Number displays

[DeputyLOL]

Now we have dials to select numbers. We need something nice to display them on! If possible, could they have the orange background and bright orange, digital style numbers? They would also go blank when a certain variable either met or not met.

[Alexustas]

screen templates

[DeputyLOL]

Looks good, I spent a lot of time making my own numbers but your look better! Can you have one more please. Glide slope angle. Goes from 1 to 25 please. Measured in degrees.

[DeputyLOL]

Some visual improvement: add a faint line where they are missing. Basically have a faint 8 behind every number. If you look at the heading display in the picture, you can see faint lines which would light up for other numbers.

[Alexustas]

i was thinking about that, andI will try to implement this effect. but if it involves serious complication of the model, I was not going to do it

[Alexustas]

and my skecth is not an actual representation of displays .this is done only to clarify the number of digits for each display

[DeputyLOL]

oh, we might have to change them to be more realistic in the KSP world. If possible, altitude has 5 digits instead of 6 (will the minimums and maximums be configurable?) Also, will colour and background colour be configurable? I want to stick to the orange, light orange style

[Alexustas]

in real life - yes 5 digits for altitude, but if someone build a kind of spaceplane ...

[DeputyLOL]

fair enough. could you make it configurable?

[Alexustas]

I will try to provide maximum flexibility to configure the display. background and characters will be a separate objects and you will be able customize colors of each object

[DeputyLOL]

cool!

[DeputyLOL]

will it be possible to toggle to different variables?

[Alexustas]

I think it would be better to make dedicated displays 'special for MCP', the most similar (authentic) to the original display. and then do a set of displays for 'common purposes'

[DeputyLOL]

yeah I agree

[DeputyLOL]

I think that once these are done, I can make a final version of my cockpit autopilot panel.

[Alexustas]

It will take some time. so while you can use the "DigitalIndicator" as displays

[Alexustas]

I plan to use the module "JSIOdometer" to the digital displays, but I have never worked with this module and I need time to figure out all over

[DeputyLOL]

yeah, good idea. I'm going to start getting the layout of it sorted.

[Alexustas]

"JSIOdometer" module displays one variable and can be switched to the 2nd (alternative) variable. but now is not a propblem becouse we have all the power of MATH and SELECT features

[DeputyLOL]

oh yeah...

[Alexustas]

haha, "JSIOdometer" was a bad idea (( https://youtu.be/FO1lAGfjimE

I can not remove the effect of rotation, so... plan "B"

[Alexustas]

Yes!

https://youtu.be/ZkC5ISWdtWU

[Alexustas]

Oh yeah! I'm really cool! :-)

https://youtu.be/UIBr0_iT2EM

[Alexustas]

and V/SPEED stuff:

https://youtu.be/cXnIW0Z0qq8

[DeputyLOL]

Wow, looks like you've been busy. Sorry for being quite for recently, there's been a lot going on. The display looks awesome, but I couldn't see the first video as you set it to private. :(

"Oh yeah! I'm really cool! :-)"

[DeputyLOL]

didn't mean to close it...

[Alexustas]

a lot of work was maded I've make brand new RPM-monitor setup, new font and new font definition

[DeputyLOL]

is the display an rpm monitor?

[Alexustas]

yes, only two options here: RPM monitor or JSIVariableLabel

[Alexustas]

btw, do you know how to convert Airspeed to Mach number ?

[Alexustas]

[DeputyLOL]

no sorry. didn't you make a mach speed indicator as part of the avionics pack?

[DeputyLOL]

Also, if possible. Make the buttons and displays separate objects. Not all attached to the same panel please.

[Alexustas]

it's all are separated props, i just bild some kind of MCP assembly for convenience ))

[Alexustas]

do you need a dual-mode Speed display (EAS<--> Mach)? or only EAS?

[DeputyLOL]

no thanks. I do need a dual mode for the vertical speed and glide slope. If possible have them on the same display

[Alexustas]

"and glide slope" - how is it?

[DeputyLOL]

its kind of weird. In certain planes, the display can show both vertical speed and 'flight path angle' (vertical angle between prograde and ground). As KSP doesn't real have a use for FPA, I figured you could put something more useful there. Glide slope is angle that the plane comes into land at. 2 mods already use this. NAV Utilities, which RPM is looking into and mechjeb space plane guidance autoland feature.

The type of plane you are modelling after doesn't have that..... I think. But I wanted to include the glide slope in a cockpit display somehow as it very useful to have

[Alexustas]

i.e. you need a dual-mode display and dual-mode dial for v/speed, and button for switching this modes?

[Alexustas]

G/S input format is "00.0" with step "0.1"?

[Alexustas]

So, that's what we have for now https://youtu.be/AECVEWLaimg

[DeputyLOL]

Basically, yes. A normal G/S is 3 degrees. The NavUtilities mod has 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20(?) and 25. I haven't had a chance to measure the max and mins of the mechjeb space plane guidance though.

[Alexustas]

so with no decimals?

[Alexustas]

oh, i've missed "7.5" ((

[DeputyLOL]

That's just the options for navutility. mechjeb can take any number.

[Alexustas]

what type of switches you want to use to switch between display modes (V/S <--> G/S)?

[DeputyLOL]

hmmm.... maybe the simple tumbler switch?

[Alexustas]

and this is the right choice! ))

[Alexustas]

Do you need "A" warning (overspeed) on the SPEED display?

[DeputyLOL]

no. planes have aural alarm for overspeed and a warning appears on the PFD. I already got that.

[Alexustas]

OK. In this case, I can do the degree symbol for additional indication what the "Glide slope" mode is selected.