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Draws an orbit plot with unfiltered or filtered data on an XY graph. The unfiltered data comes from the even-angle signals input, and the filtered data comes from the magnitudes and phases [phase lag] inputs.

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OA Orbit Plot (Unfiltered)

	reset? specifies the initialization of the internal states. The first time this VI runs, or when reset? is TRUE, the internal states initialize to zero. If reset? is FALSE, this VI sets the internal states to the final states from the previous call to the VI. The default is FALSE.
	orbit plot ref specifies the reference to the XY graph that this VI uses to display the orbit plot.
	even-angle signals specifies the even-angle-spaced samples from the x-axis and y-axis channels in sequence. The samples from both channels are synchronous to the rotational speed. dr specifies the revolution interval between two sequential samples. r0 specifies the starting index value for counting revolutions. Y specifies the value of the even-angle-spaced sample in scaled engineering unit.
	speed profile specifies the arrival time and the rotational speed of each tachometer pulse. time [s] specifies the arrival time, in seconds, of each tachometer pulse. speed [rpm] specifies the rotational speed, in revolutions per minute, of each tachometer pulse.
	even-angle position info specifies the position information of the even-angle signals. positions [s] specifies the locations of the samples, in seconds. samples/rev specifies the number of samples in one revolution.
	revolutions to display [rev] specifies the segment of the signal to display in revolutions. start specifies the segment start position. The default is 0.00. duration specifies the segment duration. The default is 8.00.
	error in describes error conditions that occur before this VI or function runs. The default is no error. If an error occurred before this VI or function runs, the VI or function passes the error in value to error out. This VI or function runs normally only if no error occurred before this VI or function runs. If an error occurs while this VI or function runs, it runs normally and sets its own error status in error out. Use the Simple Error Handler or General Error Handler VIs to display the description of the error code. Refer to Controlling Error Notification to treat what is normally an error as no error or to treat a warning as an error. Use error in and error out to check errors and to specify execution order by wiring error out from one node to error in of the next node. status is TRUE (X) if an error occurred before this VI or function ran or FALSE (checkmark) to indicate a warning or that no error occurred before this VI or function ran. The default is FALSE. code is the error or warning code. The default is 0. If status is TRUE, code is a nonzero error code. If status is FALSE, code is 0 or a warning code. source specifies the origin of the error or warning and is, in most cases, the name of the VI or function that produced the error or warning. The default is an empty string.
	channel settings specifies the setting of the rotating directions and probe angle position. shaft rotating direction specifies the direction in which the shaft rotates. 0 CCW—(Default) Counterclockwise. 1 CW—Clockwise. probe angles [deg] specifies the x-axis and y-axis probe angle positions, in degrees. Set the probe angle value in the range of 0 to 360. 0 degrees is the horizontal-right position. The probe angle increases in the counterclockwise direction. X specifies the probe angle of the x-axis. The default is 0. Y specifies the probe angle of the y-axis. The default is 90.
	orbit plot returns the orbit plot on an XY graph.
	error out contains error information. If error in indicates that an error occurred before this VI or function ran, error out contains the same error information. Otherwise, it describes the error status that this VI or function produces. Right-click the error out front panel indicator and select Explain Error from the shortcut menu for more information about the error. status is TRUE (X) if an error occurred or FALSE (checkmark) to indicate a warning or that no error occurred. code is the error or warning code. If status is TRUE, code is a nonzero error code. If status is FALSE, code is 0 or a warning code. source describes the origin of the error or warning and is, in most cases, the name of the VI or function that produced the error or warning.

OA Orbit Plot (Filtered)

	order to display specifies the order to display in the orbit plot. The default is 1.00.
	reset? specifies the initialization of the internal states. The first time this VI runs, or when reset? is TRUE, the internal states initialize to zero. If reset? is FALSE, this VI sets the internal states to the final states from the previous call to the VI. The default is FALSE.
	orbit plot ref specifies the reference to the XY graph that this VI uses to display the orbit plot.
	magnitudes specifies the order magnitude of signals from x-axis and y-axis channels in sequence. Set magnitudes to the same order as order to display. time/rev/rpm specifies the x-axis value of the plot. magnitude specifies the y-axis value of the plot.
	phases [phase lag] specifies the order phase of signals from x-axis and y-axis channels in sequence. Set phases [phase lag] to the same order as order to display. time/rev/rpm specifies the x-axis value of the plot. phase specifies the y-axis value of the plot, in phase lag value.
	magnitude/phase position info specifies the position information of the magnitudes and phases [phase lag]. positions [s] specifies the locations of the samples, in seconds. samples/rev specifies the number of samples in one revolution.
	magnitude/phase position info specifies the position information of the magnitudes and phases [phase lag]. positions [s] specifies the locations of the samples, in seconds. samples/rev specifies the number of samples in one revolution.
	error in describes error conditions that occur before this VI or function runs. The default is no error. If an error occurred before this VI or function runs, the VI or function passes the error in value to error out. This VI or function runs normally only if no error occurred before this VI or function runs. If an error occurs while this VI or function runs, it runs normally and sets its own error status in error out. Use the Simple Error Handler or General Error Handler VIs to display the description of the error code. Refer to Controlling Error Notification to treat what is normally an error as no error or to treat a warning as an error. Use error in and error out to check errors and to specify execution order by wiring error out from one node to error in of the next node. status is TRUE (X) if an error occurred before this VI or function ran or FALSE (checkmark) to indicate a warning or that no error occurred before this VI or function ran. The default is FALSE. code is the error or warning code. The default is 0. If status is TRUE, code is a nonzero error code. If status is FALSE, code is 0 or a warning code. source specifies the origin of the error or warning and is, in most cases, the name of the VI or function that produced the error or warning. The default is an empty string.
	channel settings specifies the setting of the rotating directions and probe angle position. shaft rotating direction specifies the direction in which the shaft rotates. 0 CCW—(Default) Counterclockwise. 1 CW—Clockwise. probe angles [deg] specifies the x-axis and y-axis probe angle positions, in degrees. Set the probe angle value in the range of 0 to 360. 0 degrees is the horizontal-right position. The probe angle increases in the counterclockwise direction. X specifies the probe angle of the x-axis. The default is 0. Y specifies the probe angle of the y-axis. The default is 90.
	view info specifies view information about the input magnitudes and phases [phase lag]. view info contains the same information as the view input in the OAT Order Magnitude and Phase VI.
	samples/rev wanted specifies the number of samples to display in one revolution. The default is 64.
	view info specifies view information about the input magnitudes and phases [phase lag]. view info contains the same information as the view input in the OAT Order Magnitude and Phase VI.
	orbit precession direction indicates the precession direction of the orbit plot. 0 forward 1 backward
	error out contains error information. If error in indicates that an error occurred before this VI or function ran, error out contains the same error information. Otherwise, it describes the error status that this VI or function produces. Right-click the error out indicator on the front panel and select Explain Error from the shortcut menu for more information about the error. status is TRUE (ERROR) if an error occurred or FALSE (no error) to indicate a warning or that no error occurred. code is the error or warning code. If status is TRUE, code is a nonzero error code. If status is FALSE, code is 0 or a warning code. source describes the origin of the error or warning and is, in most cases, the name of the VI or function that produced the error or warning.