Component Overview
Limelight Interface Architect provides a library of components that can be dragged onto the display grid to form user interfaces or display walls. These are found in the Component Palette in the upper right corner of the Limelight Interface Architect's interface. Each component has numerous properties that can be adjust to change the look and function of the component. Some components are display only or indicator types, others are containers that hold multiple components and others allow user interaction. Below is a summary of the components available and more components are added on a regular basis - also new properties are added within existing components to expand their function. Check back in this section to see what components are new have been added based on the release revision.
Limelight Interface Architect Components (Release 2.2)
Alarm Manager | Provides a user interface to all incoming alarms from the master server | |
Procedure Manager | View the current procedure list from the selected alarm | |
Procedure Viewer | View the active procedure | |
Alarm Icon | Displays an alarm icon based on the alarm state (can be tied to any server property) |
Digital Clock | Digital clock that can be tied to various sources |
Basic Container | Used to create custom group boxes that contain other components | |
Page Container | Used to create groups of controls that switch views depending on the state of the container | |
Image Selector | Used to display various types of images that switch depending on the state of the selector |
Heading Indicator | Displays a heading in degrees using the standardized indication for aircraft | |
Artificial Horizon | Aircraft attitude indication with horizon line (pitch) and turn (roll) indication |
Dial Gauge | Versatile round dial gauge with various pointers and range indicators | |
Bar Graph | Vertical or horizonal fully configurable bar indicator | |
Digial Indictor | Digital display with built-in range indicators and warning icons | |
Chart Indicator | Versatile graph indicator with moving chart |
Tiled Map Base | Base map that utilizes industry standard map tiles and servers | |
Tiled Map Layer | Map layer that can display additional map information by overlaying additional data tiles | |
Object Tracking Layer | Highly versatile overlay for tracking objects complete with classifiers |
Touch Ring | Ring like control for adjusting values via touch and mouse |
Scroll Bar | Vertical or horizontal scrolling control for adjusting values |
Video Display | Base display component for many different types of video sources | |
Video Text Overlay | Video overlay that provides text information | |
Targeting HUD Overlay | Simple cross-hair target for overlaying video to indicate center of image | |
Video Object Tracking Overlay | Video overlay that uses the same analytics as the video driver to track moving objects |