Grade control indicator assembly
A grade control indicator assembly is disclosed. The grade control indicator assembly may include a keypad to control one or more functionalities of a machine, where the keypad includes a set of grade control light indicators integrated into the keypad, and where the set of grade control light indicators includes a first subset of grade control light indicators for indicating a grade of the machine with respect to a first side of the machine and a second subset of grade control light indicators for indicating the grade of the machine with respect to a second side of the machine.
1. A grade control indicator assembly, comprising:
a keypad to control one or more functionalities of a machine,
the keypad including first grade control indicator subassembly and a second grade control indicator subassembly,
the first grade control indicator subassembly including a first subset of grade control light indicators for indicating a grade of the machine with respect to a first side of the machine, and
the second grade control indicator subassembly including a second subset of grade control light indicators for indicating the grade of the machine with respect to a second side of the machine.
2. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 1 , wherein the keypad includes one or more buttons to adjust the grade of the machine.
3. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 1 , wherein the keypad includes one or more buttons to adjust at least one of:
a locking functionality,
a memory functionality,
a display functionality, or
an automatic grade control functionality.
4. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 1 , wherein a characteristic of the first subset of grade control light indicators is adjustable independent of the grade of the machine.
5. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein the first subset of grade control light indicators includes a grade control light indicator, and
wherein the grade control light indicator includes a plurality of indicator bulbs associated with a plurality of colors.
6. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first subset of grade control light indicators and the second subset of grade control light indicators are raised above a frame of the keypad to provide greater than a threshold viewing angle.
7. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 1 , wherein the keypad is configured to attach to and detach from a display.
8. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 7 , wherein the keypad is communicatively couplable to the display to provide information relating to a user interaction with the keypad or the grade of the machine.
9. A grade control system, comprising:
a display device; and
a grade control indicator assembly,
the grade control indicator assembly including a first sub-assembly disposed on a first side of the display device and associated with indicating a grade of a machine with respect to a first corresponding side of the machine, and
the grade control indicator assembly including a second sub-assembly disposed on a second side of the display device and associated with indicating the grade of the machine with respect to a second corresponding side of the machine,
each sub-assembly including a plurality of grade control light indicators raised above a frame of the grade control indicator assembly.
10. The grade control system of claim 9 , wherein the grade control indicator assembly is decouplable from the display device.
11. The grade control system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of grade control light indicators of each sub-assembly is associated with a viewing angle, relative to a normal plane perpendicular to a surface of the plurality of grade control light indicators, of greater than or equal to at least one of:
15 degrees,
30 degrees,
45 degrees,
60 degrees,
75 degrees,
90 degrees.
12. The grade control system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of grade control light indicators forms a portion of a keypad for the display device.
13. The grade control system of claim 9 , further comprising:
a bus interface.
14. The grade control system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of grade control light indicators are associated with an adjustable brightness.
15. A grade control indicator assembly, comprising:
a keypad to control one or more functionalities of a machine,
the keypad including a set of grade control indicator subassemblies that include a set of grade control light indicators integrated into the keypad and raised above a surface of the keypad to provide greater than a threshold viewing angle, and
the set of grade control light indicators including a first subset of grade control light indicators for indicating a grade of the machine with respect to a first side of the machine and a second subset of grade control light indicators for indicating the grade of the machine with respect to a second side of the machine.
16. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 15 , wherein the set of grade control light indicators are buttons of the keypad.
17. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 15 , wherein the set of grade control light indicators are clear-etched or white-etched.
18. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 15 , wherein the set of grade control light indicators are controllably illuminated buttons.
19. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 15 , wherein the set of grade control light indicators are backlit buttons.
20. The grade control indicator assembly of claim 15 , wherein the grade control indicator assembly does not include a display.