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1. Item order in Screen Designer Window Horizon Drawing primitives ind vector The Items in current module can be moved up or down 3 Test GPS wind speed by clicking on the item using the right mouse button Delete Given the current location of the units text item mph text it will trail the GPS wind speed text item Move Down However if we move the item up until it is located just below the horizon it will trail the horizon Although it might sound like a horrible mistake it allows the user a lot of reia mies design freedom that could be very useful With freedom Pin ventar EFA comes responsibility vi Items in current module Horizon mph Special text item Common parameters like for example battery supply voltage airspeed date fuel flow rate etc can be displayed using this text item Page 17 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Special text item editor E 10 x i gt Foreground color g a Background color za a S 30 el Font m ria 10 Bold Font style F ah Nomal 195 Alignment C Transparent Let El no Fieldwaidth fw Use global units 3 E Units Miles Secondary Fort Courier Mew 16 Bald Type Secondary Font from right Indicated airspeed A51 character position o zi ml Ce SGML SEIS Secondary Font vertical position si Top Leading zero pading OK Help E B Notice the help button2. Show legend Horizontal Show digital readout Draw frame Bargraph data source Engine selectia Engine 1 C Engine 2 Bright if na frame Cylinder head temperature Number of channels override o EGT CHT channel from if more than one EGT CHT channel 1 Not all controls are applicable to all data sources For example e If you are drawing a bargraph of AOA it does not matter what RDAC you select e If you are using the oil pressure or fuel flow as the data source the Number of channels override and EGT CHT channel from if more than one are not applicable and will be ignored Note there is no way for the RDAC engine monitoring interface box to know if you have connected a thermocouple TC to its input or not The RDAC also has no means of distinguishing between a EGT and a CHT probe So it remains the responsibility of the installer system designer to ensure that the screen design and instrument setup matches the connected hardware If in doubt ask for assistance Number of channels override should be interpreted as if a non zero value is selected here the screen designer will force this number of channels to be displayed The number of channels selected under the CHT Setup and EGT Setup menus will be ignored If the field is left zero the instrument setup CHT Setup or EGT Setup will determine the number of EGT CHT channels to display If you are not familiar with th
3. cms Alarm message field If the directory does not exist Windows will request confirmation to create this directory Click Yes You will receive confirmation that the new blank project has been created Click OK The simulator will not automatically switch to the new project Now we want to duplicate the contents of the existing Rotax 912 project Page 10 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Jel Screen designer From the Screen designer window select Module Project Project gt Copy existing project eras ES Een ER DE n Copy existing project Select source project Folder You should see all the project currently in the simulator directory Also notice the MMC card gt v tank FF SD MMC card contents being simulated EC QuickStart 1 Ho QuickStart 2 HE Rotax 503 1 tank FF io Rotax 582 1 tank FF i Ho Rotas 582 CHT 1 tank FF Select the Rotax 912 1 tank FF project as the ee a source 5 Screen Library caen x Click OK on the next dialog box In the next dialog specify the name of your new project as new Folder Select Directory a X Directory M ame C Program Files E nigma tools ME nigma SIM QuickStart 2 Left double click on the target directory e Eies 71 till you can see the contents of it i Fosse QuickStart 2 in our example case Enigma tools Enigma SIM QuickStart 2 Click OK and OK again on the next confirmation window If you want to switch to th
4. iB Setup Enigma designer and simulator Select Additional Tasks Which additional tasks should be performed Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perform while installing Enigma designer and simulator then click Next Additional icons Create a desktop icon ELM Click Next Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing Enigma designer and simulator on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files E nigma tools E nigma SIM Start Menu folder Enigma tools Click Install iB Setup Enigma designer and simulator Completing the Enigma designer Ey and simulator Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing Enigma designer and simulator on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup M Launch Enigma designer and simulator Click Finish oimple as that Once you have installed the simulator run it that is if you removed the tick from the Launch box else it should be running already Page 4 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Using the Enigma keypad The intention behind keypad usage is to minimize pilot interaction with Enigma during flight For this reason key presses are kept to a minimum and functions are arranged such that access any item is
5. IL I D ID E Glide ratio 415 Ambient temp 15 C lin supply 16 3 Backup supply d Fuel flow Fuel endurance 1 ID 1 mimi Fuel endurance Lr 3 Fuel range T Fuel range Page 16 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Some more Items A large number of the items listed under the property manager should be fairly self explanatory but a number of them are not that simple to figure out We will have a quick look at a few of these items to get you going Wind Indicator This wind indicator has been built up using four items qp 1 Wind vector arrow 2 Text item GPS Wind speed J 3 a Units text item set to speed units and Om Hi 4 a Drawing primitives item circle filled Using a number of simple items one can build an elegant complex component The best way to get to know each of the little building blocks is to take some of the existing screens apart You might have noticed that the Units text item has an me on Tore run interesting property namely Trail last text If you un tick this Center text box you can move the units around using the standard TAN es method using the hands Unit item type Question is which text will it trail How does it know we want oeste a it to trail the GPS wind speed text item The answer is through correctly ordering the items in the screen designer window Let s have a closer look at this feature Items in current module
6. at the bottom of the properties dialog box Some items provide integrated help functions More will follow Font style 3 There are three font styles available to choose from normal rs transparent and edged Let s have a quick look at the differences v Transparent in appearance Edged Normal style font Transparent font no background or edge visible Edged font with black background defining the color of the edge You can specify the background and font foreground color Changing background to Red Zero padding of 6 number of characters to display including period Leading zero pading m Using the Leading zero padding selector E A secondary font can be used to improve readability of large numbers or indicate a fractional part of a number Although the exact number is displayed the secondary font makes it easier view the most significant digits at a quick glance Alarm message field If you have been following all the steps in this guide you have probably pressed the alarm acknowledge button ACK by now which implies that if you would like to edit the alarm Page 18 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide field on your screen it is probably no longer visible One option would be to quit the simulator and restart it A fake alarm will be issued on startup Alternatively you can generate an active alarm to design the alarm field You can take the unit out of demo mode
7. fast and un complicated The graphic below shows basic key usage whenever one of the nine main display screens is showing The only time this schema does not apply is when you have activated one of the menus Enigma simulator and display designer Drop Down Menu Project Name Keys 1 to 9 select main display Lycoming 6 1 tank FF screens If shift active item above key is selected isl Enigma simulator and display designer E E Use mouse to press keys WEB Project Made Sensor simulation Lycoming B 1 tank FF J SD MMC card slot Simulated as MMC on HDD Stratomaster Enigma If map showing Rowe Zoom in Increase local ressure settin Acknowledge and wit to ch p segs ee g currently route markers file active alarms N pos 112 i FL ree If route active goto previous waypoint Secondary function page info screen If route active goto next waypoint Secondary function page info screen Enter menu system Shift key to access second level key functions Decrease local pressure setting for altimeter In the simulator you will be using the left mouse button to press the keys on the keypad If the simulator pops up a small window requesting that you press the number 1 on the keypad to continue use your mouse to press the number 1 key on the keypad If at any time an alarm st
8. layer Items like the needle of the analog airspeed indicator the numeric VSI readout etc are located on the foreground layer An item like Drawing primitives property editor can be forced onto the foreground to prevent it from being overwritten by other items within the same area definition sl Drawing primitives property editor E Jni xj Frame color a al Fil color a ele o mw RB o 7 5 T F T 118 1120 Drawing primitive Linie width Construction rectangle 1 pixel Draw in foreground Two other factors influence the sequence in which items are drawn 1 the order in which they appear in the Screen Designer window list and 2 in which area Flight Engine or Info they are defined Although it is not a requirement at all the easy rule of thumb is to separate the three area classes If in doubt have a look a the existing example screens or contact your distributor We will come back to the importance of item listing in the screen design window a bit later once we have had a look the the wind indicator as an example Info Area design Info areas allow the Enigma user to select between sub screens in real time If you press the right arrow cursor button on a screen for which more than one Info area has been defined an area on the screen changes If we select the standard screen 3 you can select between the following two info screens using left and right arrow keys Ir on Stopwatch D
9. operation by copying the file into the directory Enigma tool Enigma SIMMMCY No go to Main menu level 2 press click menu button twice from a non menu screen select Common tasks El Common tasks Execute script library EJ Execute script library Look for script library files on Look on SD Eiso SESS CIS IE Ted Stratomaster Enigma Select the file Execute Quick1 esl And execute it ElYes B No Copying individual screen description files to Enigma Alternatively you could copy your screen layout files to your Enigma using the disk management tools will assume you have some screen files for example Flight2 efm Intro2A eim Engine2 eem that you would like to transfer to either a real Enigma or the simulated EFIS Once you have the files copied into the root directory of your SD card or simulated card Page 25 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Main menu level 2 Go to Main menu level 2 page 2 using down El Disk tool button and select Disk tool FlScreen setup Select Copy file from SD MMC to Flash Ell Copy files from SD MMC card to Flash disk Copy files from SD MMC card to FLASH Using the numeric keypad select the files you would like to copy from the SD MMC card to the Ell Engine2 eem i 2 Enigma rec Flash drive where amongst other things screen Siiami layouts are stored A Info2a eim El Quick1 esl Now if you are running the simulator the
10. recording and set recording options In Enigma instrument setup You can confirm the creation of the file USING Windows Explorer asa r Address C Program FileskEnigma tools Enigma SIM MMC browser Mame Size Type 4 Enigma rec 10 241 EB REC File Copy this file Enigma rec into the root directory of the SD MMC memory card that you will be using with your Enigma EFIS Page 22 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Creating your own Splash Startup Screen You will need e A bitmap picture of your choice BMP 320x240 pixel resolution e he Enigma BMP to MIF converter tool can be downloaded free of charge from http www mglavionics co za Software EnigmaBMPtoMIF exe The Enigma BMP to MIF program is used to convert images in Windows BMP format to Enigma MIF format You can use this program to make your own startup screen Splash screen and aircraft layout backdrops for the Weight and Balance calculator For the example have transformed the BMP image into a grayscale image before processing it into an MIF One can use a color image but the color depth is limited to Enigmas 256 colors Run the Enigma BMP image to MIF format converter program Enigma BMP image to MIF format converter Load an image file and remember the location select the resolution as 320x240 default and press the process button The new MIF image will be located in the same directory as the source BMP file If the original f
11. with the information areas With freedom and power comes responsibility We are not worried about that right now U Enigma simulator and display designer E Oj x Project Mode Sensor simulation W amp B Quickstart 1 Stratomaster Enigma E E lt n z J lt L E 2m 2 m E in v 2 F lz FAIS w LH l 5 gt r m AS B B 9 amp IE f _ 5 n n EN o B H iE PGE MGL Avionics Figure 5 Look at the mess we have created Clearly areas may overlap Press the Menu key twice You should see a screen reading Main Menu Level 2 with the option System setup menu s System setup menu Ei Setup horizon sensor zZ Setup compass sensor Press 5 on the keypad and have a look at the System Setup Menu Page 14 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Select 6 Flight instrument setup Flight instruments setup ASI setup All speed units in Miles 4 HJASI in instrument scale round 120 And then 2 Airspeed indicator setup and EJASI instrument resolution tape 10 then 1 ASI instrument scale JASI Vne never exceed speed 112 Using the keypad punch in 500 and press EjAsI Vno max manouvering speed 100 enter Vf max flap speed 70 GASI Vs lowest safe speed 31 Press the Menu button twice to get back to the System Setup Menu Now press 2 S
12. you to Main menu level 2 Main menu level 2 EI GPS information Al Waypoint manager El Map viewing tool El Common tasks 5 System setup menu Map From Main Menu level 2 select SPESE by pressing 5 MEY Select F ENTMENN OY pressing If there is a red tick in the box next to the title Demo mode then the unit is in demo mode If there is not red tick in the box press the 7 key and the tick will appear Simulator inputs The simulator offers the designer the option to simulate more than just the Enigma EFIS screens You can also simulate the sensors values being measured e Pressure Sensors Pressure Altitude Airspeed and AOA e RDAC interface to the engine parameters including fuel levels flow etc e AHRS like SP3hc or SP4 and SP2 combination e GPS select position and velocity for navigation e VOR ILS e O Extender Analog and Digital inputs and outputs By dragging the slider bars the user can simulate the require sensor measurements to test the screen design The simulator only makes provision for one RDAC unit We will get back to this functionality at a later point in time Page 7 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Copying an existing screen project Let us start off by duplicating an existing screen If you don t feel happy having to copy files yourself using Windows tools continue reading for an alternative method At the top of the instru
13. Flight1 efm d GF 5O0tfem Flight time OO 00 47 15 49 237 6 1099 6 260 FF Time 00 00 gece T CRT P T Ta E GS ee tell E oo AN I Info area Engine area Filename Info1a eim Filename Engine1 eem Organization of screen files Screen files contain information describing position and attributes of the instruments and display items they contain The filename of a screen file dictates which of the display screens the file will be used on By renaming the file you can move the file to another screen In keeping with the three possible areas per screen the filenames are called FlightN efm EngineN eem and InfoNM eim Replace N with a number 1 9 to indicate the screen to use for the file For the info file replace M with A B C D or E to indicate the info file sequence you can have up to five info areas per screen Page 6 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Switching Simulation Demo mode on Before we have a look at how to design screens let s take a look at the simulator The simulator can be set up in one of two modes 1 Demo On user can not influence the simulated sensors measurements 2 Demo Off user can select set simulate sensor values We will now switch the unit into demo mode if it is not already in demo mode The procedure would be exactly the same if you were using a real Enigma A real Enigma also has a demo mode Et up Press the menu key m twice using the mouse taking
14. Hi gg Es in 80 2 67 za S ari 10 30 S 43 00 m 4 410 29 90 2 600 2414 is TU a m SET RPM EX HAE ER Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Appendix B List of Acronyms A C AC ADC AGL AHRS ALT AOA API ARS ASI ASL ATC CDI CEP CG CHT COM DA DME DCDI EFIS EGNOS EGT EIS EPR ETA ETD ETE aircraft alternating current analog to digital converter above ground level attitude and heading reference system altitude angle of attack application programming interface attitude reference system airspeed indicator above sea level air traffic control course deviation indicator capacitor discharge ignition circular error probability center of gravity cylinder head temperature communications density altitude distance measuring equipment Ducati double CDI electronic flight instrument system European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service exhaust gas temperature engine indication system engine pressure ratio estimated time of arrival estimated time of departure estimated time en route Federal Aviation Administration fuel endurance fuel flow flight information region fuel level flight level fuel range flight time GPS ILS Greenwich Mean Time Page 29 GPS GTA HITS HSI HUD IFR ILS IMC IMU INS IOX ISA MAP MHA MIA MSA MSL NMEA NOTAM NTC NTCA OAT OM PIC QNH QNE RDAC RPM RTC
15. If we look at the CHT definition we see some interesting properties e There is no tick in the Show digital readout box The numeric values are displayed using an item Horizontal labeled Text Engine 1 Scanning CHT z a readout e The number of channels are specified as 6 Bright if no frame e The thermocouple channel offset EGT CHT Soe eee a channel is specified as EGT CHT channel 7 F sj The first 6 channels are being used to measure REB SEA RSR DU SERRES the EGTS EGT CHT channel 7 Have a look what happens if you take the simulation out of demo mode switch the RDAC simulation on and crank up TC 6 EGT EHT TE 5 4 UN K EGT CHT 6 1200 6 80 EGT EHT TC E Ch le FEE EGT CHT TC High k EGT CHT TC 8 d k EBT CHT TC 3 Page 21 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Defining a Black Box recording file The recording functionality of the Enigma is described in _ the User Manual Have a look at the available recording Ell Flight data recording setup options under Flight data recording setup menu Here we will only have a look at how to create the recording file required to log flight data el Enigma simulator and display designer Project Mode Sensor simulation W amp B From the Enigma simulator window Create new project select Project gt Create blank recording ee file Create batch Library from current setup na sound File Create b
16. RTOS SBAS SP STOL TAE Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Global Positioning System ground track angle highway in the sky horizontal situation indicator head up display instrument flight rules instrument landing system Instrument meteorological conditions inertial measurement unit inertial navigation system Input Output Extender International Standard Atmosphere manifold pressure minimum holding altitude minimum IFR altitudes minimum safe altitude mean sea level National Marine Electronics Association notice to airmen negative temperature coefficient non type certified aircraft outside air temperature outer marker pilot in command Queens Nautical Height Atmospheric Pressure Q at Nautical Height 1013 25 Mb Altimeter Subscale Setting ISA remote data acquisition computer revolutions per minute real time clock real time operating system Satellite Based Augmentation System example WAAS and EGNOS sensor package short take off and landing track angle error Page 30 TAS TC TCAS TTFF UTC VFR VMC VNE VOR VSI W amp B WAAS WYPT Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide true airspeed thermocouple traffic alert and collision avoidance system time to first fix Coordinated Universal Time visual flight rules visual meteorological conditions velocity never exceed VHF omnidirectional range vertical speed indicator weight and balance Wide Area Augmentation
17. Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Stratomaster Enigma IFALF 3 TIO M PCI m NBC GPE F3 E a gTu g NM e m E i Lo JO Check Level Pitch BE EE TE bn gun sinus LR NN Boe MGL Avionics Version date 22 May 2007 Version 1 0 0 1 A Page 1 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Introduction About this guide This document serves as a guide to those that have never designed a screen for an Enigma instrument and would like to know how to change the look of the Enigma screens The guide is not intended as a complete reference guide to the experienced distributor that needs to perform complex alterations to for example the engine setup on behalf of a client If in doubt contact your local distributor or MGL Avionics Getting Started You do not need to own Enigma hardware to be able to design and test your own customized Enigma screens The Windows PC based integrated simulation and screen design software offers you an environment in which you can design and test the screens without ever switching on any other hardware other than your Windows PC Requirements To modify and test your Enigma screen designs you will need e A Laptop or Desktop PC with at least 5 MB free hard disk drive space running Windows 98 2000 XP or Vista e Enigma Simulator and Screen Designer executable EnigmaSimulator exe download l
18. System waypoint sources of acronyms http acronyms thefreedictionary com http www gps tc faa gov glossary html http www faa gov airports airtraffic airports resources acronyms Page 31
19. and inflict multiple failures To take control of the RDAC pressure sensors etc deselect demo mode using the keys menu twice taking you to Main menu level 2 and then selecting System Setup Menu System operation setup page down using the down key and deselect Demo Mode by pressing the 7 key E Enigma simulator and display designer Project Mode Sensor simulation WeB Show pressure Sensors From the Simulator window select Sensor UE Show RDAC X D simulation and then Show RDAC X D Show SP 3hc Show GPS Show VORJTLS Fo owitch the RDAC on use the mouse to press the Switch RDAC on off button and Enigma s mmu H alarms will light up like a Christmas tree EBT CHTTC2 M gat up AI a ME m EGT CHT TC 4 7 TH H pal 792 Copy and Paste Designing module Engine 3 EEM ES ni xi Items can be copied and pasted to and Module Item Project from a clip board The function allows Items in current module Item library Drawing primitives Text Special item Analog Engine RPM Units text T ext Engine 1 APM Test Universal one to quickly copy components between screens Use the left mouse button to select the first item and then the standard Windows principles to select multiple items using the Ctrl and or Shift keys Once you have the items selected click the right mouse button or use the menu dropdown list Item to Copy or Cut the selected ite
20. arts flickering press the ACK button located bottom left using the mouse to acknowledge the alarm Items on the main screen Enigma supports up to nine screens Each of these screens is fully user programmable if desired starting from a blank screen Using the Windows PC based Enigma screen designer and simulator which you have just installed you can choose from hundreds of Page 5 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide instruments and display items and arrange these as you require influencing operational details appearance and size Each screen may be built up from up to three separate areas These are labeled Flight Engine and Info Each screen may have all of these or none in which case the screen is blank Each screen may have up to five info areas which can be paged using the left right arrow keys At a minimum a screen has a single area This may be any type Despite the naming of the areas any area may contain any possible instrument or display item for unlimited flexibility The term area is used loosely While the standard screens split the display into areas this is completely arbitrary and areas may overlap in any way you like Example standard screen number one This is the standard EFIS screen defined as screen 1 as shipped with a new Enigma Please note that it is possible for a distributor or aircraft installer to change or modify this as may be required Flight area Filename
21. atch Library From current setup include sound File Create batch Library From current setup include sound splash Create batch Library From current setup engine only Create blank recording File Exit E Fuel related setup The Create blank recording file window lank FEFA ini xj provides the user with some basic QURE Recording times are dependent on number of items recorded recording file information and recording interval Times are estimates For typical minimum to masimum number af items at one second recording Using the bullet list specify the required ewe recording flle size Recording tile sizes 1 MBute approximately 0 5 2 hours recording time 2 MByte approximately 1 2 0 hours recording time 5 MByte approximately 3 10 hours recording time 10 MBute appraximately 5 20 hours recording time 20 MByte approximately 10 40 hours recording time BO MByte approximately 30 100 hours recording time 100 MEute approximately 50 200 hours recording time 200 MByte approximately 100 400 hours recording time BOO MByte approximately 300 1000 hours recording time Once you have made you selection of file size click the Create file button E Emo m mo mem m xj A dialog box will pop up to acknowledge that the file has been created Cancel Create file After file creation copy enigma rec file fron C Program Files E nigma tools Enigma SIMSMAIC to Your SOMME card Enable
22. atest version from http www mglavionics co za Enigmapage html e Enigma User Manual download latest version of the user manual from http www mglavionics co za EnigmaDoc html If you are not familiar with the menu system and system setup of Enigma you should at least read through the first half of the user manual Some of the basics will be repeated in this document but the user guide will provide valuable insight into how the whole system fits together Disclaimer It is the responsibility of the screen designer to seek help if in doubt and to double check changes made For example make very sure that you select the right units understand where the limits are set for display items etc If you switch off the engine and what you believe to be an RPM display reads 5000 RPM s you have mapped something incorrectly or something is faulty At the same time if your VSI reads 10 fom while the aircraft is stationary we could overlook the reading as a fluctuation in the static pressure It is the responsibility of the aircraft builder and pilot to independently verify that the installation and screen designs are providing the correct information to the pilot in command MGL Avionics and their appointed distributors cannot be held responsible for incorrect installations or incorrect setup or modifications to the standard Enigma software Refer to the document entitled Enigma Disclaimer for more detail Page 2 Stratomaster Enigma Alte
23. e 13 2006 11 29 AM E InFa3b eim 1 kB EIM File 13 2006 11 29 AM InFa4a eim 1 KE EIM File 9132006 11 29 AM InFa4b eim 1 KB EIM File an3re n e 11 29 AM Splash mif 10 KB MIF File 13 2006 11 28 AM E waypoint ewd 74KB EWD File 10 12 2006 9 26 PM f WWE DEF 1 KE DEF File 4118 2007 3 02 PM WEB mif amp kB MIF File 4117 2007 3 03 PM Figure 2 Simulated Flash drive contents for QuickStart 1 project If you browse through the subdirectory Flash located under QuickStart 1 some of the filenames should look familiar Looking at figure 2 we can deduce quite a bit about the project we copied just by looking at the files contained in the Flash directory There is an Engine area on each of the first four screens There is a Flight area on each of the first six screens There are 2 Info areas sections on each of the first four screens There are no screen definitions for screens 7 8 or 9 We will get back to the Splash MIF file startup screen picture file For more info on the Airports EWD and Waypoint EWD files see the Enigma User Manual You can now switch back to the Simulator Window and have a look the screens you have just copied into the new project by pressing the key on the keypad using the mouse Alternative method to copy an existing Project Now that we have gained some insight into how the project is structured in the simulator it is time to introduce a second method to duplicate an existing projec
24. e Enigma s CHT Setup Menu then let s take one step back will assume by now you can find your way to the CHT setup under Engine Monitoring Page 20 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide under the System Setup menu and that you have had a look at the Enigma User Manual Under the CHT setup menu have a look at the two types of probes 1 Dual Rotax NTC Probes 2 Thermocouple CHT Probes CHT setup menu El Type Thermocouple CHT probes Ell Type Dual Rotax NTC probes 2 J Type thermocouples ElHighest temperature for display 150 Se eee ee ee The Rotax 912 engine is special it has two negative sue temperature coefficients NTC CHT probes The Enigma ES makes special provision for these engines both under the Si bargraph data source and in the instrument CHT setup menu ENTIS JE Exhaust qas temperature If a number higher than 2 is specified under the Number of Eua an channels override this number will be ignored given we Coolant temperature i temperarture have selected to use Rotax 912 CHT as the data source D effica Oil pressure see the Enigma User Manual for more information regard uM ire i CHT and EGT menu setup Let s have a quick look at screen 1 from the standard Lycoming 6 1 tank FF project The numbers at the top indicate the channel number example cylinder number 6 and the values of the EGT and CHT temperatures example Brod Bed 101 degrees Celcius
25. e new project you need to close the Screen designer and in the Simulator select opening the project If you would like open project QuickStart 2 and see it fly assuming it is in demo mode Page 11 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Modifying an existing screen Now we are ready to make some changes to the layout of screen number 2 of project QuickStart 1 From the main Simulator drop down menu select Open an existing project and open project QuickStart 1 if it is not currently the active project If you want to modify screen 2 you have to select screen 2 before selecting Design mode Press button 2 on the keypad using the left mouse button From the Simulator drop down menu list select Mode gt Design From the Screen designer window select Module gt Design Flight Module You will see a number of items have disappeared from screen 2 in the Simulator window You are left with only the components that are defined under the Flight module area Each item in the Simulator window is listed under Items in current module to be found on the left side of the Screen designer window which is now entitled Designing module Flight2 EFM zl Designing module Flight2 EFM ID xl Module Item Project Items in current module Item library Airspeed analog YSI analog Text Pressure altitude Text Universal Text Local pressure ONH Altimeter analog Altimeter analog Airspeed analog Alarm draw fie
26. following this guide meticulously you should have enough space to fit an Rotor Engine RPM combo item in Left click on the Rotor Engine RPM combo item located on the right hand side of the Screen designer window labeled Available items and drag the item to the left hand side of the window labeled Items in current Module Page 13 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Open the properties window for this item double click on it and use the hands to move it into position Your screen should now look like this yal Enigma simulator and display designer 1 Oj x Project Mode Sensor simulation W amp B Quickstart 1 Designing module Flight2 E FM Pd 0 ae DD i 9 41 FT r4 E n l 90 a E DA 6 A m P IE E Mix B5 El d BB es Ld Z a How does one change the legend numbers on the Airspeed analog item The properties range of the legend is determined using the Flight Instrument Setup menu You have to go back to the Simulator window if you want to change the legend to reflect your aircraft s properties Let s quickly do it Before we continue if you have looked at and understand the material presented in the User Manual you should find this section easy going Back to business Step one close the Screen designer window your changes will be saved Notice the mess we have created the Airspeed indicator badly overlaps
27. ile was not named Splash BMP rename the new MIF file to Splash MIF and copy the Splash MIF file into the Flash directory of your current project J Address E C Program Files Enigma tools Enigma SIM QuickStart 1 Flash Type Date Modified F zl WB mif 56 kB MIF File 4n z 2007 3 03 PM WE DEF 1KB DEF File 4 18 2007 3 02 PM Waypoint ewd 74KB EwD File 10 12 2006 9 26 PM Splash mif 45KB MIF File 4 23 2007 1 58 PM Page 23 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide __ Enigma simulator and display designer Project Mode Sensor simulation V ha Radio MAW TL Le Bleu rS z auia Enigma version A 0 1 3 1 o Setup ius Sato ES E m LMPIO ME PER MU MAG GPS Chick Level Pitch sac n s Page Mark Page lFightOps PC A 1 0 0 0 Serial 0 a E MGL Avionics Now you should see your own pretty picture during startup of the simulator Now how does one transfer the splash screen to a real instrument You have two options 1 copy the splash mif file as a single file using Enigma s disk management tools or 2 use the script file The process of copying files to a real Enigma will be discussed in the next section Copying files to Enigma Let s assume you have updated one or more screens that you would like to load onto your Enigma You basically have two options create a batch library file and load everything onto Enigma in one go or copy files individual using the Enigma Disk Tool The process
28. ld YSI analog Text Special item Units text oto adio N Text Indicated airspeed 551 Bargraph T m 00 00 1 2 Text Vertical speed Analog meter roundel x ma Y wa w Drawing tes ANS 20N Rowe ne Text Indicated airspeed 451 i fpm Text Density altitude 20 imu MAG Ta vos j 7 K E 5 nits tex 5 A b lala 15 4 Units text V5 History display hick um Units text Heading indication ol Text True airspeed Slip indicator zo UniText T S Baro Text Flight time UniText FT i Alarm message field T Y BUG Bargraph AQA es niter AOA 0 Tum rate Bargraph Baro T Bug indicator E e BUG Bargraph j Line Bargraph CDI Alarm message field Analog meter ARC Ter grs lank dbi xl Tip do not try and drag and drop items in the Simulator window using the mouse You shuffle things around using the property editor that you get access to via the Screen Designer window The file name Flight2 EFM visible in both the Screen design and the Simulator windows implies that we are currently modifying the Flight area of screen 2 If we now double click on the item Airspeed analog contained under the list Items in current module you will see a third window pop up namely Airspeed analog item editor here after referred to as the item editor for short By clicking with the mouse on either of the two hands pointing down 10 vs 1 pixel down we can shift the dial down Notice how many items visual
29. ly associated with the dial stay behind Depending on which type of text or other items you add you can make it impossible for any pilot to figure out the units and the meaning of display items You can add a text item reading VSI to an EGT bargraph It is the responsibility of the screen designer to make sure the units are clear to the user Page 12 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide sl Airspeed analog item editor 1 ioj X Foreground color B Radius mm EE Background color lt a lt a E a NS v Show legend M Transparent E each ene Units MPH Y Shift F Use global units Radius 44 Y Font Courier Hew 8 Bold Scale jo vs TEE wv Show V5peeds d o av Use system VS5peeds ini x n uic kat art 1 SNS 10 35 gt AL A ek paana E a i TL Bee Figure 4 Airspeed analog item moved down How does one delete an item from the screen Right click on the VSI analog item in the left hand panel of the Screen designer window using the mouse and select Delete You will notice the VSI item that use to be the rightmost dial on screen 2 has disappeared While you are at it delete the item Text Vertical speed and the last third Units Text item if you open the property manager of the item it reads VSI units under Unit item type How does one add an item to the screen If you have been
30. ment you should see the name of the current project for example Rotax 912 1 tank FF zi Enigma simulator and display designer Project Mode Sensor simulation eB Create new project Using the Simulator Drop Down Menu Open existing project create a new project Create batch Library From current setup no sound File Project gt Create new project Create batch Library From current setup include sound File Create batch Library From current setup include sound splash Create batch Library From current setup engine only Create blank recording File xj Type in a name I used the name QuickStart 1 click OK and click OK Enter directory name for new project again when the simulator acknowledges DikStmi that the new project has been created You should now see a blank blue screen in the Simulator Window Don t panic this is what we expect This project we created is completely blank None of the 9 screens have been defined We need to manually copy the contents of an existing project into the newly created directory At this point use a tool like Windows Explorer or Windows Total Commander to copy the contents of an existing project into the new project directory Unless you have changed the default destination the location of your new project is C Program Files Enigma tools Enigma SIM QuickStart 1 Now copy the contents of the directory C Prog
31. ms Exit the design module select the screen you would like to copy the items to go back to design mode and select the paste option you would like copy to top of list etc Altimeter analog Airspeed analo Lini T est Fuel flou Test Engine 1 Hobbs meter Bargraph Test Engine 1 Fuel flow Analog meter roundel Horizon GPS Moving Map Hotar Engine APM combo Drawing primitives Line Bargraph Oil temp Line Bargraph Fuel level tank 1 Copy Paste at end of list Paste before selected item Line Barres Dl pi Paste after selected item Unit ext OILP Cut copy then delete Line Bargraph CHT Delete UniT est CHT Move Up Move Down botebe ten on display Alarm message field Analog meter ARC gt Terrain lank ahead Page 19 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Line Bargraph item The line bargraph is worthy of special mention It can be used to display EGT AOA Engine RPM Oil pressure etc Since this item is frequently used and modified by users to display EGT CHT information we will pay special attention to this item The CHT EGT display design is also one of the more involved designs and setups to perform E Line Bargraph item editor Foreground color Fy Background color zal a 24 t t gt aaa 5 i 80 zi Transparent E n Units Y ze width 10 2 Celsius M Use global units seperator space Font Emal Font 7
32. of transferring data to and from Enigma is also described in the User Manual Creating and installing a batch library file onto Enigma zi Enigma simulator and display designer Once you are happy with your changes VIDES Project Mode Sensor simulation Web to the screens select Properties gt Bids scu DUE Create batch library from current setup Open existing praject no sound from the Simulator window Create batch Library From current setup no sound File drop down menu Create batch Library From current setup include sound File Create batch Library From current setup include sound splash Create batch Library From current setup engine only Alternative you could create a batch library file that includes sound and your new splash screen If you don t have a sound file you can download the default file from http www mglavionics co za Sounds esd and copy it into your Engima SIM directory Page 24 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Save in gt Enigma SIM dem Im EJ JLvcoming 6 1 tank FF Rotax 912 1 tank FF 3 MMC C Screen Library CD QuickStart 1 Quickstart1 esl Select the filename for your ESL file Remember that the length of the file name needs to be eight characters or Rotax 562 CHT 1 tank FF less File name Guick les Save as type Enigma script library esl Cancel Z Now copy the Quick1 esl file onto your real SD card or simulate this
33. ram Files Enigma tools Enigma SIM Rotax 912 1 tank FF into the directory QuickStart 1 replacing all existing files click Yes to all if asked Address ca CPragram FileskEnigma tools Enigma SIM Rotax 912 1 tank FF 4 ee Mame Size Type Date Modified Flash File Folder 4 23 2007 10 49 AM RAM File Folder 4123 2007 10 49 AM Ea E2 DAT 1 KB DAT File 4123 2007 11 54 AM E E2NR DAT 1 KB DAT File 42312007 11 38 AM Li MR GT DAT 1KB DAT File 4125 2007 11 38 AM Figure 1 Contents of directory Rotax 912 1 tank FF Page 8 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide Address CPragram FilesiEnigma toolsiEnigma SIM QuickStart 113Flash Mame Size Type Date Modified fs Airports ewid 33KB ED File 10 10 2006 8 04 PM Engine1 eern 1 KB EEM File 21 2007 4 49 PM Enginez eer 1 KE EEM File 21 2007 5 14 PM Engine3 eem 1 KB EEM File arqer2 006 9 07 AM Engine4 eem 1 KB EEM File ansre ne 9 09 AM E Flight i efr 1 KE EFM File 3119 2007 1 28 PM Flight efm 1KB EFM File WF 2006 10 24 AM Flights efr 1 KB EFM File 9132006 11 30 AM E Flight4 efr KB EFM File 3119 2007 1 30 PM s Flight efm 1 KE EFM File 3119 2007 1 31 PM E Flight EFM 1 KBE EFM File 3119 2007 1 32 PM InFa1a eim 1 KB EIM File an 3sre n e 11 29 AM InFalb eim 1 KE EIMFile 9132006 11 28 AM InFaza eim 1 KB EIM File 9113 2006 11 29 AM InFazh eim 1 KB EIM File an3sre n e 11 29 AM sj InFa3a eim 1 KB EIM Fil
34. rations Guide Installing the Enigma Simulator and Screen Designer Once you have the EnigmaSimulator exe downloaded run it The installation is very simple as long as you stick to the default setup iB Setup Enigma designer and simulator Hox Welcome to the Enigma designer and simulator Setup Wizard This will install Enigma designer and simulator 1 0 0 0 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Cancel Click Next iB Setup Enigma designer and simulator Select Destination Location Where should Enigma designer and simulator be installed LJ Setup will install Enigma designer and simulator into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse C Program FilessE nigma taols sE nigma SIM Browse Atleast 3 3 MB of free disk space is required Es Click Next iB Setup Enigma designer and simulator Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Browse Don t create a Start Menu folder lt Back Cancel Click Next Page 3 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide
35. system might not be happy if you push the Enter key will possibly crash Press menu to end the task The simple workaround on a Windows PC is to use Windows Explorer or Windows Total Commander or similar to copy the file However if you are applying the procedures on a real Enigma the files will be transferred when you press the enter button Page 26 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide A Example screens AFITEMAN LOS AM 14 2 le d nid Aj T ae AN tof IS C gt Hobbs 0000 0 Fuel endurance Da AN Fuel range Af nm Fuel flow 3 096 M F VIT amp DDBRS a N 200 S mM 7 1 266 2 Fa 1 0821 187 3 kz H RPM 1990 3D fix O on BO Cl Ju 90 1990 Rotor RPM Engine RPM 2692 RPM 10 5 00 0 EGT 06 36 13 03 PERI LUS MER REET T PELLE 41127 Fuel range ual bingo lide ratio Baro OBS 330 BRA 250 VOR BRS 300 Active 117 100 Standby 111 800 ti Gm m hd Te H 90 1990 15 C Rotor RPM Engine RPM ERIT 10 410 6 7 130 3 E evel im Fuel Le Oil Pressun il Temp Golani L Total G 0012 0 Total D TA Map 0000 0 TA AL i AP 5400 1040 T quz SC 9 2C y N kd po Dept D UE ATA 12 3 32 fy 1 r Page 27 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide n ua Erge ini ite deste aii pee D 2 zee T UTERE me S Ts IST Un 2 g 10 8 79 5 100 5 100 FF 1 108i Duo gs 8 10 Omph 30 fix 0 100
36. t If you are happy with the first method you do not have to bother reading this section Page 9 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide We will create a second new project called QuickStart 2 am assuming you have followed all of the steps up to this point in time your QuickStart 1 project is running zi Enigma simulator and display designer Project Mode Sensor simulation WE w Simulation Quickstart 1 Dem From the Simulator drop down menu Stratomaster Enigma select Mode Design SOMME zl Screen designer I inl xi Module Project 4 Make new blank project This will open up a new window with ee ae eens entitled Screen designer Text Universal Altimeter analog Airspeed analog WSL analog From this new window select Project Hargtanh Analog meter roundel from the drop down menu and select GPS Moving Max Make new blank project Rotor Engine RPM combo Drawing primitives Wind vector V5 History display TSS decd e e Altimeter analog mmi Select Directory E Directory M ame Under Directory Name type in the name C Program Files Enigma tools Enigma SIM QuickStart 2 of your project used QuickStart 2 as Directories Files an example Se MN Eo bat EnigmaS im exe Enigma tools EngmaSin hlp Enigma SIM A SMIN Flash uninsDUD dat ei busoming a ae urinis ere MMC hd Drives E c
37. ystem Units Setup Press 3 to change the Speed units to nat Units setup menu kilometers Now press Menu three times to ElAititude units Feet get back to our new ruined screen number 2 AWAIT SARC Ta Tari alternatively press Enter once Now select El Speed units Miles Design mode again from the Simulation Ey Temperature units Celsius window s Mode drop down list El Oil pressure units Bar Notice two changes on screen 2 kmh 1 The Airspeed dial now has a limit of 500 km h 2 And km h where we use to have mph page back to figure 5 if you have not noticed it previous The offset between the legend for the dial and the dial itself can be corrected since they can be moved relative to each other However to really fix this one up one would also have to either change the font or increase the radius of the Airspeed dial and decrease the radius of the legend And that concludes the first introductory lesson on how not to spoil a perfectly working screen Page 15 Stratomaster Enigma Alterations Guide How does the screen drawing work To better understand why some funny things might be happening let s just quickly look at how the screen drawing works The screen essentially consists of two layers the foreground and the background Items that do not change or not frequently like the roundel of the analog airspeed indicator some text legends etc resides on the background
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