Customisable In-Car Dashboard Display

This feature of DeltaDash allows custom screens to be created for display of data from the ECU (and any external sensors that may be present). Design and sharing of screen designs may be discussed with other DeltaDash users on the EcuTek forums.

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3rd Party Dash Screens

Designed by:Quick Flash Tuning

Introduction

This article describes how to create custom in car dashboard screens with DeltaDash. Customisable in car screens are intended to allow use of in car LCD screens such as DVD and SatNav screens. Screen layouts may be fully customised to allow display of virtually any engine (and external sensor) data including analogue,digital and fault code data simultaneously.

This feature is currently under development and so is subject to change,in order to refine the functionality. The creation of custom screens requires thought and effort. Experience will be built up as the user explores the features and options available. If you get into difficulty,visit the EcuTek forums where other users will be able to assist you – support of this feature is via the EcuTek forum only. Well designed screens (with permission from the author) may be incorporated into DeltaDash as some of the standard screens,so get designing !

DeltaDash Version

The earliest DeltaDash version supporting in car dashboard screens is 1.37. Download the latest version from the web site for the most up to date features support.

Designing Custom Screens

DeltaDash allows up to 10 custom dashboard screens to be created,numbered from 0 to 9. When the in car dash screen is selected from the tools menu of DeltaDash,the display will default to screen 0. The user may then switch between screens by using the number keys 0 to 9 or the cursor keys. Hitting ‘Enter’reloads the current dashboard screen –this is useful when designing screens.

Each dashboard screen is stored in directory named ’0′to ’9′within a subdirectory named ‘InCarDashScreens’within the DeltaDash directory. E.g. A typical directory for a custom screen would be:‘C:\DeltaDash\InCarDashScreens\0\’. All files relating to a single dash screen must be present in its numbered directory. At a minimum,a custom dashboard screen consists of a single configuration file named ‘Form.cfg’,though other files may be present,such as bitmaps and sounds.

When DeltaDash is run for the first time on a PC without any custom screens defined,it will generate 10 sample screens that may then more easily be edited by the user.

The Dashboard Configuration File – Form.cfg

This file contains all configuration information for a single custom dashboard screen. In order to create each custom dash screen,a form.cfg file must be edited. The format of the file is described below.

Objects,Classes,Properties and Data Types

The form configuration file defines a number of objects. Each object corresponds to one of the components on the dashboard screen. Each object has a class that defines what ‘class’of dashboard component the object is,such as a ‘RoundGauge’or an ‘LedBarGauge’. Based on this class,the object has a number of properties that may be adjusted to alter the gauge’s function and appearance,such as ‘Colour’,‘NeedleWidth’and ‘Font’. Furthermore,each property has a type that defines the type of data that the property holds,such as ‘Integer’,‘Real Number’and ‘String’.

Comments

Comments may be placed in the file by starting the line with a hash ‘#’character. This character must be the first on the line,with no spaces preceding it.

Objects

The example below shows the structure of an object within the form.cfg file. Each object always begins with the word ‘object’,followed by the object’s name. The name only serves as description to remind the designer what the object is for e.g. CoolantTempGauge. Following the name of the object is a colon ‘:’followed by the class of the object such as TLedBarGauge. Note that the object class always begins with a capital ‘T’. Following this are a number of lines,each setting the value of a single property. Finally,the object ends with the word ‘end’.

  object <Name>:T<ObjectClass>    <AnIntegerProperty>   = <Integer>    <ARealNumberProperty>= <Real Number>    <AStringProperty>     = <String>    <ABooleanProperty>    = <Boolean>    <AnOptionListProperty>= <Option>    …  end

Classes

Below is the current list of object classes available to the dashboard designer when designing custom screens. Each of these is described in more detail later on.

• TDashBackground
• TLedBarGauge
• TRoundGauge
• TSwitchDashGauge
• TThresholdGauge
• TDashText
• TAnalTextGauge
• TDashDtcText

Properties

The list of properties that may be set for each object class are detailed later in this document. There are many properties that are common to all classes,such as properties relating to an object’s position on the screen (top,left,width &height) and general appearance (color,font &transparent). There are also properties that are specific to certain object classes such as NeedleWidth for a RoundGauge object.

Types

Integer

An integer is a whole number i.e. a number without any digits after the decimal point.

Example:

    Top = 25

An integer can also be specified in hexadecimal notation by preceding the number with a ‘$’symbol.

Example:

    Top = $19

Real Number

A real number is a number that may contain a fractional component i.e. digits after the decimal point.

Example:

    Density = 0.8

String

A string is a line of text. The string can contain any alphanumeric characters and punctuation but must begin and end with a single quote character.

Example:

    Caption = 'Coolant Temp.'

Boolean

A Boolean property can only have one of two values – True or False.

Example:

    Transparent = True

Option List

An option list property can take one of set list of values. (Programmers may know this as an enumerated type). When each property is explained further on in the document,the list of available options will be listed.

Example:

    DataSource = ddsExternal

Font

A font property has a number of sub properties that define the exact format of text

Example:

    Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET    Font.Color = clOlive    Font.Height = -16    Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'    Font.Style = [ fsBold,fsItalic,fsUnderline ]

Colour

A colour property is really the same as an integer. A colour is specified as $BBGGRR where RR,GG and BB are the hexadecimal red,green and blue components of the colour. E.g Bright red would be $0000FF,whilst a light grey would be $C0C0C0.

Example:

    Color = $00FF00

General Properties

This is a list of general properties that are available on several components.

Property	Type	Description
Top	Integer	Y co-ordinate of top of component.
Left	Integer	X co-ordinate of left of component
Height	Integer	Height of component in pixels
Width	Integer	Width of component in pixels
Transparent	Boolean	Specifies whether the background can be seen through the component or not. It is slightly slower to draw transparent components than opaque ones,though some interesting effects can be produced with this feature.
Color	Integer	Background colour of the component when it has not been specified as transparent.
Font	Font	Specifies the format of any text displayed by the object.
UpdateInterval	Integer	Specifies how often the value of a gauge is updated. This may be used to prioritise the display of engine parameters. E.g. Retrieve RPM on every request (=1),whilst retrieving vehicle speed and coolant temperature on every other request (=2).
UpdateOffset	Integer	Specifies an offset for data retrieval. E.g. for the above UpdateInterval example,set the offset for RPM and vehicle speed to 0,and the offset for coolant temperature to 1. This would result in requests: 1st RPM + Vehicle Speed 2nd RPM + Coolant Temp 3rd RPM + Vehicle Speed …
MinVal	Real Number	Specifies the minimum value that the control is intended to display.
MaxVal	Real Number	Specifies the maximum value that the control is intended to display.
TextDivide	Real Number	Divides the gauge value before displaying the text. E.g. for an RPM gauge,specifying 1000 would cause the numbers 0 to 8 to be displayed instead of 0 to 8000. This may also be used to convert between units. E.g. Pressures are displayed in PSI by default. To display in bar,set this property to 14.5.
TextOffset	Real Number	Adds to the gauge value before displaying the text. A combination of the TextOffset and TextDivide values may be used to convert from Celcius to Fahrenheit for example.
DataSource	Option List	Specifies whether the data source for the component is the ECU or an external sensor. Options are: DdsECU – ECU DdsExternal – External sensor
DataChannelECUAnalogue	Option List	Specifies the analogue ECU parameter that the component will display. Not all parameters are available for all ECUs. View the live data capture screen of DeltaDash to see which parameters are relevant to your vehicle.Options are: Parameter Description epAccOpAng Accelerator Opening Angle epAFAdjV Air/Fuel Adjustment Voltage epAfc Air/Fuel Correction #1 epAfc2 Air/Fuel Correction #2 epAFC3 Air/Fuel Correction #3 epAFHCur1 A/F Sensor #1 Heater Current epAFHCur2 A/F Sensor #2 Heater Current epAFHDuty Air/Fuel Heater Duty epAFL3 Air/Fuel Learning #3 epAFLeanCo Air/Fuel Lean Correction epAFLearn Air/Fuel Learning #1 epAFLearn2 Air/Fuel Learning #2 epAFS1 Air/Fuel Sensor #1 epAFS1Cur Air/Fuel Sensor #1 Current epAFS1Res Air/Fuel Sensor #1 Resistance epAFS2 Air/Fuel Sensor #2 epAFS2Cur Air/Fuel Sensor #2 Current epAFS2Res Air/Fuel Sensor #2 Resistance epAirTemp Intake Air Temperature epAltDuty Alternator Duty epApres Atmospheric Pressure epBatvolt Battery Voltage epBrkBoost Brake Booster Pressure epCOAdjust CO Adjustment epColdStIj Cold Start Injector epCooltemp Coolant Temperature epCPCDuty CPC Valve Duty Ratio epDiffPSV Differential Pressure Sensor Voltage epEGRSteps Number of Ex. Gas Recirc. Steps epEGT Exhaust Gas Temperature epEngload Engine Load epEngspd Engine Speed epFinjpw Fuel Injection #1 Pulse Width epFinjpw2 Fuel Injection #2 Pulse Width epFlPressHi Fuel Pressure (High) epFo2H1Cur Front O2 Heater #1 epFo2H2Cur Front O2 Heater #2 epFPDuty Fuel Pump Duty epFrnto21 Front O2 Sensor #1 epFrnto22 Front O2 Sensor #2 epFTPress Fuel Tank Pressure epFuelLvl Fuel Level epFuelTemp Fuel Temperature epGearPos Gear Position epIgntim Ignition Timing epISCVDuty Idle Speed Control Valve Duty Ratio epIscvstep Idle Speed Control Valve Step epKnockcor Knock Correction epLIgnTim Learned Ignition Timing epMaf Air Flow Sensor Voltage epMafGS Mass Air Flow epMainAcc Main Accelerator Sensor epMainThrot Main Throttle Sensor epMap Manifold Absolute Pressure epMemCruSpd Memorised Cruise Speed epMrp Manifold Relative Pressure epOCVCurL OCV Current Left epOCVCurR OCV Current Right epOCVDutyL OCV Duty Left epOCVDutyR OCV Duty Right epPresDiff Pressure Differential Sensor epPrictrl Primary Wastegate Duty Cycle epRearO21 Rear O2 Sensor epRo2HCur Rear O2 Heater Current epRo2HeatV Rear O2 Heater Voltage epRoughMon1 Roughness Monitor Cylinder #1 epRoughMon2 Roughness Monitor Cylinder #2 epRoughMon3 Roughness Monitor Cylinder #3 epRoughMon4 Roughness Monitor Cylinder #4 epSCVstep SCV Step epSecCtrl Secondary Wastegate Duty Cycle epSubAcc Sub Accelerator Sensor epSubThrot Sub Throttle Sensor epTGNPosL Tumble Valve Position Sensor Left epTGNPosR Tumble Valve Position Sensor Right epThrMoDu Throttle Motor Duty epThrMotV Throttle Motor Voltage epThrot Throttle Sensor Voltage epThrotAn Throttle Opening Angle epVehspd Vehicle Speed epVVTAAAL VVT Advance Angle Left epVVTAAAR VVT Advance Angle Right
DataChannelECUDigital	Option List	Specifies the digital ECU switch that the component will display. Not all switches are available for all ECUs. View the live data capture screen of DeltaDash to see which switches are relevant to your vehicle.Options are: esAccel Accelerator Switch esACComp Air-Con Compressor Signal esAcLock Air-Con Lock Signal esAcMPSw Air-Con Mid Pressure Switch esACsw Air Conditioning Switch esAET AET Signal esAssAVlv Assist Air Solenoid Valve esATCLean AT coop. lean burn signal esATCLkUp AT coop. lock up signal esATCRich AT coop. rich spike signal esATFCut Fuel Cut Signal from AT esATRet Retard Signal from AT esATVehID AT Vehicle ID esBanTqDn Ban of Torque Down esBlowBy Blow-By Leak Connector esBlowSw Blower Switch esBrake Brake Switch esCam Cam Position Sensor esClutch Clutch Switch esCPCVlv CPC Solenoid Valve esCrank Crank Position Sensor esDefogSw Defogger Switch esEAM EAM Signal esEGNegP Ex. Gas Negative Pressure esEGPosP Ex. Gas Positive Pressure esElLoad Electrical Load Signal esETCMR ETC Motor Relay esFO22Rich Front O2 #2 Rich Signal esFo2Rich Front O2 Rich Signal esFPRel Fuel Pump Relay esHandle Handle Switch esICAWRel Intercooler Auto-Wash Relay esICAWSw Intercooler AutoWash Switch esIdle Idle Switch esIgnSw Ignition Switch esInAirSV Intake Air Solenoid esKnock1 Knock Signal 1 esKnock2 Knock Signal 2 esLtSw Interior Light Switch esMuffCon Muffler Control esNeutral Neutral Position Switch esPCVVlv PCV Solenoid Valve esPrSrcCh Pressure Sources Change esPSSw Power Steering Switch esPSVlv P/S Solenoid Valve esRadFan1 Radiator Fan Relay #1 esRadFan2 Radiator Fan Relay #2 esRadFan3 Radiator Fan Relay #3 esReadMem Read Memory Connector esRelVlv1 Relief Valve Solenoid 1 esRelVlv2 Relief Valve Solenoid 2 esResAcc Resume/Accelerate Switch esRo2Rich Rear O2 Rich Signal esRqTqDn Request Torque Down VDC esSetCoast Set/Coast Switch esStartSw Starter Switch esStopLt Stop Light Switch esTCSRel TCS Relief Valve Solenoid esTestMode Test Mode Connector esTGVDrv TGV Drive esTGVout TGV Output esTnkCtrl Tank Sensor Control Valve esTrqCon1 Torque Control Signal #1 esTrqCon2 Torque Control Signal #2 esTrqPerm Torque Permission Signal esVentVlv Vent Solenoid Valve esVIASol Variable Intake Air Solenoid esWiper Wiper Switch
DataChannelExternal	Option List	Specifies the external sensor channel that the component will display. Options are: LabJack Channels:lj0 to lj7. AP22 G-Meter Channels:rtLat &rtLong.
PeakShow	Boolean	If true,displays a peak value for the gauge.
PeakPeriod	Integer	The period in milliseconds for which the peak display is held.
TroughShow	Boolean	If true,displays a trough value for the gauge.
TroughPeriod	Integer	The period in milliseconds for which the trough display is held.

Dash Gauge Form

This is the surface on which all dashboard components are placed. Note from the example below that all other components are ‘nested’within the DashGaugeForm.

Property	Type	Description
ClientWidth	Integer	The width of the window that will contain the dashboard controls
ClientHeight	Integer	The height of the window that will contain the dashboard controls
Screen	Integer	The screen on which the dashboard will be displayed. This is useful for systems with multiple monitors,such as a laptop with an second dash mounted screen. 0 is the first screen,1 the second etc etc.
Color	Colour	The background colour of the dashboard window.

 object DashGaugeForm:TDashGaugeForm  ClientHeight = 480  ClientWidth = 640  Color = $000000  Screen = 0  object DashBackground:TDashBackground ...  end  object rgVehSpd:TRoundGauge ...  end end

Dash Background

Allows a background image to be specified. If used,this should be the first component specified to ensure that it appears beneath all other components.

Property	Type	Description
Position	Option List	Specifies how the background should be placed on the screen. Options are: DbTiled – Image is tiled over entire dash screen. DbCentred – Image is centred on dash screen DbStretched – Image is stetched to fit dash screen
BitmapFile	String	Specifies the name of the bitmap file. This may be in raw bitmap (bmp) format or compressed portable network graphics (png) format. Png is a lossless compression format,so using that file format simply saves disk space.

Example Usage

  object DashBackground:TDashBackground    Left = 0    Top = 0    Width = 640    Height = 480    Transparent = False    Position = dbTiled    BitmapFile = 'Background.bmp'  end

LED Bar Gauge

 

Displays a bar graph component,mimicking a line of LEDs.

Property	Type	Description
SegCount	Integer	Specifies the number of segments (LEDs) in the component.
Density	Real Number	Specifies the density of the bar segments. E.g. a density of 0.8 would specify 80% of the length of the component is used by segments,whilst 20% is used by the space in between each segment.
Rounded	Boolean	Specifies whether the corners of each segment are rounded.
SegmentColoursOn	List of integers	Specifies a list of comma separated colours used when the segments are illuminated.
SegmentColoursOff	List of integers	Specifies a list of comma separated colours used when the segments are not illuminated.
SegmentColourIdxs	List of integers	Specifies the zero based indices of the segments at which the above colours are used. Colours for unspecified segments will be interpolated from the colours for other,adjacent segments colour definitions in the colour lists.
Invert	Boolean	When the width of the component is greater than the height,a horizontal bar graph is drawn. Conversely,when the height is greater then the width,a vertical bar graph is drawn. When ‘Invert’is set to true,the bar graph is drawn from right to left (instead of left to right) or top to bottom (instead of bottom to top).
SingleSegment	Boolean	When True,only a single segment is illuminated for the value,rather than a ‘bar’of segments up to and including the current value. When SingleSegment is True,both Peak and Trough may be displayed. When false,only the peak value is visible,since the trough will be obscured by the vale bar.

Example Usage

  object LedBarGaugeForMAP:TLedBarGauge    Left = 568    Top = 8    Width = 65    Height = 402    Transparent = False    Caption = 'LedBarGauge1'    Color = clBlack    Invert = False    UpdateInterval = 1    UpdateOffset = 0    DataSource = ddsECU    DataChannelECUAnalogue = epMap    DataChannelExternal = lj0    MaxVal = 50    SegCount = 40    Density = 0.8    Rounded = False    PeakShow = True    PeakPeriod = 5000    SegmentColoursOn = '$FF2020,$20FF20,$20FF20,$2020FF,$2020FF'    SegmentColoursOff = '$800000,$008000,$008000,$000080,$000080'    SegmentColourIdxs = '0,20,28,34,39'  end

Round Gauge

 

Displays a highly configurable round gauge,suitable for displaying parameters such as engine RPM,vehicle speed,water temperature etc.

Note that for the round gauge,the values for the MinVal and MaxVal properties may be reversed in order to cause the needle to move anti-clockwise for increasing values. The normal behaviour would be a clockwise movement of the needle for increasing values,though this feature may be useful for gauges which only use a portion of the available 360 degrees available,such as 20 to 160 degrees.

Property	Type	Description
AngleStart	Integer	The angle at which the gauge scale begins. The angle is specified in degrees,relative to the 12 o’clock position.
AngleEnd	Integer	The angle at which the gauge scale ends.
AxleRadius	Integer	The radius of the centre circle covering the axis of the needle.
AxleColour	Colour	The colour of the centre circle
NeedleWidth	Integer	The width of the needle or pointer.
NeedleColour	Colour	The colour of the needle
NeedleStart	Integer	The starting radius of the needle.
NeedleEnd	Integer	The ending radius of the needle
TickCount	Integer	The number of major ticks around the gauge. E.g. for an RPM gauge of 0-8000RPM,specify 9 or 17 ticks. Set to 0 for no ticks at all.
TickWidth	Integer	The width of each tick line.
TickColour	Colour	The colour of the tick lines.
TickStart	Integer	The starting radius of the tick lines.
TickEnd	Integer	The ending radius of the tick lines.
SmallTicks	Integer	The number of minor ticks between adjacent major ticks.
TickWidthSmall	Integer	The width of the small tick lines.
TickColourSmall	Integer	The colour of the small tick lines.
TickStartSmall	Integer	The starting radius of the small tick lines.
TickEndSmall	Integer	The ending radius of the small tick lines.
TickTextRadius	Integer	The radius of the tick text from the centre of the gauge.
TextInterval	Integer	The number of ticks between each text tick label. E.g. for a 0-8000 RPM gauge with 17 ticks (500 RPM intervals),specifying an interval of 2 would cause text to be displayed only at 1000 RPM intervals.
TextDPs	Integer	The number of decimal places shown of tick text.
TickFont	Font	The font used to display the tick text.
BandStart	Integer	The starting radius of the colour band.
BandEnd	Integer	The ending radius of the colour band.
BandColours	List of Colours	The list of colours used to draw the colour band.
BandIndices	List of Reals	The list of values at which these colours are used. Colours for values in between those specified are interpolated from the colours specified above.

Example Usage

  object rgRPM:TRoundGauge    Left = 64    Top = 102    Width = 297                Height = 297    Transparent = True    Caption = 'Engine RPM'    Color = clBlack    Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET    Font.Color = clOlive    Font.Height = -16    Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'    Font.Style = []    Invert = False    UpdateInterval = 1    UpdateOffset = 0    DataSource = ddsECU    DataChannelECUAnalogue = epEngspd    DataChannelExternal = lj0    MaxVal = 8000    AngleStart = -135    AngleEnd = 135    AxleRadius = 20    AxleColour = clGray    SmallTicks = 4    TickCount = 17    TickWidth = 2    TickWidthSmall = 0    TickColourSmall = clOlive    TickColour = clYellow    TickTextRadius = 87    TickStart = 100    TickEnd = 135    TickStartSmall = 120    TickEndSmall = 135    NeedleStart = 22    NeedleEnd = 76    NeedleWidth = 4    NeedleColour = clRed    TextDivide = 1000    TextInterval = 2    TextDPs = 0    TickTextFont.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET    TickTextFont.Color = clOlive    TickTextFont.Height = -19    TickTextFont.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'    TickTextFont.Style = []    BandStart = 138    BandEnd = 144    BandColours = '$20FF20,$20FF20,$2020FF,$2020FF'    BandIndices = '0,5500,6500,7200'    PeakShow = True    PeakPeriod = 5000    TroughShow = True    TroughPeriod = 2000  end

SwitchDashGauge

This component is used to display the state of a digital parameter of the ECU,such as the rear defog switch. The indicator may be set to one of a number of shapes and will change colour depending on the state of the digital parameter. Furthermore,bitmaps and sounds may be specified to provide further indications.

Property	Type	Description
Shape	Option List	Specifies the shape of the indicator when displaying a simple coloured indicator. Options are: dsCircle dsEllipse dsRectangle dsRoundedRectangle dsRoundedSquare dsSquare
ColourTrue	Colour	The colour of the indicator when displaying a True or ‘On’condition.
ColourFalse	Colour	The colour of the indicator when displaying a False or ‘Off’condition.
BitmapsUse	Boolean	Specfies whether Bitmaps are used instead of colours to represent to True and False states.
BitmapTrue	String	The filename of the bitmap to use when displaying a True or ‘On’condition.
BitmapFalse	String	The filename of the bitmap to use when displaying a False or ‘Off’condition.
SoundUse	Boolean	Specifies whether sounds are played on state transitions.
SoundTrue	String	The filename of the sound played when the state changes from False to True.
SoundFalse	String	The filename of the sound played when the state changes from True to False.
RedrawScreen	Boolean	When set to true,this causes the entire screen to be redrawn when the switch changes state. This is for use when the switch is placed behind other controls e.g. for backlight control based on the state of the headlights switch.

  object SwitchDashGauge1:TSwitchDashGauge    Left = 456    Top = 72    Width = 97    Height = 33    Transparent = False    Caption = 'SwitchDashGauge1'    Invert = False    UpdateInterval = 1    UpdateOffset = 0    Shape = dsRoundedRectangle    ColourTrue = clRed    ColourFalse = clGray    BitmapsUse = False    SoundUse = False    DataSource = ddsECU    DataChannelECUDigital = esDefogSw  End

Threshold Gauge

The threshold gauge indicates when the value of an analogue parameter exceeds the specified threshold. It is based on the SwitchDashGauge and so inherits its properties for colours,bitmaps and sounds.

Property	Type	Description
Threshold	Real Number	This is the parameter threshold value at which the gauge’s state changes from False to True and back again. This is point at which the colour or bitmap will change,or the sound will be played.

  object ThresholdGauge1:TThresholdGauge    Left = 456    Top = 8    Width = 97    Height = 33   Transparent = False    Invert = False    UpdateInterval = 1    UpdateOffset = 0    Shape = dsRoundedRectangle    ColourTrue = clRed    ColourFalse = clGray    BitmapsUse = False    SoundUse = False    Threshold = 30    DataSource = ddsECU    DataChannelECUAnalogue = epMap    DataChannelExternal = lj0  End

Dash Text

Displays a line of static text at any angle. Useful for labelling dashboard components.

Property	Type	Description
Caption	String	Text to be displayed
Angle	Integer	Angle at which the text is displayed,zero being standard horizontal text alignment.

  object DashText2:TDashText    Left = 573    Top = 411    Width = 56    Height = 17    Transparent = True    Caption = 'Boost'    Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET    Font.Color = clWhite    Font.Height = -13    Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'    Font.Style = []  end

Analogue Text Gauge

This component displays an analogue ECU parameter as a text string. For example,it may be used to display the value of a parameter below a bar graph for the same parameter.

Property	Type	Description
Angle	Integer	The angle at which the text is displayed,zero being standard horizontal text alignment.
DecimalPlaces	Integer	The number of digits after the decimal point.
TextBefore	String	This text is displayed before the value. E.g. ‘Boost pressure:‘.
TextAfter	String	This text is displayed after the value. E.g. ‘Bar’.

  object AnalogueTextGauge:TAnalTextGauge    Left = 568    Top = 424    Width = 65    Height = 17    Transparent = False    Caption = 'AnalTextGauge2'    Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET    Font.Color = clWhite    Font.Height = -11    Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'    Font.Style = []    Invert = False    UpdateInterval = 1    UpdateOffset = 0    DataSource = ddsECU    DataChannelECUAnalogue = epMap    DataChannelExternal = lj0    DecimalPlaces = 0  end

Dash DTC Text

 

Displays any current and historic trouble codes present in a single line of text. If more than one trouble code is present,the component will cycle through all codes present. Note that due to the way in which this component is implemented (so as not to impact on the performance of other gauges) it may take a few seconds before a new trouble code is displayed.

Property	Type	Description
CycleDelay	Integer	Specifies in milliseconds the period for which each trouble code will be displayed before cycling to the next code present.

  object DashDtcText1:TDashDtcText    Left = 8    Top = 448    Width = 625    Height = 25    Transparent = True    Color = clBlack    Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET    Font.Color = clYellow    Font.Height = -16    Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'    Font.Style = []    UpdateInterval = 2    UpdateOffset = 0    CycleDelay = 3000  End

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