Campbell Scientific RTDAQ Software User Manual

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Section 8. Real-Time Monitoring and Control Software

Project Component List - The panel on the left shows the hierarchy of the
display components and how they are associated with each other. Every
component of the display screen is shown in this list and it provides a shortcut
to get to any graphical component.

Project Workspace - The middle panel is the display screen workspace. The
graphic components are placed in the workspace, as they should appear on the
final display.

Component Toolbox - The toolbox on the top contains the display screen
components that can be placed in the workspace. Selecting a component and
clicking in the workspace places the component and brings up the Properties
window for that component.

RTMC was designed to be easy and straightforward to use. You should
experiment with different combinations and options to get the display results
you need.

As seen in the example screen above, different types of graphical components
can be combined to create an attractive real-time display. Company logos,
maps, or any image stored in a standard graphics file format can be placed on
the screen.

Many images have been included with RTMC. The directory in which these
files are stored is C:\Campbellsci\Lib\RTMCMediaLib. Custom images can be

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