This function allows you to compare signals from DAT files with signals from a selected reference file and display them in one tile on the dashboard.

You can add a reference datasource to each datasource of type iba File Table. You can use any datasource of the iba File Table type as a reference datasource.

For this, select the datasource in the Datasource Management that you have created with the DB functionality of ibaAnalyzer.

Reference datasource

You can select the datasource type iba File Table as the datasource.

Reference ident column

Displays the values that were selected to display different reference files on a dashboard for visual comparison.

Reference value for display

• DAT file signals: The displayed reference signals are read from the linked DAT file.

• Segment table values: The displayed reference signals are read from segment tables

Other documentation
	For further information about the correct extraction of measuring channels and segment tables with the DB functionality of ibaAnalyzer, please refer to the ibaAnalyzer documentation.

For more information on the use of process-relevant reference signals, see Visualizing reference signals.

Note

Reference – Migration of ibaDaVIS v2 to v3 If you are using ibaDaVIS version 2 and have already configured the Reference function, a change or reaccess is required. In case of installation and project migration of ibaDaVIS version 3, the pre-selection "_TimeStamp" is set for the reference ident column. Due to some changes in the backend of the datasource configuration, this pre-selection has to be made. If "_TimeStamp" has not been used as the ident column so far, the configuration will need to be carried out again. For this, select the applicable column under Reference ident column. Afterwards, functionality is restored.