NAME
	strip chart - collect values to send to the graph viewer

SOURCE
    Larry Gelberg                     larryg@stardent.com     
      Advanced Visual Systems Inc.    (AVS Inc.)
      6 N.E.T.C, 521 Virginia Road,   Concord, MA 01742 
      Tel: 508-287-0100               Fax: 508-371-7414
    
SUMMARY
    Name	strip chart
    Type	Input
    Inputs	NONE
    Outputs	
	int_out - 	field 1D 1-space 1-vector uniform integer
	float_out - 	field 1D 1-space 1-vector uniform float

    Parameters
	Name		Type	Default	Range
	integer		idial	0	UNBOUNDED
	float		dial	0.00	UNBOUNDED
	reset		oneshot

DESCRIPTION
STRIP CHART archives (collects) values from some other routine and
packages them up into 1D fields appropriate for sending to the graph
viewer.  There are two internal arrays, each 1024 element long. One is
for integer values and the other is for floating point values.  Each
array is static and has its own counter associated with it. When the
counters pass 1024, they wrap back to 0.  

There is a reset button which resets both counters.

This could be a good module for monitoring the progress of some
simulation variable. If you have a simulation encapsulated in a
module, create output ports for the variables you'd like to watch. By
making the parameter ports visible you can plug these output variables
into the STRIP CHART module.

Every time a new "chart" is generated, the GRAPH VIEWER will try to
normalize the range of the X axis to the number of data elements you
have. To disable this, turn OFF the "Normalize Plot Data" button in
the Graph Viewer and set an appropriate X axis range (under the Axis
Display sub-menu).

PARAMETERS
integer (idial)
	Make this parameter port visible in order to "plug" an integer
	generator into it.

float (dial)
	Make this parameter port visible in order to "plug" an
	floating point generator into it.

reset (oneshot)
	Hitting this will cause the variable to reset to 0.
OUTPUTS
int_out - field 1D 1-space 1-vector uniform integer
	1D field containing the current integer array
float_out - field 1D 1-space 1-vector uniform float
	1D field containing the current floating point array

EXAMPLE NETWORKS
This network lets you watch the progress of ANIMATED FLOAT and ANIMATED
INTEGER. 

	ANIMATED FLOAT			ANIMATED INTEGER
	       |______________      ____________|
			     |      |
			    STRIP CHART
               ______________|      |____________
               |                                |
	 GRAPH VIEWER			  GRAPH VIEWER

RELATED MODULES
	ANIMATED FLOAT, ANIMATED INTEGER, FLOAT, INTEGER, FIELD LEGEND
	GRAPH VIEWER