AGS provides five major areas of programmability:

Parameters Both acquired and internal parameters can be specified. Through pre-designed menu lists, the user can easily select the parameters, the desired bus, and the specific bits to be acquired.
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Displays

AGS enables operators to create their own display screens (e.g. MCDU). Using the Display View mode, it's easy to type and position the text, choose the size and color of the fonts, and insert from a drop down menu list the desired key actions. Once the design has been completed, the Simulation View mode is utilized to visualize the screens and navigate through the menu structure.
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Reports

Users can create their own custom reports. The parameters to be included can be quickly selected from a drop down menu, while the report layout can be arranged through a user-friendly graphical interface. Additionally, the AGS system allows reports to be manually or automatically routed to various destination devices, such as ACARS, printers, recorders and loaders.
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Triggers
To write their own triggers, users have the option to rely on the traditional AMTAL trigger logic, or use the Teledyne pre-designed commands and objects that are included in the AGS trigger wizard. For example, triggers may be used to perform calculations, launch recording or activate reports.

Recording

Thanks to a graphic representation of the dataframe, which is displayed by word and subframe coordinates, the configuration of the recording map is very easy. Allocation of acquired parameters to recording words can be made in a snap.
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