Changing the update interval for blocks and groups in the Watch Window

You can see and change the most commonly changed options for each block using the icons in the block list:

You can click the Update Interval to change how often a block's data is updated, or fetched.

You can also change the Update interval for an entire group of blocks by right-clicking on the Groups tab and selecting Set Update Interval for All Blocks. The following window will appear, allowing you to change the update interval for the group:

See also

• Adding a block to a group
• Adding a live loop annotation to the watch window
• Automatically generating the best range for plots in the Watch Window
• Changing plot line colors in the Watch Window
• Controlling Data Display in the Watch Window
• Deleting a block from the Watch Window
• Editing a block in the Watch Window
• Inverting the y-axis of plots in the Watch Window
• Managing Blocks in the Watch Window
• Pausing data collection for a block in the Watch Window
• Saving the current plot vertical range as the custom range
• Setting the update interval for a block in the Watch Window
• Showing/Hiding a plot line in the Watch Window
• Understanding when data points are connected with lines in trend plots

• Automatically generating the best range for plots in the Watch Window
• Changing plot line colors in the Watch Window
• Changing the horizontal or vertical plot resolution
• Controlling Data Display in the Watch Window
• Inverting the y-axis of plots in the Watch Window
• Managing Blocks in the Watch Window
• Preventing pink-colored out of range data from appearing on Watch Window plots
• Showing/Hiding a plot line in the Watch Window
• Stopping the plot from scrolling in the Watch Window
• Understanding when data points are connected with lines in trend plots
• Viewing the Watch Window as one plot or split plots