On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 15:53 +0100, Csaba Halász wrote:
> For such generic models the configuration xml should provide the the
> relevant voltages of the operating characteristics (not necessarily
> only min/max).
> If I have a 12V instrument modeled in xml on top of the C++ code, I
> still want to be able to plug it in into a 28V system and see it being
> fried (or whatever the operating limits say).
> Preferably such limits are private to each instrument, so shouldn't
> even pollute the property tree.
>
> Example:
>
> <dme>
> <name>12V dme instrument</name>
> <number>0</number>
> <voltages>
> <minimum>7</minimum>
> <maximum>15</maximum>
> </voltages>
> </dme>
>
> I can point to this piece of xml and say it models a 12V dme. I can
> stick it into aircraft, and depending on the absolute voltages
> provided, it just does the right thing.
>
> On the C++ side this is essentially what James Turner suggested with
> the ElectricalInstrument/DigitalInstrument approach, but with the
> important difference that the normalization factors do not come from a
> global place, but from the configuration for each instrument (because
> it isn't about "what the aircraft electrical system considers
> nominal", it is about each instrument!). The fact that the derived dme
> instrument is using normalized values *inside of itself* is okay with
> me, as long as it isn't visible from the outside.
>
> Also, the electrical system can be modeled in nasal if preferred, it
> just needs to provide real voltages to the instruments.
I'd like to throw my support behind Csaba's idea of putting this data
into the instrumentation.xml file, perhaps also adding a <source> tag so
we can declare which property the voltage comes from:
<dme>
<name>12V dme instrument</name>
<number>0</number>
<voltages>
<minimum>7</minimum>
<maximum>15</maximum>
</voltages>
<source>systems/electrical/outputs/avionics-volts</source>
</dme>
This would allow us to power multiple units from the same c/b or switch
without providing duplicate outputs.
Happy New Year,
Ron
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