Cumulus Support

Hi Steve!

First of all: Congratulations for the "success story" of Cumulus. It's a great tool, and there aren't that many freeware programs for the use with Vantage Pro2 Stations that run on Windows.

Unfortunately, I've got a problem with mine.

I'm running VP2 with a USB-decoder, that is recognized on my WinXP as a COM-Port (COM 3).

Everytime I run Cumulus, the real-time data fetching hangs a while (about 2-6 seconds, irregular). It's really lagging, as if the CPU was used at 100%. You can't even click on the Menu buttons in the upper left corner of Cumulus until the data is displayed.

Is it a specific WinXP problem? Should I change the Serial Baud Rate on my VP2?

Cheers,

Julien

Which version are you using? The 1.8.3 beta has some improvements in this area. If you're already using 1.8.3 I don't think there's anything else I can do. The code which reads the data runs in a separate thread in 1.8.3, but it has to synchronise with the main thread to update the display. I did have quite bad responsiveness myself with 1.8.2, but it's much improved for me in 1.8.3.

Steve

Hi Steve!

No, I'm using 1.8.2. Where can I get 1.8.3. beta?

Cheers & thx for ur rapid reply!

Julien

See "Announcements and News".

Steve

That's great! It works perfectly now!

Thanks a lot & keep on going like that! Fantastic!

Cheers,

Julien

Hi Steve,

Have just discovered Cumulus and intend to give it an extensive trial, first impressions BRILLIANT.

I seem to be having the same problem as VirtualSky and would like to give 1.8.3 beta a whirl to see if it cures the problem.
Unfortunately there is no reference on the link you gave, has it been removed temporarily?

Thanks for the good work

Steve G

No, it's still there - what happens when you try to download it?

Steve

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the quick response.

I still cannot find it, I have looked under News but no mention of a beta.
I am obviously looking in the wrong place, but cannot for the life of me find it on the Sandysoft site.
Could you provide a direct link please?

Thanks

Steve G

I think I see where your confusion is coming from - it's the "Announcements and News" section of the forum I was referring to.

Anyway, here's the download link: http://www.nybbles.co.uk/downloads/beta ... sSetup.exe

Steve

Thanks I had just found it, exactly as you said.

Steve G

Hi Steve,

Just reporting back with my "lag/hang " issue as reported originally by Virtualsky.

I have now installed 1.8.3 and problem cured. Great program. Thank you.

Steve

That's good, thanks for the feedback.

Steve