I am in the process of getting to know my SV and setting it up. This entails updating the firmware, loading the proper base and elevation maps, getting PocketFMS data displayed on the SV, etc. Once that's done I have to configure the layouts of all three pages the way I want it.
This is actually a rather tedious job when you have to do it on a small screen such as the DV700 while sitting in the airplane. I have the luxury to do it on the bench but since my EMS isn't connected (it's already in the plane) I don't have any sensor inputs and only get red "X"s across everything. This won't let me check for proper display over the entire sensor range for every sensor.
Configuring the screen layout is extremely tedious. Rearranging more than one or two widgets using the tiny screen and cursor knobs is frustrating. It's difficult to see whether things are aligned properly or not. And if, after seeing it, you decide to move a group of widgets over to the other side it gets my blood pressure up.
Wouldn't a small PC application be so much better? I envision a program which simulates the screen real estate of a SV-700 or SV-1000. It would allow me to configure all widgets, select one or more of them and position them on screen using my mouse. When I am happy with everything, it creates a file that I can load into the real hardware et voilá!
That would be already so much easier! If you want to take it one step further, a fully functioning PC simulator would be even better. It would allow me to simulate sensor values, GPS position, airspeed, etc. I could enter flightplans and fly them on the PC (or maybe a connected MS Flightsimulator).
The benefit of it is that (a) new customers can get a full experience of what SV can do for them, (b) I can familiarize myself with every aspect of the EFIS while safely on the ground (c) new features could be tested by the community quickly and effectively on the ground.
What think you?
-- Chris.
This is actually a rather tedious job when you have to do it on a small screen such as the DV700 while sitting in the airplane. I have the luxury to do it on the bench but since my EMS isn't connected (it's already in the plane) I don't have any sensor inputs and only get red "X"s across everything. This won't let me check for proper display over the entire sensor range for every sensor.
Configuring the screen layout is extremely tedious. Rearranging more than one or two widgets using the tiny screen and cursor knobs is frustrating. It's difficult to see whether things are aligned properly or not. And if, after seeing it, you decide to move a group of widgets over to the other side it gets my blood pressure up.
Wouldn't a small PC application be so much better? I envision a program which simulates the screen real estate of a SV-700 or SV-1000. It would allow me to configure all widgets, select one or more of them and position them on screen using my mouse. When I am happy with everything, it creates a file that I can load into the real hardware et voilá!
That would be already so much easier! If you want to take it one step further, a fully functioning PC simulator would be even better. It would allow me to simulate sensor values, GPS position, airspeed, etc. I could enter flightplans and fly them on the PC (or maybe a connected MS Flightsimulator).
The benefit of it is that (a) new customers can get a full experience of what SV can do for them, (b) I can familiarize myself with every aspect of the EFIS while safely on the ground (c) new features could be tested by the community quickly and effectively on the ground.
What think you?
-- Chris.