Introducing the New .NET MAUI Digital Gauge Control

We are thrilled to introduce the new Syncfusion .NET MAUI Digital Gauge control in our most recent launch, 2024 Volume 2! This state-of-the-art control is designed to showcase alphanumeric and special characters in a sleek digital display format. It’s a perfect fit for many applications, including dashboards, real-time monitoring systems, and data visualization.

Let’s explore its key features. 

Key features

• Character segment types
• Character display types
• Appearance customization

Character segment types

The .NET MAUI Digital Gauge control offers various segment types for displaying characters, including seven, fourteen, sixteen, and 8×8 dot matrices. This flexibility allows for the precise representation of multiple data types in apps that require clear and distinct character displays.

Character display types

The .NET MAUI Digital Gauge control can display letters, numbers, and special characters in digital format. It is beneficial for applications like digital clocks where clear and precise character representation is crucial.

Appearance customization

To enhance visual appeal, you can customize the character’s appearance with color, size, and spacing.

Getting started with .NET MAUI Digital Gauge control

We’ve seen some of the key features of the Syncfusion .NET MAUI Digital Gauge control. Now, let’s see how to integrate it into your application.

1. Create a new .NET MAUI application in Visual Studio.
2. Syncfusion.Maui.Core NuGet is a dependent package for all Syncfusion .NET MAUI controls. In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion core. 
   

   using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;
   
   builder
       .UseMauiApp<App>()
      .ConfigureSyncfusionCore()
   

3. Syncfusion .NET MAUI components are available in the NuGet Gallery. To add the SfDigitalGauge to your project, open the NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio and search for Syncfusion.Maui.Gauges, and install it.
4. Now, import the control namespace Syncfusion.Maui.Gauges in your XAML or C# code and initialize the SfDigitalGauge control.
   MainPage.xaml

   xmlns:gauge="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Gauges;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Gauges"
   <gauge:SfDigitalGauge />

5. Finally, add the Text property to display the value in the digital gauge and set the CharacterType based on your requirements. Refer to the following code example.
   MainPage.xaml

   xmlns:gauge="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Gauges;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Gauges"
   <gauge:SfDigitalGauge 
       Text="06:14:56 PM" 
       CharacterType="FourteenSegment" />
   

   Refer to the following output image.

   

GitHub reference

For more details, refer to the .NET MAUI Digital Gauge demo on GitHub.

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Conclusion

Thanks for reading! In this blog, we’ve explored the features of the new Syncfusion .NET MAUI Digital Gauge control rolled out in the 2024 volume 2 release. For more information, please check the .NET MAUI Digital Gauge documentation.  You can also check out all the other new updates of this release in our Release Notes and What’s New pages.

For current Syncfusion customers, the newest version of Essential Studio is available from the license and downloads page. If you are not a customer, try our 30-day free trial to check out these new features.

If you have questions, contact us through our support forums, feedback portal, or support portal. We are always happy to assist you!

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