4.2 bugs

[Detlef]

42log.txtI'm seeing something similar. The Knobster has really delayed response and ends up with a big backlog of "clicks" after you stop spinning the knob. Something strange is going on with how 4.2 deals with knob acceleration, I think. I am using a DIY Knobster with a native Aduino Nano, if that matters. It works fine in v4.1.6.
-Todd

Nothing strange going on - just the way it has to work.
This is imho, only to be expected in the knobster diy. - meaning, the knobster using an Arduino with a slow serial link
Processing rapid clicks with a serial rate of 115kB is difficult - to say the least !. you also have the interaction of AM itself in response to incoming messages from the knobster via SLOW serial.

I don't think it would alter things if the knobster used interrupt driven routines as the AM end processing would not keep up (also related to the 115k baud link)

HID is far better for items like knobster, yet it also shows the limitations of the serial link(s) or possibly the interaction of AM with the multiple serial links as being a bottleneck that is not easily overcome. - if ever

Joe

Joe,
I don't have a do it yourself knobster, just a regular one. I am on holiday currently, so cannot test anything.
Detlef

[jph]

Joe,
I don't have a do it yourself knobster, just a regular one. I am on holiday currently, so cannot test anything.
Detlef

Hi Detlef, it could well be something has changed then. Hopefully Corjan can advise when he returns.
Joe

[SimPassion]

Just found the "-Xmx" parameter value is insufficient in "air_manager.bat"
it's currently set to only 512 and should rather be set to 2048 to allow smoother operations when AM is running on rig with huge amount of instruments (like devs are used to ...)

now Air Manager 4.2 (BETA 26) is happier with "-Xmx2048m"

[SimPassion]

Just found the "-Xmx" parameter value is insufficient in "air_manager.bat"
it's currently set to only 512 and should rather be set to 2048 to allow smoother operations when AM is running on rig with huge amount of instruments (like devs are used to ...)

now Air Manager 4.2 (BETA 26) is happier with "-Xmx2048m"

I re come on this : such setting should be a user specific optional setting and not mandatory reduced to 512, so if the user has increased the value, any new AM release shouldn't overwrite what's set by the AM user

[SimPassion]

One Online Store repository bug this morning with AM 4.2 (BETA 26), when trying to download some instruments, next step is the Login UI which doesn't work in any case and restarting AM didn't solved

[Ralph]

Nothing to do with 4.2, this was a mistake in the panel layout. It has been fixed, but it will take a little while before this new layout is available in 4.2.

[Corjan]

Just found the "-Xmx" parameter value is insufficient in "air_manager.bat"
it's currently set to only 512 and should rather be set to 2048 to allow smoother operations when AM is running on rig with huge amount of instruments (like devs are used to ...)

now Air Manager 4.2 (BETA 26) is happier with "-Xmx2048m"

Hi,


Just improved the image caching, so it will only load what it is showing. That should help.
It would cache it all, and this can become a lot when there are a lot of instruments


Corjan

[SimPassion]

Thanks for these news @Ralph and @Corjan

[SimPassion]

When the "Generic - Magneto starter switch" hardware function is downloaded, it create this error in the logs in AM 4.2 (BETA 26) :

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2023-09-14 09:49:42 ERROR PluginScan - Failed to load instrument from 'C:\Users\simu/Air Manager BETA/instruments/OPEN_DIRECTORY/3af9cc33-5181-4996-029c-af449a72c895'

Deleting this instrument from /OPEN_DIRECTORY/ and re downloading it after AM restart doesn't solve this issue

[SimPassion]

Just discovered error in json static data reading and construction logic, will create CTD with AM 4.2 (BETA 26)