Today I did a job on my build I was dreading. I have a liquid level sensor for my header tank that needed to be integrated into my SV system. I’d read the install manual numerous times. I knew I needed to set ranges, colours voltage, etc. I’d delved into the definition file....
When I did that - looked at the file and saw all those definitions and especially { brackets, I thought Oh No! this stuff is written by a C programmer! I’ve been through this before, endless rewriting of text files, calls to support because our programmer nerd decided to show off their intelligence by writing complex file definitions and all sorts of computationally elegant code that no normal human, never mind a pilot, can easily understand.
Anyway my sensor has two states, millivolts and twelve volts. OK, there is this sensor and screen editor page on the EMS setup panel.........It’s intuitive.......and Two minutes later my sensor (low fuel alarm) is integrated as a contact switch and it all worked first time!
Folks, this is not normal system integration, it’s fantastically easy compared to the usual pain myself and others have experienced sticking hardware and software together. Hats off to Dynon for investing the intelligence and hard work in getting this unsexy part of the system to work so well
When I did that - looked at the file and saw all those definitions and especially { brackets, I thought Oh No! this stuff is written by a C programmer! I’ve been through this before, endless rewriting of text files, calls to support because our programmer nerd decided to show off their intelligence by writing complex file definitions and all sorts of computationally elegant code that no normal human, never mind a pilot, can easily understand.
Anyway my sensor has two states, millivolts and twelve volts. OK, there is this sensor and screen editor page on the EMS setup panel.........It’s intuitive.......and Two minutes later my sensor (low fuel alarm) is integrated as a contact switch and it all worked first time!
Folks, this is not normal system integration, it’s fantastically easy compared to the usual pain myself and others have experienced sticking hardware and software together. Hats off to Dynon for investing the intelligence and hard work in getting this unsexy part of the system to work so well
