Sequence Locks Up

rstehle

rstehle

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Several times recently when I have been working on a new sequence, the sequence will lock up as I am trying to stop it. I start a sequence with F6, play only a few notes, and stop it with F8, and sometimes get a popup that says "event thread did not terminate in time". The only way to clear it is to close Vixen. Am I doing something wrong?
 
Hi,

I am getting the same problem but my issues are USB related. I have a USB-RS485 converter which is one of a number of devices plugged into a USB hub. I have not tracked it down yet but something connected to the USB hub is disconnecting and reconnecting (It gives the ding dong sound when it does). If I am running a vixen sequence at the time, it gives that same error message when I next stop the sequence.

Craig
 
Is it only that new sequence? Any difference in the plugins you're using for that one as opposed to previous sequences?
 
This is the first sequence I have begun working on in earnest. In the beginning it ran fine, but I have been experimenting with different add-ins, and using the audio visualizer, and then it began to lock up. I just tried another sequence from scratch, and added a bunch of random stuff, including the waveform addin, and the audio visualizer and it isn't locking up. Don't know what's up with the first one............
 
If it's just that one sequence, I'd be happy to take a look at it and see if I can make it happen over here. Maybe it's highlighting a hidden bug.
 
Just started getting another error when I hit F6 to start the sequence (same one). Things were working O.k., and then all of a sudden every time I hit F6 I get a "Vixen" popup that says: [Renard Dimmer (Modified)
Acces to Port "Com3" is Denied.]
When I clear the error message, the sequence starts playing, but the message comes up every time I hit F6 now.
More testing, it comes up on F5 or F6, and on every sequence I try.

Rebooted computer and whatever that was went away. Vixen is operating correctly again.
 
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KC I'm seeing the same issue here. Any time I stop a sequence the app locks. I'm using old sequences (older 2.x) and a USB to RS485 adapter (Open DMX clone). The issue seems to be serial port related.
 
Dynamo can you check your CPU usage when the sequence stops.

this sounds like the issue i am having as well. I can use the program and then once youtry and stop the sequence or the test suite the program locks and the cpu is sitting at 100%.

About to head to work. Might try and take my adaptor to work and test it there quickly using the new version of vixen.

Peter
 
still seems very similar to the issue im having.

also i noticed i can get the same problem if i just start up a profile. leave the sequence blank and go into the channel test app. i can test the channels for as long as i want but when i go to leave the channel test it locks up as well.

have you guys tried the channel test to see if it does the same?

Peter
 
No, I don't have any issues when I run the channel test, but I have begun to get the event thread error sometimes if I let a sequence run to the end.
 
I am not getting any error messages but vixen is lagging. I start a sequence then hit pause to edit but it keeps playing for about 10sec and then stops. Also if i change something the preview is not updating. I have to close the preview for it to refresh. This happens on either of my computers.
 
might be same bug:

got the 3 K8055 boards up and running (see other thread), but since the last update v2 crashes when i hit play.

resolved:

i had to remove the TRIGGER plugin(s). at my side only the one k8055trigger.dll

regArts
k0s
 
jmelvin said:
I am not getting any error messages but vixen is lagging. I start a sequence then hit pause to edit but it keeps playing for about 10sec and then stops. Also if i change something the preview is not updating. I have to close the preview for it to refresh. This happens on either of my computers.
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This sounds like the picture in the preview is too large.
 
Having similar issues, however, for me Vixen hangs when I hit "STOP" after a "PLAY", seems a little odd since a "PAUSE" after a "PLAY" works fine. After hitting "PAUSE" I can then hit "STOP".

I did not update...so I'm running 2.0.5
 
Have you installed the new updates that KC posted? They have helped a lot of folks with similar issues.
 
rstehle said:
Have you installed the new updates that KC posted? They have helped a lot of folks with similar issues.
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I just installed with the updates provided by KC. Same issue. I also seem to have an issue stopping a "program" from running too. I can pause and resume, but the minute i hit the stop button, Vixen freezes and have to pull up the task manager to close it. No exception is thrown.
 
do a search for the 2.0.5 beta. there was also a 2.0.5 release which was different .

get the beta and dont update it. this seems to be the version most people are having luck with.
 
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