NAME

Lab::Data::Plotter - Plot data with Gnuplot

SYNOPSIS

use Lab::Data::Plotter;

my $plotter=new Lab::Data::Plotter($metafile);

my %plots=$plotter->available_plots();
my @names=keys %plots;

$plotter->plot($names[0]);

DESCRIPTION

This module can plot data with GnuPlot. It plots data from .DATA files and takes into account the data information in the corresponding .META file.

The module also offers the possibility to plot data live, while it is being aquired.

CONSTRUCTOR

new

$plotter=new Lab::Data::Plotter($meta,\%options);

Creates a Plotter object. $meta is either an object of type Lab::Data::Meta or a filename that points to a .META file.

Available options are

dump

eps

fulllabels

last_live

METHODS

available_plots

my %plots=$plotter->available_plots();

plot

$plotter->plot($plot);

start_live_plot

$plotter->start_live_plot($plot);

update_live_plot

$plotter->update_live_plot();

stop_live_plot

$plotter->stop_live_plot();

AUTHOR/COPYRIGHT

This is $Id: Plotter.pm 516 2006-09-28 14:59:28Z schroeer $

Copyright 2004-2006 Daniel Schröer (L<http://www.danielschroeer.de>)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.