====== COUNTPATTERN() Function ======

The COUNTPATTERN() function can be used in a variety of ways to get the a pattern such as the number of times a value dips below or goes above a set threshold value for more than a certain period.

Usage:

''COUNTPATTERN(variable, period, threshold,type,minutes)'' - see below for description.

Parameters:

variable - Variable name to use

period - Type of period (see below)

threshold - value to compare data points to

type - 0 = below the threshold, 1 = above the threshold

minutes = number of minutes the condition needs to be true for in order to pass the check

===== Generic Variables (per device type) =====

''COUNTPATTERN('INC1_AMPS', 5, 2.5, 0, 5)'' 

Get the number of times INC1_AMPS drops below 2.5A for more than 5 minutes in selected period


===== Period Parameters =====

The second parameter, [period] is a number and can be any of the following

|0 | latest value (Default) |
|1 | DAY - Difference between start of day and latest value |
|2 | WEEK - Difference between start of week and latest value |
|3 | MONTH - Difference between start of month and latest value |
|4 | YEAR - Difference between start of year and latest value |
|5 | PERIOD - Difference between start and end of selected date range |
|6 | AT_START_DATE - value at the start of the selected date range |
|7 | AT_END_DATE - value at the end of the selected date range |
|8 | PERIOD_CUMULATIVE - value between start of period and range element (in a graph) |