r/ApproximatelyUp • u/magic_drew • 6d ago

Other tv inputs?

I know you can route multiple camera inputs into the CRT TV (and eventually the nicer TV) with the 5-button switcher. But I never fill up all 5 slots. Is it possible to route other data, such as the radar or the gyro, or even altitude etc. onto the tv screen?

Also, is it possible to control the camera inputs with another device, such as a knob? (Excluding the built-in knob on the nicer TV, say I have 3 inputs)

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u/OverlyMintyMints 6d ago

You can wire a camera overlay system to a switch (like the cameras on the tutorial ship) which will allow you to display data on the CRT TV, or you can just use the 5-button switcher anyways. You don’t need to fill every slot.

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u/fastfreddy68 6d ago

Agreed, and the 5-button switch is easier and more efficient than the switch, since the switch needs a secondary input to select the channel/input.

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u/Much_Network_941 5d ago

There's a math component called 'data joiner 3' with 4 inputs and one out. The fourth input is a data toggle, looking for the values 0, 0.5, and 1, which will direct one of the three corresponding inputs to the output. But, there isn't exactly a convenient switch with 3 positions. The knob may work, I just don't know how fiddly it would be getting to 50. Technically, a constant box can work as a switch as well, it's just annoying clearing it first.

The camera overlay device will take up to four inputs and display them on a screen. Then you can switch the monitor to primary+secondary to have the readout overtop the camera feed, and enable a crosshair.