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Highcharts VU Meter

The following example demonstrates a VU Meter.

We have already learned the basic configuration syntax of Highcharts in previous chapters. Now, let's look at other configurations.

Configuration

chart.type Configuration

Set the chart type to 'gauge'. The chart.type describes the type of the chart. The default value is "line".

var chart = {
   type: 'gauge'
};

pane Configuration

The pane is applicable only to polar charts and angular gauges. This configurable object holds the general options for combining x and y axes. Each x and y axis can be associated with a pane by index.

var pane = {
  startAngle: -150,  // Starting degree of the x-axis or gauge axis, given in degrees. 0 is north.
  endAngle: 150      // Final degree of the x-axis or angular axis, given in degrees. 0 is north.
};

Example

Filename: highcharts_vumeter.htm

<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>Highcharts Tutorial | tutorialpro.org(tutorialpro.org)</title>
<script src="http://apps.bdimg.com/libs/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.highcharts.com/highcharts-more.js"></script>   
</head>
<body>
<div id="container" style="width: 550px; height: 400px; margin: 0 auto"></div>
<script language="JavaScript">
$(document).ready(function() {  
   var chart = {      
      type: 'gauge',
      plotBorderWidth: 1,
      plotBackgroundColor: {
         linearGradient: { x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1 },
         stops: [
            [0, '#FFF4C6'],
            [0.3, '#FFFFFF'],
            [1, '#FFF4C6']
         ]
      },
      plotBackgroundImage: null,
      height: 200
   };
   var credits = {
      enabled: false
   };

   var title = {
      text: 'VU Meter'
   };

   var pane = [{
         startAngle: -45,
         endAngle: 45,
         background: null,
         center: ['25%', '145%'],
         size: 300
      }, {
         startAngle: -45,
         endAngle: 45,
         background: null,
         center: ['75%', '145%'],
         size: 300
   }];

   var yAxis = [{
         min: -20,
         max: 6,
         minorTickPosition: 'outside',
         tickPosition: 'outside',
         labels: {
            rotation: 'auto',
            distance: 20
         },
         plotBands: [{
            from: 0,
            to: 6,
            color: '#C02316',
            innerRadius: '100%',
            outerRadius: '105%'
         }],
         pane: 0,
         title: {
            text: 'VU<br/><span style="font-size:8px">Channel A</span>',
            y: -40
         }
      }, {
         min: -20,
         max: 6,
         minorTickPosition: 'outside',
         tickPosition: 'outside',
         labels: {
            rotation: 'auto',
            distance: 20
         },
         plotBands: [{
            from: 0,
            to: 6,
            color: '#C02316',
            innerRadius: '100%',
            outerRadius: '105%'
         }],
         pane: 1,
         title: {
            text: 'VU<br/><span style="font-size:8px">Channel B</span>',
            y: -40
         }
   }];

   var plotOptions = {
      gauge: {
            dataLabels: {
            enabled: false
         },
         dial: {
            radius: '100%'
         }
      }
   };
   var series= [{
        data: [-20],
        yAxis: 0
     }, {
        data: [-20],
        yAxis: 1
   }];     

   var json = {};   
   json.chart = chart; 
   json.credits = credits;
   json.title = title;       
   json.pane = pane; 
   json.yAxis = yAxis; 
   json.plotOptions = plotOptions;  
   json.series = series;      

   // Add some life
   var chartFunction = function (chart) {
      setInterval(function () {
         if (chart.series) { // the chart may be destroyed
            var left = chart.series[0].points[0],
            right = chart.series[1].points[0],
            leftVal,
            rightVal,
            inc = (Math.random() - 0.5) * 3;

            leftVal =  left.y + inc;
            rightVal = leftVal + inc / 3;
            if (leftVal < -20 || leftVal > 6) {
               leftVal = left.y - inc;
            }
            if (rightVal < -20 || rightVal > 6) {
               rightVal = leftVal;
            }

            left.update(leftVal, false);
            right.update(rightVal, false);
            chart.redraw();
         }
      }, 500);
   };

   $('#container').highcharts(json, chartFunction);  
});
</script>
</body>
</html>

Try it »

The above example will output:

Highcharts Gauges

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