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Displays the connected variable representing altitude as a two needle altimeter.

The connected variable is the heading measure from North (0 degrees) increasing clockwise where 90 degrees is East. The connected variable can be specified either in degrees or radians.

An Altimeter that uses a background image:

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See Geometry.

Altimeter Dimensions

Gauge Top/Left Corner

Position of the top left corner of the circular gauge within the widget. This is specified as a comma separated pair of values: x,y.

Vertical Axis Length

The length in pixels of the vertical semi axis of the elliptical gauge arc. I.e. ellipse minor axis b.

Horizontal Axis Length

The length in pixels of the horizontal semi axis of the elliptical gauge arc. I.e. ellipse major axis a.

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Show Scale

Show the labels and associated tick marks.

Show Gauge Circle

Show the outer altimeter circle.

Show Value

Show the altimeter value for the associated variable.

Circle Width

Width of outer circle in pixels.

Ticks

Number of major ticks along the circle.

Minor Ticks

Number of minor ticks between major ticks.

Needle Low Width

Width in pixels of the 100 feet needle.

Needle High Width

Width in pixels of the 1000 feet needle.

Needle Low Length

Length in pixels of the 100 feet needle.

Needle High Length

Length in pixels of the 1000 feet needle.

Hub Radius

Radius in pixels of the gauge center hub.

Tick Length

Length in pixels of the major ticks. Minor ticks half this size.

Start Label

Value of the first scale label.

Number of Labels

Number of scale labels

Label Spacing

Spacing in value units between successive label values.

Value Position

Position of the connected variable value when shown; specified as a comma separated pair of values: x,y.

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Image File

File image to display in the background of the widget.

Fonts

Label Font

Font of the labels.

Value Font

Font of the value when shown.

Formats

Scale Format

printf” type numerical format used to format labels. HTML tags are not supported.

Value Format

printf” type numerical format used to format the value. HTML tags are not supported.

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Background Color

Background color of the widget.

Gauge Circle Color

Color of the outer circle.

Center Hub Color

Color of the center hub.

Needle Color

Color of the hands.

Label Color

Color of the labels.

Tick Color

Color of the ticks.

Value Color

Color of the value when shown.

User Input

Allow the user to enter a new value for the associated variable. To set a new value for the variable, simply click the mouse inside the widget and an entry field will be created where the value can be entered.

Maximum

Maximum value that can be specified for this value. If the value provided is greater than this maximum, an error message dialog is shown and the value is not sent to the real-time host.

Minimum

Minimum value that can be specified for this value. If the value provided is less than this minimum, an error message dialog is shown and the value is not sent to to the real-time host.

Function Call

See Remote Function Calls.

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Define position and color for each color zone to display. Color zones are bands of color parallel to the scale used to convey information about values within a particular range.

Edit the entries in the table by clicking on the  button. The following dialog will appear:

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Each zone has the following properties:

Maximum Value Column

Value where this zone ends in units of the connected variable.

Minimum Value Column

Value where this zone begins in units of the connected variable.

Color Column

Color of the zone.

Zone Width Column

Width of the zone in pixels.

Text Tags

Place user defined text on the widget display.

Edit the entries in the table by clicking on the  button. The following dialog will appear:

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Each text tag has the following properties:

Text Column

Text to display. HTML tags are not supported.

Text Font Column

Font of the text.

Color Column

Color of the text.

Text Position Column

Position of the text specified as a comma separated pair of values: x,y.

Border Properties

See Border Properties