G-Ball Screen

You can add the G-BALL screen from the ADD/REMOVE screen. It contains a G-Ball gauge with 3 supporting numerical elements. The units used depend on the selections in the Settings menu.
 

The G-Ball element is located on the left-hand side of the screen. It provides a visual representation of the longitudinal and lateral acceleration parameters.
 

You can configure the gauge by tapping and holding or double-tapping on it. This will open up the G-BALL SETTINGS menu.

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There are 2 G-Ball Settings screens available: DATA/RANGE and ALERTS. You can toggle between the screens by tapping the Forward or Back arrows in the bottom right corner of the screen or by swiping left or right. You can change the settings by tapping the corresponding button next to an option.

You can return to the data screen by tapping the Exit button in the bottom left corner.

This area displays the acceleration parameters associated with each G-Ball axis (X-axis: lateral acceleration, Y-axis: longitudinal acceleration).

If required, you can smooth the G-Ball data. The input value determines the number of previous data samples used to smooth the displayed gauge data. It does not affect any of the performance results or the logged data of the connected unit.

The SMOOTHING VALUE is set to 10 samples by default. You can change this value or turn off the smoothing by tapping the current value and using the presented keypad to enter the number of previous data samples you would like to use in the display smoothing.

Save the chosen value by tapping the Confirm button in the bottom right corner. Tap the Cancel button in the bottom left corner to return to the Settings screen without saving.

This option allows you to define an absolute range for the G-Ball element's axes. Tap on the value box and use the presented keypad to define the required value.

Save the chosen value by tapping the Confirm button in the bottom right corner. Tap the Cancel button in the bottom left corner of the screen to return to the Settings screen without saving.

The Axis Spacing value defines how much spacing there is between each gauge increment marker. The value changes depending on the X-Y Axes Range Value.

You can define the colour of the G-Ball in the gauge. Tap the colour square (red by default) and use the presented RGB sliders to define your new colour. The area to the left of the sliders provides a colour preview.

Save your colour selection by tapping the Confirm button in the bottom right corner. Tap the Cancel button in the bottom left corner to return to the Settings screen without saving.

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This option allows you to define an alert channel. Tap the Select button to cycle between lateral and longitudinal acceleration.

This option allows you to define an alert condition. Tap the Select button to cycle through the available conditions: 

• Equal To
• Not Equal To
• Less Than
• Less Than or Equal To
• Greater Than (default)
• Greater Than or Equal To
• Between
• Not Between

You can then define the alert condition value(s) by tapping the value box and using the presented keypad.

Save the chosen value by tapping the Confirm button in the bottom right corner. Tap the Cancel button in the bottom left corner to return to the Settings screen without saving.

Enabling this setting activates a solid or flashing visual alert when the Defined Alert Condition is met. Tap the button to cycle through the options. The device will preview the setting with the 4 red LEDs on the unit.

Select to enable an audible alert when the Defined Alert Condition is met. The MFD Touch will beep when this setting is enabled.

You can enable a screen alert when the Defined Alert Condition is met. Once the value is achieved, the background of the parameter will change colour.

To change the background alert colour, tap the colour square (yellow by default) and use the presented RGB sliders to define your new colour. The area to the left of the sliders provides a colour preview.

Save your colour selection by tapping the Confirm button in the bottom right corner. Tap the Cancel button in the bottom left corner to return to the Settings screen without saving.

The 3 numerical elements are located on the right-hand side of the screen and include Longitudinal Acceleration, Lateral Acceleration, and Speed parameters by default. 
 

You can configure each parameter by tapping and holding or double-tapping the existing parameter area. This will open up the NUMERICAL SETTINGS menu.

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There are 2 Numerical Settings screens available: DATA and ALERTS. You can toggle between these screens by tapping the Forward or Back arrows in the bottom right corner of the screen or by swiping left or right. You can change the settings by tapping the corresponding button next to an option.

To return to the data screen, tap the Exit button in the bottom left corner.

You can change a parameter by tapping the Select button to open the Select Data Source menu, where you can choose from Standard, VBOX CAN, Decel & Trigger Test, Accel Test, and Lap Timing parameters. You can assign any data parameter that is available in the connected VBOX, along with any MFD Touch calculated test results, to the selected numerical element.

Use the scroll bar on the right-hand side of the selection screen to navigate through the options and tap the desired parameter to confirm your selection.

To return to the settings screen, tap the Exit button in the bottom left corner.

You can find a list of available parameters here.

You can smooth the displayed live speed values if necessary. The input value determines the number of previous data samples used to smooth the displayed data. It does not affect any of the performance results or the logged data of the connected unit.

To enable smoothing, tap the current value (OFF by default) and use the presented keypad to enter the number of previous data samples you would like to use in the display smoothing.

Save the selected value by tapping the Confirm button in the bottom right corner. Tap the Cancel button in the bottom left corner to return to the Settings screen without saving.
 

You can configure the number of decimal places used to represent the nominated data for the selected numerical element. 

Available options include 0, 1, 2 and 3. The default setting is 2. The exception is integer-only channels, including Satellites, Trigger Test Number, Decel Test Number, and UTC Time, which do not have any decimal points. Tap the buttons to change the number of decimal places used.

You can define the text colour of the numerical element data. Tap the colour square (black by default) and use the presented RGB sliders to define your new colour. The area to the left of the sliders provides a colour preview.

Save your colour selection by tapping the Confirm button in the bottom right corner. Tap the Cancel button in the bottom left corner to return to the Settings screen without saving.

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ALERTS

This option allows you to define an alert condition. Tap the Select button to cycle through the available conditions: 

• Equal To
• Not Equal To
• Less Than
• Less Than or Equal To
• Greater Than (default)
• Greater Than or Equal To
• Between
• Not Between

You can then define the alert condition value(s) by tapping the value box and using the presented keypad.

Save the selected value by tapping the Confirm button in the bottom right corner. Tap the Cancel button in the bottom left corner to return to the Settings screen without saving.

Select this setting to enable a solid or flashing visual alert when the Defined Alert Condition is met. Tap the button to cycle through the options. The device will preview the setting with the 4 red LEDs on the unit.

Select to enable an audible alert when the Defined Alert Condition is met. The MFD Touch will beep when the setting is enabled.

You can enable a screen alert when the Defined Alert Condition is met. Once the value is achieved, the background of the parameter will change colour.

To change the background alert colour, tap the colour square (yellow by default) and use the presented RGB sliders to define your new colour. The area to the left of the sliders provides a colour preview.

Save your colour selection by tapping the Confirm button in the bottom right corner. Tap the Cancel button in the bottom left corner to return to the Settings screen without saving.