Temps for all CHT/EGTs

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   There’s been a recent thread on the Cirrus list about the MFD displays for the Garmin 500 TXi. Many current TXi users are unhappy that the Garmin MFD engine display shows only the temperature readout for the hottest cylinder, displaying the rest as colored bars, unlike our current Entegra MFD engine display, which shows both bars and temp numbers for each cylinder. 
The new G7 Cirrus announcement shows that Garmin has improved the MFD engine display to now offer temps for all cylinders.

Can we ask that these be part of the Vantage MFD engine display? Having only a single temperature showing for CHT and EGT on the summary thumbnail is fine, but on the MFD engine page itself, it would be a big loss not to be able to see the individual temperatures on each CHT and EGT as we do on Entegra.

The preview pictures of Vantage currently suggest that only the highest temperature is displayed, like the TXi, but not like the current Entegra.

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Melohn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Dec 2013 Location: PHNL Status: Offline Points: 142	Post Options Post Reply Quote Melohn Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: Temps for all CHT/EGTs Posted: 13 Jan 2024 at 8:02pm
	There’s been a recent thread on the Cirrus list about the MFD displays for the Garmin 500 TXi. Many current TXi users are unhappy that the Garmin MFD engine display shows only the temperature readout for the hottest cylinder, displaying the rest as colored bars, unlike our current Entegra MFD engine display, which shows both bars and temp numbers for each cylinder. The new G7 Cirrus announcement shows that Garmin has improved the MFD engine display to now offer temps for all cylinders. Can we ask that these be part of the Vantage MFD engine display? Having only a single temperature showing for CHT and EGT on the summary thumbnail is fine, but on the MFD engine page itself, it would be a big loss not to be able to see the individual temperatures on each CHT and EGT as we do on Entegra. The preview pictures of Vantage currently suggest that only the highest temperature is displayed, like the TXi, but not like the current Entegra.

AviSteve Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Feb 2018 Location: Melbourne, FL Status: Offline Points: 2274	Post Options Post Reply Quote AviSteve Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 2024 at 10:51am
	Vantage shows a bar graph of each cylinder and then shows the temperature of the hottest one.
	Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering

roemeister Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Oct 2020 Location: Georgetown, IN Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote roemeister Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jan 2024 at 2:30pm
	I'd like to echo the request for temps for all EGTs and CHTs on Vantage. At the very least, I think we should be able to see the highest and lowest (with ID of which cylinder is each). Bobby Roe N539SR (2007 Cirrus SR22TN G3, already purchased Vantage)
	Bobby Roe N539SR, 2007 Cirrus SR22 TN EX5000 PFD/MFD, AMX, IFD550, IFD440, DFC90

D-EACY Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 29 Dec 2018 Location: Munich Status: Offline Points: 96	Post Options Post Reply Quote D-EACY Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 2024 at 3:26am
	Me too ... there is so much black space on that engine page ... why not display the data like it was on Entegra??
	2006 SR22-G2 DFC90 IFD440

Gring Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 Dec 2011 Location: Kingston, NY Status: Offline Points: 737	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gring Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 2024 at 7:00am
	for sure the presentation could be a bit better. As a pilot you need information that is easily presented and I would want to see all the temps at once.

ErikGun Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01 May 2024 Location: Chino, CA Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote ErikGun Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 May 2024 at 1:14pm
	I have posted this to the COPA Forums, but wanted to share here as well for increased visibility. I too believe that individual EGT and CHT temp displays are vital to running our engines, both in monitoring general performance, but more importantly in an abnormal/emergency engine situation. Here is my attempt as reworking the Engine Page "inner" screen on the existing(Test videos) of Vantage so show ALL Individual- CHT and EGT values. I also utilized the blank space to display additional information. In this case, I have setup Lean Assist to have its own real-estate, always showing the Absolute along with a small panel to "Log" the Peaks, Deltas, and Fuel Flows of each Cylinder. Here is the "Current" Vantage Engine screen that has been made public in YouTube videos and webinars: Vs, the Current Entegra Engine screen: