Panel: Content Viewer Panel¶

Overview¶

This highly configurable dashboard panel can display content associated to an asset. It supports several viewing modes detailed below. Content may come in many different types of files or links (csv, json, text, images, pdfs, and url links). This panel provide different options (view modes) based on the different use cases of viewing those types of files.

Asset Content is information uploaded and stored as files rather than as signal data, associated to the Asset.

Learn more about Asset Content

Content Viewer Modes

The Content Viewer panel supports several modes. The following are documented on this page.

View Mode	Summary
File List Mode	Presents a list of filtered files to download.
Image Viewer Mode	Displays images and includes a list of filtered image files.
Table Viewer Mode	Displays csv data as a table and includes a list of filtered files.
Text Viewer Mode	Views files as text and includes a list of filtered files.
Media Viewer Mode	Allows viewing Youtube video links, such as instructional videos.

Additional modes that require more details and are documented separately.

View Mode	Summary
Line Chart View Mode	View CSV and JSON data as a line chart.
High Resolution Line Chart View Mode	A line chart for high resolution data and configurable options built into a JSON formatted content file.
Pie Chart View Mode	Allows viewing data from content as a Pie chart.

Configuration options¶

This panel allows viewing content from one or more assets, which is selected in step 2 of the signal configuration.

Configuring the Content Viewer Panel

Option	Description
Viewer Type	Choose the type of data and way to display it. Choose from the following, which are documented above. File List Image Table Text Media Line Chart Column Chart Pie Chart
Content to show	Show all content (depends on viewer type for which types will be supported) Show content uploaded in the last defined period (minutes, days, weeks) Chose content to have available (Only these specific content files will be available)
Filter by file extension	When enabled, user can choose file extensions to filter what content is available in the panel. Note that the Viewer Type option will also filter by file extension. For example, the Image Viewer will only allow files with image file types.
Allow Downloads	When enabled, provides a link for the viewing user to download the file in the dashboard panel. If disabled, no download link is provided and the content is only viewable in the panel.
Load with sidebar	If enabled, provides the list of content available as a selectable side bar menu.
Auto Switch when new content is being uploaded	When enabled, will automatically update the panel to show the latest content file uploaded that meets the panels file type criteria.
Include URLs	Note: File List Viewer Type Only. If enabled, the file list will include any URL links added as content to the Asset.
Include Videos	Note: File List Viewer Only. If enabled, will include video links that are added as content to the Asset.

File List Mode¶

Displays a list of files for downloading / linking - Schematics, manuals, log files, links, etc. Can be filtered by time (last day), type of files, or pick specific content (including links)

The panel in File List view mode

Hint

Viewer options for this panel are limited to 10MB files or smaller. Larger files can be downloaded using the File List or the Viewer option if downloads are enabled in the configuration of the panel.

Image Viewer Mode¶

Displays an image from a filtered or time-based list of image files. Uses may scroll through the list of images. Can be used for images uploaded by users and also if the connected device creates images based on event data it captures (e.g. high resolution event).

Table Viewer Mode¶

As a Table viewer for any CSV files

Table viewer mode showing a csv file content as a table.

Note: Data Formatting and Conversion

User number format preferences and unit conversions that are used for signal data values are not applicable to content file data viewed with the content viewer panel.

Text Viewer Mode¶

As a text viewer for text / log type files. Typical uses include viewing log files uploaded by devices and notes from users about the asset. Supports .json, .csv, and .txt files.

Example showing a device uploaded .log file

Media Viewer Mode¶

As a media viewer for viewing YouTube videos. Can be used for such things as instructional videos and youtube live streams of assets.

To add media content, including youtube videos and streams, upload via Asset Content.