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INTRODUCTION
Remember how excited we got the first time we used 1-2-3 (or some other
spreadsheet) to plot our data? It seemed so much easier than what we were
used to before. But power is addicting. Soon we found it a pain to massage
the data. To zoom in on a section of the data was painful.
Well, 321PLOT provides a simple and FAST way to obtain line plots of your
scientific data. Using simple ASCII format input, you can:
* Obtain color display plots of up to 6 tables of data
* Flexibly and interactively scale the data to zoom into any section
* Print the graph as it is displayed on any of the following printers (or
compatible) - Note: Provided for registered users only
EPSON 9 PIN HP DeskJet 500C HP 7440 PLOTTER
EPSON 24 PIN HP PaintJet HP 7470 PLOTTER
HP LaserJet 100 HP Thinkjet HP 7475A FOR
HP LaserJet 150 HPGL LASERJET 3
HP LaserJet 300 HP 7475A PLOTTER Postscript
HP DeskJet HP 7550 PLOTTER
* Format the data as lines, symbols, or lines and symbols
* Label the graph, each axis, and each line
* Interactively turn on/off lines on the plot
* View with a grid or without
HOW TO SET UP THE DATA
321PLOT takes a simple ASCII data file of the following format:
Line 1: Plot Title
Line 2: X axis Title
Line 3: Y axis Title
Line 4: Comma delimited names of each data column
Line 5: Maximum # of data points and [optionally] delta X. If the delta X
is not specified, the first column will be used as the X axis. In
this mode, x axis data need not be monotonic.
Line 6: Comma delimited data points. Each column of data will represent
one line.
The following represents a data fragment taken from EXAMPLE.DAT included with
this package:
Graph Title
X Title
y Title
Line 1,Line 2,Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6
56,0.5
1,2,3,4,5,6
2,3,4,5,6,6
3,4,5,6,7,6
4,5,6,7,7,6
5,6,7,8,7,6
Where in this sample,
"Graph Title" is just what it says
"X Title" is the title on the X axis
"Y Title" is the title on the Y axis
"Line 1,..." are the titles of the lines
"56,0.5" indicates to read no more than 56 lines of data and says that each
line represents 0.5 increment on the X axis.
"1,2,3,4,5,6" represents the six lines of data
RESTRICTIONS
All columns must have the same number of data points.
No more than 16,000 data points can be specified per column.
If only three lines titles are defined on line 4, only three columns of data
will be plotted.
HOW TO USE 321PLOT
How to Start 321PLOT
From the DOS prompt, enter:
321PLOT filename.ext
where filename.ext is the filename containing the ASCII data defined
above.
How to Turn On/Off certain data lines
Use the function keys F1 through F6 to toggle the On/Off status of each
column. Since 321PLOT automatically scales each plot, turning off certain
data lines may enable you to change the full scale.
Data Lines turned off will not be displayed or printed.
How to Format
321PLOT allows you to use either lines, symbols or both to plot your data.
This affects printing and displaying. Use F7 to toggle formatting.
How to turn the Grid Off
F8 toggles the status of the Grid.
How to Display the Full Scale Plot
F9 allows you to display the full scale results of the selected data. This
may change depending on which data is selected.
How to Zoom in on selected portions of the plot
Using the F10 key, 321PLOT allows you to set Scale mode to:
Minimum X axis
Minimum Y axis
Maximum X axis
Maximum Y axis
Center the Data
Once the Scale mode is selected, you may enter the data numerically (only
within the range displayed) or use the arrow keys to change the scale. In
this way you can easily Zoom in and out of selected regions of data.
How to Print (For Registered users only)
Use the "P" key to print your plot to LPT1:. You may select different
printers using the environment variable PLOT_NUM. At the DOS prompt, type:
SET PLOT_NUM=X
where X represents your printer from the following list:
EPSON 9 PIN driver mode definitions
0 60 x 72 dpi
1 120 x 72 dpi
2 240 x 216 dpi
EPSON 24 PIN driver mode definitions
3 LQ 180x180 dpi
4 LQ 180X360 dpi
5 LQ 360x360 dpi
HP LaserJet driver mode definitions
Also applies to HP DeskJet B&W modes
6 HP LaserJet 100 dpi
7 HP LaserJet 150 dpi
8 HP LaserJet 300 dpi
HP DeskJet 500C driver mode definitions
9 100 dpi B&W
10 150 dpi B&W
11 300 dpi B&W
HP PaintJet driver mode definitions
12 90 dpi B&W
13 180 dpi B&W
14 90 dpi B&W
15 180 dpi B&W
16 180 dpi B&W, PaintJet XL only
17 HP Thinkjet
HP 7475A PLOTTER
18 A size paper
19 B size paper
20 A4 size paper
21 A3 size paper
HP 7550 PLOTTER
22 A size paper
23 B size paper
24 A4 size paper
25 A3 size paper
HP 7440 PLOTTER
26 A4 size paper
HP 7470 PLOTTER
27 A3 size paper
HP 7475A FOR LASERJET 3
28 HPLJ_HPGL_A
29 HPLJ_HPGL_B
Postscript driver mode definitions
30 PS_COURIER
31 PS_HELV
32 PS_TIMES
33 PS_SYM
How to obtain 321PLOT help
From the plot screen, type the "H" key to obtain 321PLOT help. Use the <Esc>
to exit help.
How to exit 321PLOT
From the plot screen, type the <ESC> key.