Unique EMS layouts on different Skyview screens?

[cmgolden]

I'd like to split my EMS data across two screens (20% each) rather than use 40% on one single screen.  (So I can enjoy 80% PFD and 80% Map, instead of 50% PFD and 100% Map or vice versa.)

Is this possible?

Page 7-61 of the rev. R install manual says, "Settings for SV-EMS-220/221 pin mapping, ranges, widget graphical properties, etc. are automatically shared between multiple SkyView displays."  I assume this means I cannot define a different widget layout for different screens in a multi-Skyview installation.  I.e. the 20% EMS page on Screen 1 shows MAP, Tach, and temps; while the 20% EMS page on Screen 2 shows Hobbs, Fuel stats, timers, etc. instead. 

Am I right?  Is there a workaround?
Thanks.

 

[cmgolden]

An Email response from Dynon (on the holiday even) said what I want is not presently available. 

I'd love the ability to spread different EMS items across two screens (with different engine items on Screen 1 than on Screen 2).

 

[jbeaver]

I've often wanted the ability to have more than one layout per size, so instead of:

100%
50%
20%

you could have something like (though with custom names instead of layout 1, 2, 3):

100%
layout 1
layout 2
50%
layout 1
20%
layout 1
layout 2
layout 3

This set would be kept in sync across displays, but each display could choose a different default layout per size. This would not only address the situation above, but it would make it much easier to experiment with different layouts without having to backup and restore them. It could also make it easy to switch layouts based on need (e.g. different layout for engine start and runup vs. flight).

 

[dynonsupport]

Jason,
Any thoughts on how you would switch between layouts?

 

[jbeaver]

Jason,
Any thoughts on how you would switch between layouts?

First, let me say that I think the layout button that toggles between screen layouts wouldn't affect which sub layout is used per size. For example, once you picked a 20% size to view, you would only see that particular 20% layout as the user cycled through screen layouts.

Where you place the functionality to switch between engine monitor layouts depends on how frequently the user is likely to switch between them. There could be a way in settings to choose it, but I would prefer a layout button in the engine page that would cycle between the available layouts at the current size (disabled if there is only one). For example, if I have two 20% layouts, I could navigate to the engine page and toggle between them by repeatedly hitting the button.