SmartPlug GUI Images - Revision history

Russ hensel: /* SmartPlug Graph GUI */

2019-11-07T19:52:50Z

SmartPlug Graph GUI

Russ hensel: /* SmartPlug GUI */

2019-11-07T16:09:00Z

SmartPlug GUI

Russ hensel: /* SmartPlug GUI */

2019-11-07T16:06:58Z

SmartPlug GUI

Russ hensel: /* SmartPlug GUI */

2019-11-07T15:56:45Z

SmartPlug GUI

Russ hensel: /* General */

2019-11-07T15:44:40Z

General

Russ hensel: /* SmartPlug GUI */

2019-11-07T15:44:14Z

SmartPlug GUI

Russ hensel: /* Similarity Between the Applications */

2019-11-07T15:43:14Z

Similarity Between the Applications

Russ hensel: /* General */

2019-11-07T15:33:46Z

General

Russ hensel: /* SmartPlug GUI */

2019-11-07T14:55:21Z

SmartPlug GUI

Russ hensel: /* System Widgets */

2019-09-24T13:17:34Z

System Widgets

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-[[File:Smart plug graph.png  | 1000x2500px]]
+[[File:Smart plug graph 1.png  | 1000x2500px]]
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 == System Buttons ==
-These buttons are also present both the SmartPlug and the SmartPlug Graph application.
+These buttons are present in both the SmartPlug and the SmartPlug Graph applications.  For explanation see: SmartPlug GUI above.
-*<Edit Log>          >Open the application python log file using the system editor specified in parameters.py file. Note: The edit functions work only after you have configured parameters.py for your systems text editor
+*<Edit Log>
-*<Edit Parms>        >Open the application parameters.py file using the system editor, after the file has been modified.  The system can be quickly restarted using the Restart button.
+*<Edit Parms>
-*<Restart>           >Quickly restarts the system after the parameters.py file is changed or any time you want to restart the system from its current defaults
+*<Restart>
-*<Help>              >Open help file ( which mostly links to this wiki ?? )
+*<Help>
 == Graph Control ==
-*Next to Start date and hour: set date and hour to begin the selection of data for the graph ( default at startup set in parameters.py )
+*'''Start date and hour''': set date and hour to begin the selection of data for the graph ( default at startup set in parameters.py )
-*Next to Start date and hour: set date and hour to end the selection of data ( default at startup set in parameters.py )
+*'''End date and hour''': set date and hour to end the selection of data ( default at startup set in parameters.py )
 *Use check box to choose devices for data selection.  Each device is graphed separately but on the same graph. ( list of devices defaulted in parameters.py )
 *Database file selected in space to right of label.  Use <Browse> button to select file from your file system. ( default at startup set in parameters.py )
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 == Database ==
 *Database file: as above ( name a new file when creating an empty database )
-*<Define 0 DB>: create an empty, new database
+*<Define 0 DB>: create an empty, new database.
 = SmartPlug Recording Graph =

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 Keeping screen shots up to date is a pain, these may lag the actual application which should look and perform better as time goes by.
-[[File:Smart plug 1.png  | 1000x2500px]]
+[[File:Smart plug 1.png  | 1200x2800px]]
 == System Widgets ==

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 Keeping screen shots up to date is a pain, these may lag the actual application which should look and perform better as time goes by.
-[[File:Smart plug gui b.png  | 1000x2500px]]
+[[File:Smart plug 1.png  | 1000x2500px]]
 == System Widgets ==
 These widgets are present both the SmartPlug and the SmartPlug Graph application.  They are related to managing the application, not to the purpose of the application.
-*<Edit Log>          >Open the application python log file using the system editor specified in parameters.py file. Note: The edit functions work only after you have configured parameters.py for your systems text editor
+*<Edit Log>:  Open the application python log file using the system editor specified in parameters.py file. Note: The edit functions work only after you have configured parameters.py for your systems text editor
-*<Edit Parms>        >Open the application parameters.py file using the system editor, after the file has been modified.  The system can be quickly restarted using the Restart button.
+*<Edit Parms>:  Open the application parameters.py file using the system editor, after the file has been modified.  The system can be quickly restarted using the Restart button.
-*<Restart>           >Quickly restarts the system after the parameters.py file is changed or any time you want to restart the system from its current defaults
+*<Restart>:  Quickly restarts the system after the parameters.py file is changed or any time you want to restart the system from its current defaults
-*<Help>              >Open help file ( which mostly links to this wiki ?? )
+*<Help>:  Open help file ( which mostly links to this wiki ?? )
 == Application Widgets ==
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 *<Monitor On/Off>:  When on displays power in a right hand column to right of window.  Also enables graphing of the device.  ( Plugs that do not support energy reporting may throw a nasty error )
 *<Record On/Off>:  Turns the device power, energy recording ( to the database ) on/off.
-*<Start Timer>:  Turns device on and begins a countdown to turn it off.
+*<Set Timer for>:  Turns device on and begins a countdown to turn it off.  Turn on time to right of widget, time left displayed off to the right.  <On/Off> may be used to end time earlier than set.
 *<Live Graph>:  Start and stops live graphing ( in separate window ).
 == Message Area Widgets ==

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 = SmartPlug GUI =
-  Note that this screen shot was taken during a debugging session and has some artifacts that will soon disappear, features that will be improved, then a new screen shot should be placed here.
 Keeping screen shots up to date is a pain, these may lag the actual application which should look and perform better as time goes by.
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 *<Help>              >Open help file ( which mostly links to this wiki ?? )
-== Applcation Widgets ==
+== Application Widgets ==
-*<Device button>
+*<Device button>:  Displays the name of the device, when pressed the message area will display a broad collection of data about the device.
-*<On>
+*<On/Off>:  Turns the device on/off.
-*<Off>
+*<Monitor On/Off>:  When on displays power in a right hand column to right of window.  Also enables graphing of the device.  ( Plugs that do not support energy reporting may throw a nasty error )
-*<Record On>
+*<Record On/Off>:  Turns the device power, energy recording ( to the database ) on/off.
-*<Record Off>
+*<Start Timer>:  Turns device on and begins a countdown to turn it off.
-*<Retrieve>
+*<Live Graph>:  Start and stops live graphing ( in separate window ).
 == Message Area Widgets ==
-The message area is the large white area at the bottom left of the window.  It is a scrolling text area.  It is present in both applications.
+The message area is the large white area at the bottom left of the window.  It is a scrolling text area.  It keeps a finite number of lines as set in parameters.py  It is present in both applications.
-*<Clear>
+*<Clear:  Clears all messages.
-*<Copy Sel>
+*<Copy Sel>:  Copies selected/highlighted ( select with mouse ) into the clipboard
-*<Copy All>
+*<Copy All>:  Copies all the data.
-*A Scroll checkbox
+*<Scroll> checkbox: Turn on and off auto scrolling of the message area, turning it off can make reading and copying easier.
 = SmartPlug Graph GUI =

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 = General =
-There are two applications, ( smart_plug.py and smart_plug_graph.py ) which look very similar.  In the images below both are show with their graphs open ( separate windows, available on demand ).
+This is the GUI for the project [[Python Control of Smart Plugs]]:  There are two applications, ( smart_plug.py and smart_plug_graph.py ) which look very similar.  In the images below both are show with their graphs open ( separate windows, available on demand ).
 == Differences Between the Applications ==

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		+	We will discuss each application in the sections that follow.

	= SmartPlug GUI =		= SmartPlug GUI =

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	= SmartPlug GUI =		= SmartPlug GUI =
	This is the GUI for the project [[Python Control of Smart Plugs]]: details on each part below. Still working on it, mostly to clean up the details. Note that this screen shot was taken during a debugging session and has some artifacts that will soon disappear, features that will be improved, then a new screen shot should be placed here.		This is the GUI for the project [[Python Control of Smart Plugs]]: details on each part below. Still working on it, mostly to clean up the details. Note that this screen shot was taken during a debugging session and has some artifacts that will soon disappear, features that will be improved, then a new screen shot should be placed here.