Flight instruments

Attitude

The attitude widget, commonly known as Primary Flight Display (PFD) or 'artificial horizon', represents graphically the attitude of the aircraft (roll and pitch).

Right click on the widget to access its options (Duplicate, Edit and Remove).

• Duplicate: Duplicates this widget.

• Edit: This allows the user to access the Attitude configuration menu.

  

  • Widget Options:

    This widget has extra edit parameters compared to the ones described in the Widgets common configuration.

    • Roll: Users can choose a variable from the real angular variables of the system to be displayed as the roll of the widget.

      By default, the variable Roll is displayed.

    • Pitch: Users can choose a variable from the real angular variables of the system to be displayed as the pitch of the widget.

      By default, the variable Pitch is displayed.

    • Yaw: Users can choose a variable from the real angular variables of the system to be displayed as the yaw of the widget.

      By default, the variable Yaw is displayed.

    • Flight Path Vector: By activating/deactivating this parameter, it is possible to show/hide the flight path vector in the attitude widget.
      By default it is activated.

      

      • Flight Path Vector: A variable from the real angular variables of the system can be selected to be displayed as the flight path vector of the widget.
        By default, the variable Flight Path Vector is displayed.

      • Color: The color in which the Flight Path Vector is displayed can be customized. By default, green is selected.

        

    • Desired Roll: By activating/deactivating this parameter, it is possible to show/hide the desired roll together with the roll in the attitude widget.

      By default it is activated.

      

      • Desired Roll: Users can choose a variable from the real angular variables of the system to be displayed as the desired roll of the widget.

        By default, the variable Desired Roll is displayed.

      • Color: The color in which the desired roll is colored can be customized by the user. By default, yellow is selected.

        

    • Desired Pitch: By activating/deactivating this parameter, it is possible to show/hide the desired pitch together with the pitch in the attitude widget.

      By default it is activated.

      

      • Desired Pitch: Users can choose a variable from the real angular variables of the system to be displayed as the desired pitch of the widget.

        By default, the variable Desired Pitch is displayed.

      • Color: The color in which the desired pitch is colored can be customized by the user. By default, yellow is selected.

        

    • Desired Flight Path Vector: By activating/deactivating this parameter, it is possible to show/hide the desired flight path vector together with the flight path vector in the attitude widget.

      By default it is activated.

      

      • Desired Flight Path Vector: Users can choose a variable from the real angular variables of the system to be displayed as the desired flight path vector of the widget.

        By default, the variable Desired Flight Path Vector is displayed.

      • Color: The color in which the Desired Flight Path Vector is colored can be customized by the user. By default, yellow is selected.

        

• Remove: Deletes this widget.

Heading

The heading widget, commonly known as compass, usually shows the platform's yaw relative to the magnetic north.

Right click on the widget to access its options:

• Duplicate: Duplicates this widget.

• Edit: This allows the user to access the Heading configuration menu.

  This widget has only one extra edit parameter compared to the ones described in Widgets common configuration:

  

  • Heading: By activating/deactivating this parameter, it is possible to show/hide the desired heading together with the heading in the attitude widget.

    By default it is activated.

    

    • Color: The color in which the heading is colored can be customized by the user. By default, yellow is selected.

      

  • Desired Yaw: By activating/deactivating this parameter, it is possible to show/hide the desired yaw together with the yaw in the attitude widget.
    By default it is activated.

    

    • Color: The color in which the desired yaw is colored can be customized by the user. By default, green is selected.

      

  • Widget Options VRef: Users can choose a variable from the the real angular variables in the system to be displayed.

    By default, the variable Yaw is displayed.

• Remove: Deletes this widget.

ADS-B

ADS-B widget inputs the required information into the ADS-B system.

Note that, as this widget behaves like a drop-down menu, clicking on the icon will display all ADS-B parameters:

Click the button to access its options (Duplicate, Edit and Remove).

• Options:

  • Duplicate: Duplicates this widget.

  • Edit: This allows the user to access the ADS-B configuration menu.

    This widget has only the 'basic' configuration described in the Widgets common configuration.

  • Remove: Deletes this widget.

This widget has different parameters to modify the ADS-B configuration. For more information on the ADS-B configuration, please refer to the Transponder/ADS-B - Devices section of the 1x PDI Builder user manual.

• Model: This only indicates the ADS-B model that has been configured in the 1x PDI Builder software.

  Important

  It cannot be modified from this widget, only in the 1x PDI Builder configuration.

• Control: Users can change the transponder control type. It can be Standby, ADS-B In, ADS-B Out and ADS-B In/Out.

  Important

  The control modes displayed for setting this parameter depend on the selected ADS-B Model. Therefore, not all options described will always appear.

• Squawk: Users must introduce the Squawk Code provided. This is the transponder code to identify the flight.

  For certain type of flights and/or situations, specific transponder codes are used. These codes are four/digital octal numbers.

  Important

  This parameter may be configured depending on the ADS-B Model.

• Ident: This is an identification of the UAV at the request of ATC, in order to help them to locate the aircraft.

  Important

  The configuration of this option depends on the Model type selected.

• Save: After modifying any parameter, press here to save the changes into the configuration. The following message will appear: