I apologize if this is a wrong sub for this question, I am a newbie Arduino user. Are there any documented options in Serial Plotter to change the basic appearance of a real-time plot (e.g. markers for points, colors, like thickness -- nothing fancy). I figured I would ask first, before commiting the time to write a custom python, matlab etc. code to display the data.
Thank you all in advance!
The functions of the Arduino IDE plotter is basic, as you note. The parent of the "Arduino IDE" is "Processing IDE" so they both share the same style of programming. Using Processing, you can send data from your Arduino project, through the serial port, to the Processing IDE. Processing offers endless ways to configure a "line plotter"... AND, Processing allows you to export your Processing sketch to a stand-alone, executable application.
This five-hours video presentation of Processing is split into many understandable, manageable sections. You will be "plotting" in a matter of minutes. Have fun!
xfpd -- many thanks!
Adding something I missed... the video does not cover the most important part for you... the "Serial" portion to receive data from the Arduino (any serial data), but other YouTube videos have covered that subject in short videos (import the class, select the port, select the speed, get data). You might be okay with skipping to minute 13:00 for the core of the programming. He presents the subject very well, so watching the whole thing is nice, too.
as @xfpd stated the Arduino IDE plotter is very basic
I tend to use the serial monitor or WiFi to send data to a PC to be plotted using C#, Java, GNU plot, etc