# Please help me create a uptime/downtime chart **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [July 18, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-help-me-create-a-uptime-downtime-chart/108688 "2025-07-18T22:21:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anguyen09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@anguyen09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anguyen09)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-help-me-create-a-uptime-downtime-chart/108688/1 "2025-07-18T22:21:31Z")
Hello everyone, I want to create this chart in Ignition Perspective showing Green is Runtime and Red is downtime. I am using one OPC tag (Filler\_status\_on) to toggle. Can someone help me with this? thank you very much! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/8/5853b3709baca664c6107079cd668a0a6bd534be.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/f/cf2c7be7524d72962642c55698251914e6701ca5.png) ---
**Author:** ![josborn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@josborn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/josborn)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-help-me-create-a-uptime-downtime-chart/108688/2 "2025-07-18T22:49:56Z")
I've never attempted this before and there may be a much better way to do it. What worked for me was to create an additional expression tag that is just` ! {[~]Filler_status_on}` and historize it also. I then added both of the tags to a power chart and set their pens Display type to area, and the interpolation to curveStepAfter. I just left the colors default but you can adjust it to whatever you want. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/b/cbf15f0fe0ec8f8689024638961093f17a175fd7.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ghost](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ghost/32/78380_2.png) [@Ghost](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ghost)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-help-me-create-a-uptime-downtime-chart/108688/3 "2025-07-19T00:12:49Z")
I'd recommend using this ribbon chart from the Exchange as a starting point. > **[Ignition Exchange](https://inductiveautomation.com/exchange/1514/overview)** > > Discover, share, and download community made Ignition resources in collaboration with your organization or the Ignition community. ---
**Author:** ![anguyen09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@anguyen09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anguyen09)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-help-me-create-a-uptime-downtime-chart/108688/4 "2025-07-21T18:21:25Z")
Thank you so much. Is that possible if you could share the screenshot how you set up the PROPS of the power chart? ---
**Author:** ![josborn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@josborn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/josborn)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-help-me-create-a-uptime-downtime-chart/108688/5 "2025-07-21T19:15:15Z")
I only changed the two properties I mentioned previously the rest are automatically set when you add a tag to the power chart via the top left tag icon. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/c/2c7fe93d89d8219b22ea1b3dd5fa062e7f479278.png) ---
**Author:** ![anguyen09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@anguyen09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anguyen09)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-help-me-create-a-uptime-downtime-chart/108688/6 "2025-07-21T19:38:19Z")
thank you so much