the UI.
browseronly	Locks the interface in browser mode. It will hide the browser/live button on the UI.

List

Specifies a list of IDs of dataloggers selectable by the user. Shows an icon in the control bar that displays the list.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<comma-separated list>	List of datalogger IDs.

Range Groups

Specifies a lilst of group of names, , one for each datalogger id (specified in list or in loggerid, if the list is empty). Dataloggers with the same group name are grouped together in a single range.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<comma-separated list>	List of group names.

Slot

Shows a specific slot, from 0 to the number of slots-1.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<number>	Slot index, from 0 to the number of slots-1.

Group

Name of a group. Dataloggers with the same group are synchronized (controlling one affects the others).

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<string>	Name of a group.

Controls

Controls

Specifies the object's controls.

The default value is: none.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
none	Default value. Don't show any controls.
tabs	Show tabs on live mode for scale and slots.
toolbar	Show a toolbar to control live and browser modes.

HD

Controls the HD mode, or shows an HD icon that lets the user toggle HD on and off.

The default value is: false.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
false	Default value. Disables HD.
true	Enables HD.
toggle	Shows an HD icon that lets the user toggle HD on and off.

Fullscreen

Enables or disables fullscreen mode.

The default value is: false.

note

This attribute is live. It can't be set from the Project Editor, it needs to be set dynamically with a UISet.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
false	Default value. Disables fullscreen mode.
true	Enables fullscreen mode.

Time

Scale

Specifies the scale of the data to display.

The default value is: year.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
year	Default value. Set the live scale to year.
month	Set the live scale to month.
day	Set the live scale to day.
hour	Set the live scale to hour.

Browser Date

Sets the browser's date and time.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
yyyy	Specify a year.
yyyymm	Specify year and month.
yyyymmdd	Specify year, month and day.
yyyymmddhh	Specify year, month, day and hour.

Browser Scale

Sets the browser's scale, if in browser mode.

When toggling between browser and scale mode, the initial browser's scale is the same as the live scale.

note

This attribute is live. It can't be set from the Project Editor, it needs to be set dynamically with a UISet.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
10y	Set the live scale to 10 years.
year	Set the browser scale to year.
month	Set the browser scale to month.
day	Set the browser scale to day.
hour	Set the browser scale to hour.

By Day

Shows or hides daily data (hours).

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Show daily data (hours).
false	Hide daily data.

By Hour

Shows or hides hourly data (minutes).

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Show hourly data (minutes).
false	Hide hourly data.

By Minute

Shows or hides minute data (seconds).

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Show minute data (seconds).
false	Hide minute data.

By Month

Shows or hides monthly data (days).

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Show monthly data (days).
false	Hide monthly data.

Charts

Type

Specifies the chart type.

The default value is: bars.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
bars	Default value. Draw bars.
points	Draws points.
line	Draws a line connecting the values.
spline	Draws a spline connecting the values.
pie	Draws a pie chart, each slice representing a datalogger (if multiple dataloggers are visible), or past/present values. Percentage is shown in the legend.

Avg Values

Displays the average values, if in range mode.

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Show average values, if in range mode.
false	Hide average values.

Max Values

Displays the maximum values, if in range mode.

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Show maximum values, if in range mode.
false	Hide maximum values.

Min Values

Displays the minimum values, if in range mode.

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Show minimum values, if in range mode.
false	Hide minimum values.

Multi Chart

Shows multiple scale charts in live mode.

The default value is: false.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Show multiple charts.
false	Default value. Show a single chart, based on the selected scale.

Multi Range

For multiple datalogger ids only. Show multiple ranges for each datalogger id: each chart has multiple value axes.

The default value is: false.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Show multiple ranges for each datalogger id.
false	Default value. Single range for each datalogger.

Draw Axis

Displays or hides the axes (also notches and labels).

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
[empty]	Default. The axes are visible (also notches and labels).
false	The axes are not visible (also notches and labels).

Point Size

Specifies the point size (only for points chart type).

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<number of pixels>	Point size.

Stroke

Specifies the pixel size of the stroke that applies to line and spline chart's types.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<number of pixels>	Stroke size.

Thresholds

Specifies a list of values at which to display a line (threshold). Not supported with multiple dataloggers with different scales/units.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<comma-separated list>	List of values at which to display a line (threshold).

Value Label Type

Specifies the type of value label.

The default value is: inside.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
inside	Default value. Value labels are shown inside (if "type" is bars, points or gauge) or over (if "type" is line or spline).
outside	Value labels are shown above or below.
popup	Value labels are shown on mouseover, or on touch (if on a touch-enabled device).

Colors

Axis Color

Specifies the axis color.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<CSS color>	Axis color.

Label Color

Specifies the color of the axis and bars labels.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<CSS color>	Color of the axis and bars labels.

Notch Color

Specifies the color of the axis notches.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<CSS color>	Color of the axis notches.

Threshold Colors

Specifies a list of colors for thresholds, one value each line. Not supported with multiple dataloggers with different scales/units.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<comma-separated list of CSS colors>	List of colors of threshold lines.

Past Value Color

Specifies the value color for past data. Applies to single datalogger mode only.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<CSS color>	A color that applies to all past values.
<comma-separated list>	Three colors that apply respectively to minimum, average and maximum past values.

Present Value Color

Specifies the value color for present data. Applies to single datalogger mode only.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<CSS color>	A color that applies to all present values.
<comma-separated list>	Three colors that apply respectively to minimum, average and maximum present values.

Value Colors

Specifies a list of colors for each datalogger. Applies to multiple datalogger mode only.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<comma-separated list of CSS colors>	List of colors of values.

Datalogger

Names

Specifies the dataloggers names (relative to the list attribute or, if list is empty, the loggerid attribute), displayed in the legend, list popup and csv header.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<comma-separated list>	Sets the datalogger names.

Units

Specifies the units to display on the top left of each chart. If the datalogger has slots, one unit for each slot. If there are multiple datalogger ids, one unit for each datalogger.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<comma-separated list>	Units to display.

Notches

Specifies the number of notches on the y-axis.

The default value is: false.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<value>	Number of notches on the y-axis.

Layout

Panel

Shows a panel that frames the object. Its style can be modified.

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Shows the panel.
false	Hides the panel.

Panel Color

Specifies the panel color.

The default value is: default.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
default	Default value. Default color.
primary	Primary color, used to highlight important areas.
warning	Warning color, used to highlight warning areas.
success	Success color, used to highlight success areas.
error	Error color, used to highlight error areas.
red,blue,yellow,green,yellow,purple,orange,green	Palette colors.
custom	Custom color, defined in the "Custom Color" attribute.

Panel Custom Color

Specifies the panel custom color.

Attribute Values

Value	Description	Example
<html color>	Color in any html accepted format.	#ff0000

Past Period

Specifies if the past period is visible (not available for multiple datalogger ids).

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Show past period.
false	Hide past period.

Pie Legend Position

Specifies the pie chart legend position. Applies only to "pie" type.

The default value is: top.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
top	Default value. Show the legend on the top of the pie chart.
right	Show the legend on the right of the pie chart.

Legend

Specifies how the legend is displayed.

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Show all legends.
false	Hide legends.
<comma-separated list>	List of legends (min, avg, max) to show.

Totals

Specifies if the totals are displayed.

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Show totals.
false	Hide totals.

Other

Download

Displays a button in browser mode that downloads a CSV file with the currently displayed data.

The default value is: false.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Display the download button in browser mode.
false	Default value. Hide the download icon.

CSV Separator

Specifies a character used to separate columns in the generated csv file. Rows are always separated with the newline character.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<character>	Character used to separate columns in the generated csv file.

HD Mode

Toggles the HD mode.

The default value is: false.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
false	Default value. HD mode off.
true	HD mode on.

Refresh Interval

Specifies the live refresh interval in milliseconds.

The default value is: 5000.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<number>	Live refresh interval in milliseconds.

View

Visible

Sets the object's visibility.

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Visible.
false	Hidden.

Enabled

Specifies if the object is enabled or disabled. A disabled object appears as grayed out and can't be interacted with.

The default value is: true.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
true	Default value. Enabled.
false	Disabled.

Blink

Blinks the object at the specified speed.

The default value is: false.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
false	Default value. Not blinking.
slow	Blinks slowly.
fast	Blinks fast.

Transition

Specifies the transition effect when the object is shown or hidden.

The default value is: none.

note

This attribute is experimental. It might not work properly and it might be modified or removed in a future release.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
none	Default value. No transition.
fade	Fade in/out.
fade-left	Slide from left and fade in/out.
fade-right	Slide from right and fade in/out.
fade-up	Slide from top and fade in/out.
fade-down	Slide from bottom and fade in/out.
slide-left	Slide from left.
slide-right	Slide from right.
slide-up	Slide from top.
slide-down	Slide from bottom.
zoom-in	Zoom in.
zoom-out	Zoom out.
3d-flip-left	3D flip from left.
3d-flip-right	3D flip from right.

Transition Duration

Specifies the transition duration in milliseconds.

The default value is: 300.

note

This attribute is experimental. It might not work properly and it might be modified or removed in a future release.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<integer>	Duration in milliseconds.

Transition Delay

Specifies the transition delay in milliseconds.

The default value is: 0.

note

This attribute is experimental. It might not work properly and it might be modified or removed in a future release.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<integer>	Delay in milliseconds.

Opacity

Sets the object's opacity. Opacity is the degree to which content behind an object is hidden.

The default value is: 1.0.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
0	The object is fully transparent.
>0.0, <1.0	The object is translucent (content behind the element can be seen).
1.0	Default value. The object is fully opaque.

Rotation

Specifies the degrees by which the object is rotated. A positive number rotates it clockwise, while a negative value rotates it counter-clockwise.

The default value is: 0.

CSS Class

Specifies a CSS Class that applies to the object, useful to customize its appearance. Custom CSS Classes are specified within the custom.css file.

Margin

Specifies the margin of the object. The margin is the space outside the object's border.

note

This attribute is experimental. It might not work properly and it might be modified or removed in a future release.

Attribute Values

Value	Description	Example
<int>	Specify the margin in pixels for all sides of the object.
<top> <right> <bottom> <left>	Specify the margin in pixels for each side of the object.	10 20 30 40

View Scale

Specifies the scale of the object. The scale is the ratio between the object's size and the size of the view it is contained in.

The default value is: 1.0.

note

This attribute is experimental. It might not work properly and it might be modified or removed in a future release.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
<float>	Specify the scale for both width and height of the object.

Meta

Comment

Specifies a comment, visible only in the Project Editor. It can be used to add a note or a tag to the object. The filter in the object's SELECT panel applies to the comment as well.

note

This attribute is static. Its value can't be changed dynamically with a uiSet command or with a value binding.

Exclude

Excludes the object from the UI. Useful to temporarily hide an object without deleting it. Different from the "Visible" attribute, which hides the object in the UI but keeps it in the project, allowing it to be shown again with a UISet.

The default value is: false.

note

This attribute is static. Its value can't be changed dynamically with a uiSet command or with a value binding.

Attribute Values

Value	Description
false	Default value. Object is included in the UI.
true	Object is excluded from the UI.