for (s = 0; s < nDataPoints; s++) {
            // check whether the "valueHistory" array member exists; if not, 
            // create them:
            if (this.valueHistory[s] == null) {
                this.valueHistory[s] = new ValueSequence(this.historyCount);
            }
            this.valueHistory[s].enterData(this.newestAt, newData[s]);