# New chart for "digital" graphs

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-chart-for-digital-graphs/30>\
**Category:** Archived Topics\
**Created:** [March 31, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-chart-for-digital-graphs/30 "2006-03-31T14:14:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeff\_anderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@jeff\_anderson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff_anderson)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-chart-for-digital-graphs/30/1 "2006-03-31T14:14:39Z")

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I need a chart to display digital graphs. Was a fan running or not? Valve open or closed?

The line graph looks ok sometimes, but has angled transition lines that look really bad. Is there a better way to do this?

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-chart-for-digital-graphs/30/2 "2006-04-02T23:34:38Z")

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Change the renderer of the dataset that has the digital value in it from the default renderer to the Step Renderer

Hope this helps,

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**Author:** ![nathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-chart-for-digital-graphs/30/3 "2007-02-12T01:45:53Z")

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The new Easy Charts in version 2.0 or later feature a “digital mode” on a per pen basis. Besides using the digital renderer, it will “space” the data out if you have many overlapping values. Suppose you have 6 pens that only have values of 0 or 1 (on or off), you will be able to read all of the values due to spacing.

We’re still looking for the best way (pen or axis level) of defining a mapping for those digital values. This will actually show “Running” or “Faulted”, for example, instead of 1 or 0.