Gauges

Gauge symbols provide a graphical view of the value reading at the end time of the display range, and allow you to determine at a glance whether that value is within an acceptable range. Gauges provide a scale, tick marks, and a bar, arc or pointer that indicates the current value.

Note: If you hover over a gauge symbol with your mouse pointer, a tooltip appears with additional information about your data item.

To add a gauge to a display, select the vertical , horizontal , or radial gauge symbol icon from the Symbol Gallery.

Horizontal or vertical gauge

Vertical and horizontal gauges show the current value of your data and provide a customizable bar, label, and scale.

Administrators can set the default configuration for horizontal and vertical gauge symbols across all displays. For more information about display defaults, see the Default display and symbol configuration topic in the AVEVA PI Vision Installation and Administration Guide. The symbol configuration settings which a default can be set for are:

• Style

  • Bar Color

  • Fill Color

  • Outline Color

  • Weight

  • Value Color

• Font

  • Name

  • Size

• Visibility

  • Label

    • This includes the label type, though Custom cannot be set as default

  • Value

  • Units

  • Scale

Radial gauge

Radial gauges show the current value of your data and provide a customizable indicator, dial face, label, and scale.

Note: When you create a gauge symbol from a data item that is in a System Digital State, the gauge symbol appears striped.

Administrators can set the default configuration for radial gauge symbols across all displays. For more information about display defaults, see the Default display and symbol configuration topic in the AVEVA PI Vision Installation and Administration Guide. The symbol configuration settings which a default can be set for are:

• Style

  • Type

  • Angle

  • Indicator Color

  • Size

  • Fill Color

  • Outline Color

  • Weight

  • Scale Color

  • Value Color

• Font

  • Name

  • Size

• Visibility

  • Label

    • This includes the label type, though Custom cannot be set as default

  • Value

  • Units

  • Label Location

  • Scale