EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual
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1. Trigentic AB EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual 2014 01 27 AO stays INET SERREERREANINUE RR NEAR EINSTEIN TARA ANE FRASER ARI alana aiwtaaiecaderuteatangtave ta seliseects 2 Prerequisites and recommended system requirements smsssmmsssrrssrrrsrrrrsrrrerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rens r ere nr ra O accionada ZANINI on ass E RAN SENS SNR SIR ASSA ENS NR RAN 3 Designing a NEW PLO CCU ecnin g s eE inses ini A ERS TINETE N A a 3 2 Creating a NEW Project FIE insira a a eos tanec mene be ese ee Ay BASIC DESIR ae A E EE AE coutawuysueelcecsussuu coder saesdansemmeananees AL ST ETTAN TV o eee ee OE Pe Pe Re Ce ee Oy Me UNS Gr O 0 COORD O O AAD Momentary WI o lides lcd A A A SRA vn be NONE ENA NER ALA DIMNMer GOPENO sandalia i n AS MULAS tae WI An RAN Se beds leet Sak Sil NNE AL A RAR A3 TEX is AN MEA20001P ON Sid gt Uploading Layout to MFD reccs daner de beis 1 11 EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0 1 Introduction The EmpirBus Graphical Tool is a software created to design and edit layouts for Raymarine Digital Switching RMDS on Raymarine Multifunction Displays MFD The software is owned and maintained by Trigentic AB Sweden For legal notes and other documents please see our homepage www empirbus com 2 Prerequisites and recommended system requirements 2 1 Software The software is optimized for MS Windows 7 and later It is recommended to have an image manipulating software installed in order to2. and browse to and import the EBP file You are now ready to begin creating you design 3 11 EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0 4 Basic Design lt i EmpirBus Graphical Tool RMDS_test zip File Import Help pa New Project ps Open Project Save Project Knapp 1 Ch 1 F Addpage Zoom Set backgroundcolor Change page name 800 Height Knapp 2 Ch 4 utgang 1 Ch 2 Page 1 amp X 790 utgang 2 Ch 3 480 Image Y 476 1 Bring to front Bring to back Delete Add Button Font size 10 Text color Object Signal Signal Page Object Object Object Object preview alternatives list toolbar title position stacking settings list and order scale Graphic 4 1 Program window layout 4 1 Signal types If an EBP file with MFD signals has been imported to the software the signal list window will be populated with the available signals The basic features of the signal are defined in the EBP file that was imported and will be reflected in the signal alternatives list window 4 1 1 Pulse Button Toggle CircuitBreaker StatusIndicator q O IndicatorImage This alternative allows for an image object to be displayed when the signal is ON ModeButton A custom or predefined button with press and rest feature EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0 4 11 Object Settings The pulse button has the following settings e Name This is the title visible over the button The default na
3. create or edit images for the project Freely downloadable recommended open source software is GIMP www gimp org and Inkscape www inkscape org In order to create a new project an EmpirBus Project EBP file needs to be imported This file is designed with the EmpirBus Studio software Contact your EmpirBus dealer if you need further assistance with EBP files The MFD needs to be updated to LightHouse 2 Visit www raymarine com for updates 2 2 Hardware Aside from a PC that can run MS Windows 7 a microSD card and a microSD card reader is needed to install the project file on an MFD 3 Designing a New Project Confirm that the prerequisites in chapter 2 are met before continuing 3 1 Planning MFDs come with different specifications and when designing the layout one must keep in mind that there are different aspect ratios and resolutions on different MFDs In addition to buttons and indicators the layout usually also consists of graphics The recommended file format is PNG since the software is able to handle transparency JPG is also possible but then it is recommended to use a black background in the graphics as most layouts use black as background color The highest MFD screen resolution is currently 1280 x 800 so any original graphics file with a resolution higher than this can be used for any layout with a good result The software is able to both scale images down and up but scaling up results in a poor image quality It i
4. m the list the layout file to be installed Wait for the message Importing complete to confirm that the layout has been successfully installed 6 Ifthe MFD previously had a layout installed a white icon called Customize will appear on the homescreen If the icon exists select it and proceed to step 9 7 Goto MFD menu option Customize Homescreen Edit Page 9 11 EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0 8 Select an unused icon 9 Scroll down in the list and select option Switch Panel Then scroll back up to the top and select Finish 10 Set the title of the icon default is Switch Panel and select SAVE The layout file is now installed and can be accessed by the digital switching icon as seen as the bottom right icon called Switch Panel on graphic 5 1 EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0 10 11 e RIGENTI Trigentic AB Support Phone 46 522 44 22 22 Kasenabbev gen 65 E mail support empirbus com SE 451 50 Uddevalla Web www empirbus com Sweden 11 11 EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0
5. me is imported from the EBP file e X Y Z Change X and Y coordinates to define its position Z to define its height when stacked on other objects 4 1 2 Momentary Switch Momentary Klaxxon ChangeView Creates a standard button that navigates to a defined MFD layout page ChangeViewCustom Creates a custom button that navigates to a defined MFD layout page Object Settings The momentary switch has the following settings e Name This is the title visible over the button The default name is imported from the EBP file e X Y Z Change X and Y coordinates to define its position Z to define its height when stacked on other objects 4 1 3 Rotary Switch Rotary Switch Object Settings The rotary switch has the following settings e Name This is the title visible over the button The default name is imported from the EBP file e X Y Z Change X and Y coordinates to define its position Z to define its height when stacked on other objects 5 11 EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0 4 1 4 Dimmer Control Dimmer Control Object Settings The dimmer control has the following settings Name This is the title visible over the button The default name is imported from the EBP file X Y Z Change X and Y coordinates to define its position Z to define its height when stacked on other objects 4 1 5 MultiState Switch MultiState Switch Object Settings The multistate switch has the following se
6. s technically possible to upload a layout designed for one resolution on a MFD with another resolution The layout will be rescaled and dragged to fit the MFD and the larger difference in aspect ratio the more apparent will the distortion be If buttons and texts are significantly scaled down it could become difficult to use the layout See table 3 1 for model range and resolution EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0 2 11 a65 a67 a68 a75 a77 800 x 480 pixels WVGA 1280 x 800 pixels WXGA 1280 x 800 pixels WXGA 800 x 480 pixels WVGA c97 1280 x 800 pixels WXGA 16 10 e165 1280 x 800 pixels WXGA 16 10 e7D e95 e97 gS125 1280 x 800 pixels WXGA 16 10 gS165 1280 x 800 pixels WXGA 16 10 Table 3 1 Model range The menu border containing buttons and status is 50 pixels high and the small page title border is 25 pixels high This means that on a MFD with resolution 1280 x 800 the layout will with default settings use 1280 x 725 3 2 Creating a New Project File Go to menu option File Create New Project You will be prompted to save a file with the suggested file name RMDS__ zip Change this file name to a name relevant to your project and save The file name must not exceed 28 characters and may contain characters a z A Z numericals dot and _ Example RMDS TMP GFOUL ver 1 342 241 Next step is to import the EBP file Go to menu option Import Import EmpirBus Project File
7. seful since it allows images to seem as if they had round or irregular shapes also when placed over another image 4 3 Texts Some signals come with a customizable title Other needs to have titles added manually Texts can either be generated externally with third party image software and then imported as an image see chapter 4 2 or can be generated and edited directly in the software 4 4 NMEA2000 PGNs In addition to displaying live values using Signal Values see chapter 4 1 6 the software can also handle analog battery status and fluid level indicators 7 11 EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0 PGN127508 PGN127505 Fluid Level 0 0 Battery Voltage 0 Object Settings The voltage indicator has the following settings e Name This is the title visible over the button The default name is imported from the EBP file e X Y Z Change X and Y coordinates to define its position Z to define its height when stacked on other objects e Low value Sets the left red arch of the indicator e High value Sets the right red arch of the indicator e Min value Sets the min value of the indicator e Max value Sets the max value of the indicator e Major tick interval Sets the number of value ticks on the indicator E g setting this value to 5 when max and min is 32 and 0 will give the write numbered tics at 0 8 16 24 and 32 e Minor tick interval Sets the number of unnumbered ticks in the interval The fluid level indica
8. tor has the following settings e Name This is the title visible over the button The default name is imported from the EBP file e X Y Z Change X and Y coordinates to define its position Z to define its height when stacked on other objects e Low value Values below this value will color the indicator red e High value Values above this value will color the indicator red EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0 8 11 5 Uploading Layout to MFD In order to upload the layout to the MFD you need to put the layout file in the root top folder of a microSD memory card Example F RMDS TMP GF001 ver 1 3 2 zip FX isin this example the mircroSD memory card drive letter Please also note that the MFD will not recognize the layout if the content is extracted it must be remain packaged in the ZIP file Begin at the home screen 8 Touch Lock Customize O Fishfinder 3 Ss ada gt lt Sirius Audio Camera ChartiDatalFish Switch Panel Ch 2 ad ty AL y cr No Pilot No Radar No AIS No Sonar No GPS Graphic 5 1 LightHouse 2 home screen with RMDS Switch Panel icon Go to MFD menu option Set up System Settings External Devices Switch Panel Set up If the option Uninstall Config File is available select this option If the menu is closed after this step repeat step 1 3 Chose Install Config File If asked select from the list the memory card where the layout file is stored 5 Select fro
9. ttings Name This is the title visible over the button The default name is imported from the EBP file X Y Z Change X and Y coordinates to define its position Z to define its height when stacked on other objects EmpirBus Graphical Tool User manual Ver 1 0 6 11 4 1 6 Signal Value i Center Alligned i Right Alligned Resistance Ohm 00 0 Resistance Ohm 00 0 Displays a live numerical value with or without units Object Settings The signal value has the following settings e Name This is the title visible over the button The default name is imported from the EBP file e X Y Z Change X and Y coordinates to define its position Z to define its height when stacked on other objects e Low value If the value drops below this defined value the numbers will turn yellow e High value If the value exceeds this defined value the numbers will turn red e Title font size and color Change these values to set title font size and color e Value font size and color Change these values to set value font size and color e Cell Width Sets the width of the textbox that contains the title and value e Decimals Sets the number of decimals e Value Text This value is only used for preview purposes e Unit text Sets the unit of the value 4 2 Images The software can handle PNG and JPG JPEG and SVG files PNG is recommended as it is a compressed file format that can handle image transparency Image transparency is exceptionally u
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