Grafana Basics for Process Monitoring

How to create visualizations for process control using data from ENLYZE

Grafana offers a powerful and flexible way to monitor real-time data. With just a few steps, anyone with access can create custom dashboards, query relevant data, and visualize it to meet specific monitoring needs.

This guide walks you through creating a basic process monitoring dashboard. Along the way, you'll learn fundamental Grafana functions to help you build your own visualisations.

Comparing Target to Actual Values in Time Series Data

Monitoring the difference between target (setpoint) and actual values is an effective way to control and optimize processes. Follow these steps to visualize both in a Grafana dashboard.

1

Query the necessary Data

1. Open an existing dashboard or create a new one.

2. Add a new panel.

3. Select ENLYZE as the data source.

4. Choose your site and appliance.

5. Select the target and actual values you want to compare.

6. Click Refresh dashboard — the panel should now show both values as line charts.

2

Format the Visualisation

Proper formatting improves clarity and makes comparisons easier.

Set General Styles

1. Open the right-hand panel and switch to the All tab.

2. Under Graph styles, set Line width to 2.

Use Field Overrides

To format the target and actual values differently:

1. Go to the Overrides tab and click Add field override.

2. For the actual value:

   • Set Fields with name to your actual value name.

   • Add override property: Standard options > Color scheme > Single color.

   • Choose a blue color.

3. Add another override:

   • Set Fields with name to your target value name.

   • Add override property: Color scheme > Single color — choose orange.

   • Add override property: Graph styles > Line style > Dash.

The new formatted panel should display the two curves with different settings, making the comparison visually easier.