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Portrait mode with split screen as Aspen Avionics E5 #27
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Very interesting ideas! Such changes would certainly expand the usability of this software, making it more like a full backup piece of avionics. Below I'll re-list the proposed enhancements and mention my thoughts / basic feasibility research: Proposed Enhancements (+1 new one)Aspen E5 Style Portrait SplitDescriptionWhile in portrait mode on displays of sufficient size, the display could split, leaving much of the current AHRS on the top half, and adding new features such as a compass or HSI on the bottom half, similar to the Aspen E5. This change would greatly increase the effectiveness of the display space in portrait mode. Feasibility: ✅Allocating the space for more user interface elements based on screen configuration should be very doable. Moving the current GPS track compass to this new area should also be very doable. Use of a Magnetic Compass SourceDescriptionMagnetic compass heading would provide a new type of navigational information. It would be especially useful due to the fast reaction time, as compared to the gps heading source. Feasibility: ❓Access to compass information is a bit limited. Some issues / research points:
Based on these items, it seems like the best chance to use compass data effectively is to either wait for compass support from Full HSI SupportDescriptionWith room for a circular compass, an HSI could also be added to aid in navigational and situational awareness. Feasibility: ❓Currently there is no way to access course deviation information from Foreflight, though there may be support from other Electronic Flight Bags. This will require more research. Basic Compass Radar Scope (NEXRAD) / TrafficDescriptionSimilar to the Aspen E5 middle display in this photo, it would be neat to be able to display simple weather information or traffic information inside the circular compass rose (especially if the HSI is inactive or not implemented). This change would allow Feasibility: ✅Save for unknown performance issues, this feature should be possible. What's Next?It seems like more research should be done to determine the benefits to this change. This thread might be a good location to document some additional features that could use this mod. Performance of the device with the additional computational load of new UI elements, additional processing, and possibly image creation for weather could be a limiting factor. Certainly this would be a big change to At some point, I may make a github project for this to help track how things are going, and I'll see about planning a basic timeline (based on future releases, etc.). Thanks for the great suggestion; we'll see where it goes soon enough! |
Doug is right (#20): the further development should prefer portrait mode in my opinion.
In portrait mode it would be possible to split the screen similar to Aspen Avionics E5:
in the upper section the display with the 2019 Release elements without heading,
in the lower section compass arc selectable from GPS or magnetic sensor (additional in Stratux necessary or are iPhone`s sensors suitable?) and heading bug input referring to this with values in true or magnetic north.
Perhaps it is possible to get values of lateral course deviation from Foreflight or a simple app running in Raspberry. In this way it could be possible to display a HSI screen ...
I´m very curious about the further development. Many thanks for the until now done.
Kind regards
Franz
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