Prepare Naming
Overview
This preparation operator tells a data viewer how channel names and units are to be displayed.This is a special operator that does not perform any mathematical functions, but that only reads the signal channel configuration to be able to prepare certain properties for a signal viewer.
This operator should only be used if it is connected to a data viewer input, or to another viewer preparation operator.
For more information about this class of operators, see "Viewer Channel Configuration (Preparation operators) Overview".
Operator ports
Input S: Any sample type. The connection is not limited to one type of signal.Output S: Any sample type. The connection is not limited to one type of signal.
Properties
Find more information about changing properties here: "Properties Viewer"Remember unconnected channels
type: True or FalseDecides if settings from channels that are currently not connected should also be stored to disk.
Select one of those presets:
True or False
True may also be read like 'yes' and false like 'no'
True or False
True may also be read like 'yes' and false like 'no'
During designing, channels may be added or removed at the input of this operator. All channels that were once connected are kept in memory, so that when you re-connect them, the settings are still available.
Normally, when you save your project to disk, those unconnected channel settings are not stored, because they may take unnecessary space.
However, sometimes your design may be so that different sets of known channels could be connected, in which case you want the settings to be available for all those channels. So, then Polybench should save the settings for the channels that are not connected as well. In that case, set this flag to True.
Normally, when you save your project to disk, those unconnected channel settings are not stored, because they may take unnecessary space.
However, sometimes your design may be so that different sets of known channels could be connected, in which case you want the settings to be available for all those channels. So, then Polybench should save the settings for the channels that are not connected as well. In that case, set this flag to True.
Caption
type: Word or phraseThe name of the object in the project. This name must not contain '.', '$' nor '@' characters.
For more information about the rules and usage of the Caption property, please refer to "Caption property - background and usage".
Documentation
type: See descriptionOptional documentation of this object. If this object is an operator, the Documentation text is displayed below the operator symbol.
Special dialog to change properties of this object: Naming
Details
General functionality
Using this viewer preparation operator, it is possible to display different names and units in viewers, than the names and units of the source signals.Some data sources offer two channel names: a user name and an alternative or technical name. The Prepare Naming operator allows to display the alternative name in stead of the channel name. Or it will make the viewer display a custom written name or unit.
The properties show a table of settings per input channel. The columns are explained below:
Name
The name as will be displayed in viewers that are connected after this preparation operator. By default this is the 'original name'. You can change the name as you like.
Alt
Check the check boxes to change the displayed name to the alternative name. Note that most signal sources use identical names for the user as well as the alternative naming.
Original names
Shows the channel names as specified by the signal source. This cannot be changed here.
Alternative names
Shows the alternative, or technical channel names as specified by the signal source. This cannot be changed here.
Unit
The unit as displayed in viewers that are connected after this preparation operator. By default this is the 'original unit'. You can change the unit as you like.
Original units
Shows the channel units as specified by the signal source. This cannot be changed here.