jdpainter
New Member
I have several ideas regarding dimming of both the EFIS and EMS units.
a) First, it would be nice to have all of the units send dimming commands to the other units over DSAB. I know this is non-trivial due to the different combinations of screens (i.e. the new bright 100 series displays vs. the smaller screens, etc). Perhaps on the dimming menu this could be simplified by each device setting a 'day' and 'night' mode. You could bring up the dimming screen on one unit and selecting 'day mode' would switch all of the other units to the same mode and vice versa.
b) Since the EMS units are now capable of GPS input, the dimming could be made automatic. The units have everything they need to know in order to calculate sunrise/sunset. Switching the displays automatically would be fantastic. Implementing dimming over DSAB as mentioned above would make this easier. Even nicer would be to have the displays switch modes gradually, although this is a little more difficult calculation.
c) It may also be possible to DIM the units automatically using the GP inputs on the EMS. Since these are resistance inputs, why not just (optionally) enable the dimming to be controlled by one of these inputs. A simple rheostat could be used to dim the EMS, which could in turn dim the other units over DSAB.
a) First, it would be nice to have all of the units send dimming commands to the other units over DSAB. I know this is non-trivial due to the different combinations of screens (i.e. the new bright 100 series displays vs. the smaller screens, etc). Perhaps on the dimming menu this could be simplified by each device setting a 'day' and 'night' mode. You could bring up the dimming screen on one unit and selecting 'day mode' would switch all of the other units to the same mode and vice versa.
b) Since the EMS units are now capable of GPS input, the dimming could be made automatic. The units have everything they need to know in order to calculate sunrise/sunset. Switching the displays automatically would be fantastic. Implementing dimming over DSAB as mentioned above would make this easier. Even nicer would be to have the displays switch modes gradually, although this is a little more difficult calculation.
c) It may also be possible to DIM the units automatically using the GP inputs on the EMS. Since these are resistance inputs, why not just (optionally) enable the dimming to be controlled by one of these inputs. A simple rheostat could be used to dim the EMS, which could in turn dim the other units over DSAB.