Extending Variable duration with a timer ????

[Guest Skymed]

Here is the problem:I have an L:var,enum used to drive a digital readout but it is presenting the information too fast.In other words, on a digital gauge it takes about 5 seconds to display the L:var,enum from 0-15, and I want it to take at least 12-15 seconds to display the same information. Any hints??Steve

[Guest HC001ST - Stick]

Skymed,In an early version of one XML gauge, I used this technique:

  <Element>	<Position X="49" Y="48.875"/>	<Image Name="oil_pressure_needle.bmp" PointsTo="South">	  <Axis X="4" Y="15.875"/>	</Image>	<Rotate>	  <Value Minimum="0" Maximum="120">(A:Eng1 oil pressure,PSI)</Value>	  <Failures>		 <SYSTEM_ENGINE Action="0"/>	  </Failures>	  <Nonlinearity>		 <Item Value="0" X="27" Y="70"/>		 <Item Value="20" X="17" Y="49"/>		 <Item Value="40" X="27" Y="28"/>		 <Item Value="60" X="48" Y="18"/>		 <Item Value="80" X="70" Y="27"/>		 <Item Value="100" X="79" Y="49"/>		 <Item Value="120" X="70" Y="70"/>	  </Nonlinearity>	  <Delay DegreesPerSecond="180"/>	</Rotate>  </Element>

would make the above no longer "instantly responsive to change", but only allow the "needle" to move a maximum of 2 degrees per second. Having said this, you must still realize that the underlying value has changed. This is why simulating a complete system is so much more complex then this, if you want to create 100% realism.

[Guest Skymed]

StickExcellent pointsDrawback is I need a digital readout, therefore the degrees delay is a non starter. I was thinking of using a time constant to adjust the speed of the readout......in other words, make the readout unchanged, just make it slower according to a pre-set time constant. I.E. if the present time to show full value is 5 seconds, multiply that by a factor of time to increase it to 12 seconds??I cannot simply half the value and allow a longer time as the value then remains half of what it should be regardless of the time.Steve

[Guest ghost84]

Hi Steve,You could try following:First, make a little Timer in a seperate gauge, e.g.: (L:Timer,bool) ! (>L:Timer,bool) With the variable "Update Freuqency" you can control the time interrval, in which the variable L:Timer will change its state.Now you can use this code in your gauge (where L:Output is the displayed value, and A:Input is the value you want to delay):(L:Output,number) (A:Input,number) < (L:Timer,bool) 1 == && (G:Var1) 0 == && if{ 1 (>G:Var1) (L:Output,number) 1 + (>L:Output,number) } (L:Timer,bool) 0 == if{ 0 (>G:Var1) } Try it, i think it will work, although it is untested.... :-)regards,Franz

[Guest HC001ST - Stick]

Yeah, sorry, forgot not a needle.Well, the speed is relate to the underlying var. Create your own var, and use that rather than the FS var to control the readout.Alternatively, control the var in the .air file, by modifing the relevant table that is controling it.