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Display Link sources
Three Display Link sources on Create's elevator contact show floor name, direction and status on display boards, Nixie tubes and signs.
Create Managed Elevators adds three sources for Create's Display Link. They are read from an elevator contact: connect the Display Link to any contact of the elevator (on any floor) and pick the source.
| Source | Shows | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Elevator: Floor Name | short and long name of the floor the car is at or passing | 3 Office |
| Elevator: Direction | direction of travel | ▲, ▼ or empty |
| Elevator: Status | whether the elevator runs | "In service", "Out of order" |
If the elevator is not running at all (pulley not assembled or unloaded), every source shows "Not running".
Setting up
Place the Display Link
Click an elevator contact with Create's Display Link and place it, as you would with any other source.
Connect the target
Link it to a Display Board, Nixie tubes, a sign or another Display Link target.
Pick the source
Open the Display Link and choose one of the Elevator sources. Like Create's single-line sources, a label can be put in front.
The sources refresh twice a second, much more often than Create's default, because elevators move fast.
Create's own source Elevator Location on the elevator contact still works and, with this mod, now updates on every
arrival. See Floor names.