WT21 panel.xml Tag Documentation

<Sensors>

Defines the various sensors installed on the aircraft and connected to the WT21.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
Global	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

Name	Value	Optional (Default)	Description
adc-count	Integer in range [1, ∞)	Yes (1)	The number of installed ADC sensors.
ahrs-count	Integer in range [1, ∞)	Yes (1)	The number of installed AHRS sensors.

Child Tags

• <Adc>
• <Ahrs>
• <AOASystem>
• <Transponder>
• <RadarAltimeter>

Default Value

<Sensors adc-count="1" ahrs-count="1">
  <Adc index="1" pfd-index="1" airspeed-indicator="1" altimeter="1"></Adc>
  <Ahrs index="1" pfd-index="1" attitude-indicator="1" direction-indicator="1"></Ahrs>
  <AOASystem></AOASystem>
  <Transponder></Transponder>
  <RadarAltimeter></RadarAltimeter>
</Sensors>

<Adc>

Defines options and electrical power logic for one ADC sensor. One of these tags should be created for each installed ADC sensor.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Sensors>	No	No	Yes

Attributes

Name	Value	Optional (Default)	Description
index	Integer in range [1, ∞)	No	The (1-based) index of the tag's ADC sensor.
pfd-index	Integer in range [1, 2)	No	The (1-based) index of the PFD which will use this ADC as its primary source.
airspeed-indicator	Integer in range [1, ∞)	No	The (1-based) index of the sim airspeed indicator from which to source data.
altimeter	Integer in range [1, ∞)	No	The (1-based) index of the sim altimeter from which to source data.

Child Tags

• <Electric> (optional)
  • A logic element determining whether the sensor is powered. If not provided, the sensor is always considered to be powered.

Default Value

<Adc index="1" pfd-index="1" airspeed-indicator="1" altimeter="1"></Adc>

<Ahrs>

Defines options and electrical power logic for one AHRS sensor. One of these tags should be created for each installed AHRS sensor.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Sensors>	No	No	Yes

Attributes

Name	Value	Optional (Default)	Description
index	Integer in range [1, ∞)	No	The (1-based) index of the tag's AHRS sensor.
pfd-index	Integer in range [1, 2)	No	The (1-based) index of the PFD which will use this AHRS as its primary source.
attitude-indicator	Integer in range [1, ∞)	No	The (1-based) index of the sim attitude indicator from which to source data.
direction-indicator	Integer in range [1, ∞)	No	The (1-based) index of the sim direction indicator from which to source data.

Child Tags

• <Electric> (optional)
  • A logic element determining whether the sensor is powered. If not provided, the sensor is always considered to be powered.

Default Value

<Ahrs index="1" pfd-index="1" attitude-indicator="1" direction-indicator="1"></Ahrs>

<AOASystem>

Defines options for the angle of attack computer based on flap index. If this tag is not present, then the angle of attack computer will use the value of the STALL ALPHA SimVar as the stall angle of attack.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Sensors>	No	Yes	No

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

• <Flaps>
  • The logic determining the angle of attack to use for stall and zero-lift based on the flap angle.

Default Value

<AOASystem></AOASystem>

<Flaps> (<AOASystem>)

Defines the value of the stall (critical), and zero angle of attack, in degrees, for an angle of attack computer with the flaps at a given position index. If a tag is not present for the current flap position index, then the angle of attack computer will use the value of the STALL ALPHA SimVar as the stall angle of attack.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<AOASystem>	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

Name	Value	Optional (Default)	Description
index	Number	No	The index of the flap position - this will be a number like 1, 2, or 3. This is not the flap angle.
zeroLift	Number	No	The angle of attack, in degrees, at which no lift is produced
stall	Number	No	The angle of attack, in degrees, at which the aircraft stalls
correctionFactor	Number	Yes (1)	The correction factor to use to account for any non-linearity in the angle of attack.

Content

None.

Default Value

None.

<Transponder>

Defines options and electrical power logic for the transponder.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Sensors>	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

• <Electric> (optional)
  • A logic element determining whether the sensor is powered. If not provided, the sensor is always considered to be powered.

Default Value

<Transponder></Transponder>

<RadarAltimeter>

Defines options and electrical power logic for the radar altimeter.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Sensors>	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

• <Electric> (optional)
  • A logic element determining whether the sensor is powered. If not provided, the sensor is always considered to be powered.

Default Value

<RadarAltimeter></RadarAltimeter>

<PfdConfig>

Defines options for the PFD.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
Global	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

• <ArtificialHorizonStyle> (optional)
  • The style of the artificial horizon

Default Value

None.

<ArtificialHorizonStyle> (<PfdConfig>)

Defines the style of the artificial horizon.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<PfdConfig>	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

None

Content

Full or Cropped.

Default Value

Full

<Annunciations>

Defines CAS alerts.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
Global	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

• <Annunciation>

Default Value

<Annunciations></Annunciations>

<Annunciation> (<Annunciations>)

Defines a single CAS alert.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Annunciations>	No	No	Yes

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

• <Type>
• <Text>
• <Condition>

Default Value

None.

<Type> (<Annunciation>)

Defines the priority level used to activate a CAS alert.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Annunciation>	No	Yes	No

Attributes

None.

Content

'Warning', 'Caution', or 'Advisory'.

<Text> (<Annunciation>)

Defines the message text of a CAS alert.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Annunciation>	No	Yes	No

Attributes

None.

Content

String.

<Condition> (<Annunciation>)

Defines logic that determines when a CAS alert is activated.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Annunciation>	No	No	No

Attributes

Name	Value	Optional (Default)	Description
suffix	String	Yes ([See Description])	The suffix to activate when the condition evaluates to true. If not defined, then the alert is assumed to have no suffixes.

Content

Logic that evaluates to a boolean (0/1) value.

<VoicesAlerts>

Defines aural alerts.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
Global	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

• <Alert>

Default Value

<VoicesAlerts></VoicesAlerts>

<Alert> (<VoicesAlerts>)

Defines a single aural alert.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<VoicesAlerts>	No	No	Yes

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

• <Type>
• <SoundEvent>
• <Once>
• <Condition>

Default Value

None.

<Type> (<Alert>)

Defines the type of an aural alert. The specific type is mostly ignored, but nonetheless this tag must be defined with one of the valid content values for the parent alert to be parsed correctly.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Alert>	No	Yes	No

Attributes

None.

Content

One of the following:

• 'Warning'
• 'Caution'
• 'Test'
• 'SoundOnly'

<SoundEvent> (<Alert>)

Defines the sound event ID to play when an aural alert is activated.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Alert>	No	Yes	No

Attributes

None.

Content

String.

<Once> (<Alert>)

Defines whether an aural alert should only play once per activation.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Alert>	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

None.

Content

One of the following:

• 'True': play once.
• (Any other value): play repeatedly.

Default Value

<Once>False</Once>

<Condition> (<Alert>)

Defines logic that determines when an aural alert is activated.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Alert>	No	No	No

Attributes

None.

Content

Logic that evaluates to a boolean (0/1) value.

<Checklist>

Defines options for the electronic checklists feature.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
Global	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

• <File>

Default Value

None.

<File> (<Checklist>)

Defines the URL path to the XML file that configures the electronic checklists feature. If this tag is not present, then the feature will be disabled.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<Checklist>	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

None.

Content

An absolute URL path.

Default Value

None.

<DisplayUnitConfig>

Defines the configuration for the general display units.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
Global	No	Yes	Yes

Attributes

None.

Child Tags

• <Layout>

<Layout>

Defines the configuration for the general display units.

Properties

Scope	Inherits	Singleton	Optional
<DisplayUnitConfig>	No	Yes	No

Attributes

None.

Content

'Traditional', or 'Softkeys' if the display has 4 lower softkeys on each side.