v17- Added temperature warning colors to gadgets

[nbnbnb]

I was glad to see this new feature in V17 as on the track its good to know if you need to stop due to your oil or coolant is getting too high. But where do we set the thresholds for too high? For instance, in my car 230F would be a good too high setting.

[Harry]

The values are not configurable. I talked to a German car manufacturer and received typical "good" values for coolant and oil:

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#define kOilTemperaturLowWarning            700
#define kOilTemperaturHighWarning           1200
#define kOilTemperaturHighError             1500

#define kCoolantTemperaturLowWarning        700
#define kCoolantTemperaturHighWarning       1050
#define kCoolantTemperaturHighError         1150

All these values are in Celsius*10 (e.g. kOilTemperaturLowWarning is 70°C)

- Harry

[macduff]

Is it possible to make these values configurable in a future release?

Perhaps a mid-level warning would be good also, ie. orange at the mid-level then red and flashing screen (for the high warning).

Also, can you provide an example screenshot of what it might look like if the warning temperature is reached?

Appreciate it, thanks!

[Harry]

Not sure this is getting too much information? What is your understanding of "mid level warning"?
Warning is using the standard orange color (Warning color). You can see it by switching to GPS View and going back to Last or Top speed times -> the time gadgets will turn orange.
Errors are red, you can see it in the GPS View (Current) when no GPS reception is available (0 Hz).

- Harry

[macduff]

Sorry, my confusion here, I just realized you effectively already have 2 warning levels, you are simply calling them highwarning(orange) and higherror(red). That is perfect. The default warning levels you chose probably do make sense for most vehicles/fluids as well, just might be nice if user configurable at some-point.

Thanks for adding this feature btw, good to have these warnings in a place I am looking at somewhat regularly.

[macduff]

Harry, it seems there is some demand out there for making these values user-configurable:
http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthre ... 154&page=6

[Harry]

Thanks for sending the link. The warning and error temperatures are actually provided by a German car manufacturer's engine developer. I'd assume when someone with this background quotes a number, it is serious. I'm aware there are no discreet thresholds in reality, but maybe it should be the first action to go back to the workshop and check if the car should get some more cooling for on track use I have that item on my list.

On the other comments: almost all cars I have seen deliver coolant temperature, but many do not deliver oil temperature (standard PID).

- Harry