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H4LGPSMAP

Hobby4life ETHOS GPS Map Widget

SUPPORT DISCONTINUED!

Hobby4life has created it's own version of a ETHOS GPS Map widget, with some extra features.

This widget can be used with ETHOS v1.1.0 and higher, and is compatible with Horus X10/X12 and Tandem X20

Changes:

v1.06

Download: https://github.com/Hobby4life/H4LGPSMAP/releases/download/v1.0.6/h4lgpsmap.zip

  • minor fix Coordinate readout
  • Multiple H4LGPSMAP widgets loaded caused interaction, fixed
  • Big cleanup of script, lot of commenting done to understand the script.
v1.05

  • Map measurement indicator moved

  • LOS (Line of Sight) readout added in bottom box

  • Ground Distance readout added in bottom box

  • Measurement readout improved.. now switches from m to km, and foot to miles. for Altitude and Distance readouts.

  • Overal readout display positions changed

  • Stick GPS Simulation added

    • This will enable GPS simulator, 2 sticks are needed to simulate Latitude & Longitude, midstick is center of map.

  • Default maps are changed, Amsterdam map as default map1.lua

v1.04
  • No GPS selected detection fixed
v1.03
  • First release

h4lgpsmap01

Installation:

Copy the h4lgpsmap folder with all its content to the folder /scripts on your SD card.

The only files that have to be edited by user are:

/scripts/h4lgpsmap/maps/mapnames.lua

And

/scripts/h4lgpsmap/maps/map1.lua

through

/scripts/h4lgpsmap/maps/map8.lua

Configuration:

For using this widget

  1. Select a fullscreen widget
  2. Turn off the Title of the widget.

Select Map:

Here you can select 1 of the 8 maps, the names here are located in /scripts/h4lgpsmap/maps/mapnames.lua

The name locations inside mapnames.lua correspond to map1.lua trough map8.lua

Maps can be generated online at https://ethosmap.hobby4life.nl

In the generated zip file there is a map.lua file.

This file should eventually be renamed to map1, map2, map3 etc. whatever you need.

Units:

Here you can set the units to Metric (m/kmh) or Imperial (ft/mph)

GPS Source:

Select your GPS sensor here

Speed Source:

Select your Speed sensor here, this can be the GPS speed sensor, or any other sensor that indicates speed.

Altitude Source:

Select your Altitude sensor here, this can be the GPS Altitude sensor, or any other sensor that indicates altitude.

RSSI Source:

Select any sensor that indicates RSSI

Reset Source:

This source will set/reset the Home position. Select an input, This source triggers at any value of +100 / +1024

Course Source:

Select your Course/Bearing/Heading sensor here, this can be the GPS Course sensor, or any other sensor that indicates course/bearing or heading. 0-360. This input is used to set the angle of the arrow.

Calculate Course:

If selected this will override/disable the Course Source input and calculates the course depending on the movement. This can be usefull if your GPS has no course/heading output.

Accuracy of this calculation can be set in the next configuration option: Update distance, m/ft

Update Distance, m/ft

Here you can configure when to update the course calculation every X meters or feet. The greater the distance the greater the accuracy. low values will cause jitter. Also this depends on the size of the map used.

GPS Coordinates:

Here you can select if you want to have a Decimal or DMS (Degree/Minuts/Seconds) readout.

Arrow Color:

Select the color of the arrow

HUD Text Color:

Select the color of all text of the widget. Top and Bottom bar.

Distance Text Color:

Select the color of the text that is used to show the distance between plane and home.

Line Color:

Select the color of the line that is used to show the bearing of the plane from home.

Stick GPS Simulator:

Enables a GPS simulation controlled by Stick or any other source input.

Latitude Source Stick:

Select Latitude control input for Stick GPS Simulation.

Longitude Source Stick:

Select Longitude control input for Stick GPS Simulation.