TEXT PROPERTY REFERENCE

Position

Enter the coordinates for the reference point where you would like the text to be located.  You can also select the point with your mouse by clicking inside the box, then clicking the box at the right. 

Horz Justify

Select how you would like your text placed horizontally based on the reference point, or position, selected above.

Vert Justify

Select how you would like your text placed vertically based on the reference point, or position, selected above.

Format String

This is where you customize the format of the text (also known as a string).  Type what you want displayed into this window.

You can also use one of these value types to allow you to further customize your text when linked to an OBD-II value.

The %f value type is used to display the precision of the value. It allows you to customize the number of places after the decimal that will be displayed. 

• If your selected PID was intake manifold absolute pressure and it showed "6.8" but you wanted to display a whole number only, you would  change the formatting string to %.0f.  This would change the value displayed to "7."
• If your selected PID was VSS which showed 61 as its value and you wanted to add 2 decimal places, you would change the value's format string to %.2f. This would display the VSS as 61.25.

The %s value type is used for text only. The Title and Units text areas use this type. To modify these areas using the formatting string, you can add letters or numbers before or after the title. For example:

• if the parameter for your gauge were SAE.RPM, you could change it to "Engine RPM" using Engine %s
• If your gauge parameter were SAE.VSS (Vehicle Speed Sensor) you could modify the string using %s (MPH) to display VSS (MPH)

Rotation Angle

For text that is completely vertical, leave the rotation at 0.  If you would like it to slant, enter the degrees you would like the text to slant on here.  For more information about angles and degrees, click here.

Use OBD-II Value

You can link the text to display the OBD-II value (as selected in the section outlined below) by checking this box. 

OBD-II VALUE PROPERTY REFERENCE

PID

Type in the parameter you want to link to here (i.e. SAE.RPM, SAE.VSS)

Value Type

This is where you select what it is you want to display about the PID.

• Name (String)- This will display the name of the PID (i.e. Engine RPM)
• Unit (String)- This displays whatever unit the PID is in (i.e. MPH)
• Value (String)- If you wish to show the value of the parameter, and the value to be displayed is text (i.e. on/off), select this option.
• Value (Number)- If you wish to show the value of the parameter, and the value to be displayed is a number, select this option.
• Value Min (Number)- Selecting this will display the lowest value the PID has been so far in the log.
• Value Max (Number)- Selecting this will display the highest value the PID has been so far in the log.
• Value Average (Number)- Selecting this will display the average of the PID's values so far in the log.

Unit System

You can switch the system to English or metric by using the drop-down menu here.

FONT PROPERTY REFERENCE

Face Name

Select the font you want for your text string using this drop-down menu.

Bold

Check or uncheck this box to turn Bold on or off.

Italic

Check or uncheck this box to turn Italic on or off.

Height

To increase the height of the text, increase the number shown here.

Width

To increase the width of the text, increase the number shown here.