{"id":17364,"date":"2022-12-04T18:25:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T15:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klona.ua\/blog\/uncategorized\/how-to-choose-an-indicator-for-a-dashboard-features-of-the-visual-language-of-instruments"},"modified":"2022-12-11T05:02:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T02:02:55","slug":"how-to-choose-an-indicator-for-a-dashboard-features-of-the-visual-language-of-instruments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klona.ua\/en\/blog\/industrial-design\/how-to-choose-an-indicator-for-a-dashboard-features-of-the-visual-language-of-instruments","title":{"rendered":"Dashboard Indicators: How to Use Them to Maximize User Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The status indicator on the dashboard used to perform two functions – it only showed whether the device itself was turned off or on . <\/p>\n\n

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With the advent of new developments, not only the functionality of dashboards has expanded. The ways in which device status information is communicated to the end user have also changed. Devices have become more complex, but at the same time they should be clear and easy to manage. The human-machine interface (HMI or HMI<\/strong> human-machine interface) and the dashboard components directly are responsible for this – indication<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n

Dashboard indicator – what is it and which one to choose<\/h2>\n\n

The status indicator<\/strong> is<\/strong> a light that monitors the status and operation of the device. <\/p>\n\n

Light signals are given in several ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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\u2022 Via light guides<\/strong> (glass or plastic light tubes). Give a light signal to the dashboard screen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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\u2022 Through the indicators<\/strong> installed on the dashboard.<\/strong> Help visually perceive the interaction of the operator with the machine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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\u2022 Via touch displays<\/strong> . Color pulses combine with graphic elements<\/strong> for an intuitive display<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

The way the light is delivered<\/strong> doesn’t matter in the end. It is important to what extent the indicators cope with the task of ensuring the full interaction<\/strong> of the user with the device. This equally applies to both simple devices and tasks (the end of a cooking program in a multicooker, etc.), and complex indicators of modern devices (indicators of aircraft control dashboards, diagnostic equipment, etc.).<\/p>\n\n

The role of indicators – what they are used for on the instrument panel or HMI<\/h2>\n\n

To develop a clear dashboard interface<\/strong> , you need to carefully consider the choice<\/strong> of indicators:<\/p>\n\n