Eagle Tree Seagull Expander - Manual (Page 5)

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Seagull Dashboard Data Setup Utility Instructions
This utility (the Utility) will appear the first time you run the Seagull Configuration Wizard, and can be re-run by selecting “Tools,
Edit Seagull Display” in the App. This utility is the tool used to bring your Seagull Dashboard to life – it gives you the capability of
configuring all of the items displayed on the LCD screen, setting up alarms, and configuring the Climbrate Alarm settings (Flight
Systems).
Figure 4 shows the main page of the Utility. The Utility main page is divided into the following section:
Select Data Parameter to Configure on the Dashboard LCD: This section contains the tools to select what, how and where
parameters are displayed on the LCD pages.
Figure 6 provides a table of the parameters that can be configured with your system.
To select and configure a parameter, choose the parameter to be configured in the “Select Feature to Display” window. A “o” next to
an item indicates that this item is already selected for display, and choosing it will allow you to edit the item. After selecting the
parameter, click the “Enable this parameter…” checkbox to enable the parameter to be displayed/configured, or uncheck it to remove
it from the list.
Once the parameter is enabled, choose where the parameter will be displayed by choosing the location in the “Select Display
Location” window. A “o” next to the location chosen means it is already in use by this or another parameter. Choosing a location
that is in use already will cause the parameter using it to be disabled.
The window labeled “Enter the label to display..” in this section displays the 3 digit label that will be displayed beside this parameter
on the LCD. You can change this 3 digit label to be whatever you want. For example, if Temperature Sensor 1 was attached to your
Cylinder Head, you might label this parameter “CHT.”
NOTE: If the data for each parameter grows large, such as a large RPM, the middle character in the 3 digit label will be eliminated to
show all the numeric digits in the parameter. For example, “RPM 0” would become “RM 40342” in this case.
Set up alarms (if any) to be triggered by values of the above parameter: This section contains the tools to set up audible and
visual alarms for many of the displayed parameters.
NOTE: See the “Servo” section below for information on Servo setup.
NOTE: If you have a Flight System and select Climbrate, see the “Configuring Climbrate Alarms” section below.
To enable a “High Alarm” for a parameter, meaning that the alarm should activate if the parameter exceeds the set value, check the
High Alarm Enabled button.
To enable a “Low Alarm” for a parameter, meaning that the alarm should activate if the parameter falls below the set value, check the
High Alarm Enabled button.
NOTE: only a high or a low alarm can be configured for each parameter (not both).
To enter the alarm value, type the high or low threshold in the “Enter the Alarm Trigger Value” window. For values, such as RX
voltage, with a decimal place, enter the fractional part in the box to the right of the decimal point. For example, to set an alarm if
your RX voltage drops below 4.8 volts, enter 4 and 8 in the two boxes.
See the Parameter table in Figure 6 for high and low alarm limits. NOTE: when an alarm is triggered, a “!” appears to the right of the
parameter label on the LCD, to indicate the parameter is in an alarm state.
If you wish to have an audible beep sound when the alarm is triggered, configure the beep alarm as follows:
• Select the number of beeps to sound in the “Number of Beeps” window.
• Select the beep length in the “Length of each Beep” window.
• Select the length of the “silence” between each of the beeps in the “Length of silent pause between beeps” window.
If you wish the beeps to repeatedly sound when the alarm condition occurs, click on the “Check here to cause the alarm beeps to
sound continuously…” checkbox. If you wish the alarm to only sound once when the condition occurs, uncheck this box. Note that
when the alarm condition goes away, and then recurs, the alarm will sound again in both these cases. See the muting section in the
“Seagull Dashboard Receiver Instructions” above for information on muting the alarms.