Saving Graphs in Factorytalk view ME

Hello,

I am trying to create a system that will allow me to save a graph after a test has been run and then to be able to search those tests by name and view the data. A USB will be plugged in and can be used as resource. Please help. I have no clue what I am doing.

The USB will save data to a CSV file

I am afraid that I don't quite understand what you mean, can you please elaborate.

Sorry that was a very short answer

The trending displays data on the HMI
You can setup the same data to be saved (logged) to a file on either a USB stick or a CF card.
This can be stored as a CSV format file and read into Excel later and then graphed

If you want to see this over a longer period and look a history.
Talk to Rockwell about Historian.

Thank you so much, is there some place where I could get a step by step tutorial for this? My skill level is comparable to a college freshman (because I am a college freshman), and I would feel better if there were a few more details filled in.

Are you using a PanelView Plus terminal, or running FactoryTalk View ME on a Windows XP or Windows 7 computer ?

The Trend object in FactoryTalk View ME does not log data into an exportable format; it's a binary-encoded, proprietary log file.

If you set up a "Data Log Model" then the data is logged into a log file on disk, and can be manually exported and converted into a text file. If you don't set up a "Data Log Model", then the data is cleared as soon as the Display that hosts the Trend object is closed.

There is a separate method for logging data in FactoryTalk View ME, called the DataStore Plus ActiveX control. That directly creates a log file in CSV format, and can be started and stopped programmatically so that you can go look for the data files later. The ActiveX generally puts the starting timestamp on the data file name, but does not support prompting for a filename.

These two methods for displaying data and recording data are separate. Inside FactoryTalk View ME, you won't be able to go select a DataStore log file and show it as a Trend, nor will you be able to individually save particular spans of time from a Trend as a separate log file.

Is FactoryTalk View ME your only choice for this project ? There are competitive products with much more powerful datalogging features.