Adding Custom Circular Gauge Widget? PyQt5 - Possible?

I was wondering how challenging it would be to add the gauge widget to my VCP? First, is it possible? Second, how?

I am open to any suggestions and will work with anyone interested in adding this to their VCP. I was thinking adding gauges for load meters, analog pressure monitors, etc getting their value from hal pins. 

The image below shows a basic circular gauge. Here is a link to the web page created by the coder who designed the widget. The code is clean. I just want to make sure I place the code in the correct place so that the VCP loads as normal with the widget alone. 

khamisikibet.github.io/QT-PyQt-PySide-Cu...om-analog-gauge.html

https://github.com/KhamisiKibet/QT-PyQt-PySide-Custom-Widgets/blob/main/images/qt-pyqt-pyside-analog-gauge.png?raw=true

 

pyqt5 version files attached

 

From a ui design perspective while dial gauges can look rather nice, but for them to be easily readable at a glance they tend to be very space inefficient.  At least that is my observation. 

I can typically get 2-3 vertical bar gauges  in the space of a single dial gauge.

But I do agree that there is a certain something about dial gauges that is rather appealing. 

cheers J. 

The only thing missing with 3rd party widgets is the HAL connection. I believe in Qtpyvcp (definitely in qtvcp) ) there is a widget to connect to other widget using qt signals, that then builds HAL pins.

If you don't need HAL pins then python code is what you need to use them.

But it would mean either the 3rd party library would need to be added to the project or your panel would not be loadable by anyone without the library.

I suspect that if they become popular a QtPyVCP widget can be created allowing for these connections in the HAL widget.

The bottom line for me is to create a more modern UI that taps into how most view the world these days. Via a cell phone. Lol.

I will check on the connector for hal widgets using slots. Seems logical for the time being.

Thanks.