On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Torsten Dreyer <tors...@t3r.de> wrote:
>
> Check if /systems/electrical/outputs/dme exists (but don't create)
> If yes: use this node's value for guessing if power is available (for b.c.)
> If not: check if /instrumentation/dme/supply-voltage-norm exists
>  If yes: check if this node's value is greater than the value
>  of /instrumentation/dme/supply-voltage-min
>  If no: assume power is available.
>
> It's now the responsibility of the electrical system (or the aircraft config
> file) to provide a value to the /instrumentation/dme/supply-voltage-norm
> node. It is independent of the absolute voltage of the system itself or the
> operating voltage of the instrument.

I don't think a normalized voltage makes any sense. It should be real
voltage in volts. Then the particular instruments should check for
acceptable input voltage. I must be missing some point, what's wrong
with this approach?

-- 
Csaba/Jester

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