This widget allows users to display live data for a single channel.
Select the widget type from the drop down box.
Selecting single channel widget type
Fill in the channel label, this will be shown above the value.
If you want to display more information, the description can either be hidden (left empty) or used to explain further context, it's displayed under the title but above the data
Configuring single channel widget options
The 'Scale mode' section specifies how the widget and information will be shown on the dashboard. The 'Auto' mode will scale it proportionally to the size of the widget.
'Manual' mode allows for finer control, the font sizes in pixels can be specified, or just left empty for auto scaling.
Setting a component size to '0' will hide the component.
Press 'Next' to continue on to the data source selector.
Manual scale mode
Select the source type (Instrument, Calculated or Vector) from the first drop down.
Followed by your desired channel from the second drop down.
Specifying the desired channel
Once you press 'Add' and save the dashboard via the buttons on the top left of the screen, your newly created widget will be shown.
The final widget