Run Time Stats

GizmoQ · 11-17-2007, 11:08 PM

Has anyone done any run time stats on their FB. I decided to hook mine up to my development laptop to play around with the default black skin, left it on overnight and FB was locked-up in the morning. So I decided to just leave it on all the time and try to track how long before it quits. So far the best its lasted was 6 hours before becoming nonresponsive. Sometime its software, sometime its hardware, sometimes both. Just now after a 2 1/2 hour run: the software disappeared off the screen with all switches on (blinking one even locked in the on position), both temp sensors jumped to eight digit garbage and quit reading. FB still shows in Windows Task Manager but not on taskbar. It does last longer the fewer switches I have turned on, so I guess this is a heat issue.

Anyone else noticed anything like this?

h3rk · 11-17-2007, 11:22 PM

I did, I figured the timers need to be in sync...tuned properly (with maybe a new phase option, but that's irrelevant to what could be the problem).

2k1Toaster · 11-17-2007, 11:26 PM

I havent noticed anything like this. Although my room is on the chilly side usually around 65F to 70F.

I have the Brain plugged in 24/7 since July, no problems. Same with the software. Does the software give you an error, or just freeze?

Also the "blinking" is all software side. So if the program stops updating, then the brain will stop blinking. It is not a "blink" command sent to the Brain, it is just on or off, and the software controlls what state it should be.

h3rk · 11-17-2007, 11:28 PM

I've had the 'stock' software (ver2) freeze without the brain a couple times now. I just blamed myself though...

Edit: that and, appearantly my computers are possessed

2k1Toaster · 11-17-2007, 11:31 PM

Is there anything common to the freezing? Like some antivirus program, or the time it freezes, or anything? Or is it just random? When it freezes does it take the CPU usage to the extreme too, or just freeze?

On my dev machine the only time it freezes is when I accidentally program a new endless loop

h3rk · 11-17-2007, 11:33 PM

CPU was low, Norton internet security was on, and timing was seemingly random for me.

greenman100 · 11-18-2007, 12:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by GizmoQ

Has anyone done any run time stats on their FB. I decided to hook mine up to my development laptop to play around with the default black skin, left it on overnight and FB was locked-up in the morning. So I decided to just leave it on all the time and try to track how long before it quits. So far the best its lasted was 6 hours before becoming nonresponsive. Sometime its software, sometime its hardware, sometimes both. Just now after a 2 1/2 hour run: the software disappeared off the screen with all switches on (blinking one even locked in the on position), both temp sensors jumped to eight digit garbage and quit reading. FB still shows in Windows Task Manager but not on taskbar. It does last longer the fewer switches I have turned on, so I guess this is a heat issue.

Anyone else noticed anything like this?

what version software/drivers do you have?