RealDash version 2.4.7

General Announcements and updates
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2.4.7 released 6.2.2025

New:

  • New Gauge animation types; value-morph and value-fade.
  • BMW R1200GS CAN support.
  • Racetrack: Spain, Kotarr.

Fixes:

  • units attribute in XML files is case insensitive.
  • CAN XML Composite ID parsing when value had signed,float or double values.
  • Fuel level input mapping is simplified.
  • Custom inputs are created with mapping when settings are imported.
  • Some duplicate OBD2 specific inputs replaced with common ones.
  • Automatic units conversion is now applied to gauges inside the container.

NOTES

New animation types allow animating gauges based on a input value. These animation types are only available with animation XML file, see example here:

RealDash-extras/Dashboard-animation-examples at master ¡ janimm/RealDash-extras

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Good update, I tested the animations here, Is it possible to also work in simulation mode?

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Currently no. Some updates back we changed the simulation mode to be gauge specific; ie no actual input values are simulated, gauges just sweep thru their ranges.

We have also noticed that we may need to go back to old style simulation that really simulates the changes in input values instead. We will go back to ‘old’ simulation mode for next release.

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For this new update, the fuel amount (calculated values) is always reset to zero whenever i start the engine. Is it normal or a bug? Please elaborate to me about the fuel level i put mapping update.

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Are there any new Premium dashes ?

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i don’t have the update on windows, checked store again says its latest version 2.4.3. however my phone works and has 2.4.7

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I usually just wait, sooner or later it will be updated, but if suddenly critical updates are deleted and reinstalled, I enter the password for synchronization. Only for win version RD. which I use as a means of developing skins and specific settings for various automotive projects.

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Yes, Microsoft store is notorious for not updating properly. But Windows version is in the store and passed Microsoft certification.

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I double checked and it doesn’t appear this version of RealDash is using sudo tee /sys/class/backlight/backlight/brightness for screen brightness values and control on linux.

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Its in the code:

cmd = string::format("echo %d | sudo tee sys/class/backlight/backlight/brightness", screenBrightness);
OS::RunTerminalCommand(cmd);
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Is there a setting that needs to be changed between using sudo tee and ddcutil?

Actually, something that I didn’t try and I’ll test it later today is if a slider will actually change the value. I did put a text gauge there with the value suppose to be the screen brightness and it was at 100% even when the screen wasn’t at 100%. I’ll do a little more testing on that and let you know.

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Ok, so I see what happened. I have a slider and a text gauge, and when I had the brightness set in the OS to being very low, when I opened RealDash, it said it was at 100% on the slider and the text gauge even though it wasn’t, and I didn’t test moving the slider. However, if I do move the slider the brightness is adjusted and what is shown on the screen does look proper.

Here’s what I tried for testing. I moved the brightness in RealDash gauges to 30% and the screen did dim. If I close and reopen RealDash, the screen stays at the old set value of 30%, but the slider and text gauge says 100%. If I move the slider, then the screen brightness changed. So perhaps have Realdash read the screen brightness from /sys/class/backlight/backlight/brightness when it launches?

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Confirmed, brightness value is set to 100 on each boot on Linux. Give a working example of how to read the current brightness with output from the command.

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Screenshot 2025-02-13 at 6.26.53 AM

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Alright, this will be in next release.

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if you still haven’t updated, I did it today.You just need to uninstall and reinstall the RealDash application for windows. and there will be the latest Version!

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