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Issues with version 4 / Re: Issues with RCS64 - all of the buttons stop working

« on: June 04, 2015, 11:46:48 AM »

as I said its intermittent.

so it can happen whilst setting up cars, driver profiles, saving, during pace car setup, changing throttle profiles etc etc..... basically whenever I am pressing a button in RCS64, regardless to what I am doing at the time.

I don't recall it ever locking after a race. Its always when changing 'settings' eg when RCS64 is saving or changing its settings.

This is why I believe the data being saves is getting corrupt somehow, because resetting all settings seems to fix it.

Its more tolerable now as I have exported my car settings so can easily re-import then when it happens.... for my drivers I am just leaving them as default (named driver 1-6 and with the default 'linear' throttle profile.).

Doug

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Issues with version 4 / Re: Issues with RCS64 - all of the buttons stop working

« on: June 02, 2015, 05:33:50 PM »

Its intemittend. I can be doing anything' and it will suddenly happen. All buttons stop working. Only way to fix is to 'control-alt'delete' and teminate it, then restore all rcs64 settings to default (losing my data)

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Issues with version 4 / Re: Issues with RCS64 - all of the buttons stop working

« on: June 01, 2015, 10:50:57 PM »

Hi

It's standard

Car 1-6
Driver 1-6

Doug

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Issues with version 4 / Issues with RCS64 - all of the buttons stop working

« on: May 29, 2015, 01:17:03 PM »

Hi all

I have a odd issue with RCS64 which keeps on cropping up.

Sometimes all the buttons will stop working - they grey out (to show they have been pressed) but that it, this includes the exit button.

When this does happen even re-installing the software does not fix it. The only way I have been able to fix it is to delete my saved data and restore RCS64 back to its default settings.

This brings me to the conclusion that its may saved data that is somehow becoming 'corrupt'. This is the 4th times its happened in the 10days I have owned the software.

RCS64 is latest (paid) version
All driver updates are up to date
Power base is on latest version
Im running Windows 7 ultimate on a 'blank' PC eg no other software installed.
Im running 8GB ram and its a 4100 quad core and a 1GB AMD Radion graphics card
Never see the processor over 27%
I have Smart Sensors installed along with Arduino (latest version etc.)

Settings:

I set up 6 cars and 6 racers
All racers are on the same throttle map
All cars share the same settings

Has anyone else experienced this?

Doug

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Issues with version 4 / Re: Issues with variable throttle pace cars

« on: May 23, 2015, 04:31:12 PM »

'general power loss consumption' currently set to 'medium'

I have now turned it off and will do some tests - can you explain what/how that works extactly please (would be good to have a better understanding for it).

Do you think that was effecting my variable speed pace cars too?

Thanks

Doug

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Issues with version 4 / Re: Issues with variable throttle pace cars

« on: May 22, 2015, 09:33:02 PM »

Hi Chris

Thanks for the reply.

Answers to your Qs:

I have now skipped using the existing car chips and purchased all new chips which I installed today.
different places (but of course always on a corner as thats when it derails
set cars to zero in APB - ok will check that tonight
Yes pace car profile is being saved
correct ID for profile etc - yes


So I did made some headway today....

I ran some power leads to other parts of the track today just to get some better continuity in power (to be honest I dont think I noticed any difference but hey ho) - I also cave the track a clean (I think I will crimp and copper take the whole lot once I get everything else working)

I set up a fixed throttle pace car (eg set up not using my controller) and got it running round the track nicely in test mode (all be it a little bit slow to race against, but fine for testing) - this ran fine in test mode (did about 20 laps).

So I then set up a 10 lap GP race with myself and the pace car.... I started the race but removed my car and just let the pace car run on its own.... and it completed the 10 laps no problem, no derails and no speeding up etc.

Great me thinks... so I set up the race again this time with the intension or driving too. We start the race and the pace car speeds up and derails on the first corner. WTF?

Ok so I start the GP again, with both the pace car and myself, but this time I remove my car again... the pace car does several laps no issue. I then pick up my throttle (without my car on the track) and squeeze the trigger (full throttle) and low a behold the pace car speeds up and derails!

So it seems that as soon as I give an input on any other controller the pace car starts doing a wobbly.

Now I should point out that the other throttles are not controlling the pace car, eg no direct throttle increase based on my input.... but the pace car just increases slightly and derails.

Likewise my car on or off the track makes no difference to this effect. Eg it happens regartdless to whether my car is on or off the track - it purely seems to be based on any throttle input from another controller whilst the pace car is running.

Any ideas? 

Doug

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Issues with version 4 / Re: Dynamic breaking.

« on: May 22, 2015, 12:17:54 AM »

I never figured out the braking thing.... no matter what setting I have breaks stop the car dead so unless Im on a 100ft track they seem pretty pointless.

Perhaps Im using crap cars. :/

Doug

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Issues with version 4 / Issues with variable throttle pace cars

« on: May 22, 2015, 12:15:21 AM »

Hi there.

Im new to RCS64 having recently moved over from the dark side (SSDC) having spent 8 days trying to get the pace cars working right....

So I have set up a variable pace car on RSC64 - got it running really sweat in test mode made tweaks to the graph etc etc - ALL GOOD

But then when I go to have a race with that pace car I get very sporadic unpredictable behaviour (just as I was with SSDC).

The car will start going round and then half way round it will full throttle into a corner and de-rail. Even though there is no full throttle at that point on the graph (or even near that point) and it was not having that problem when in test mode (testing the pace car).

Then I may try again and it will do several laps fine and then full throttle again into a corner. Its almost like it gets confused or loses connection and goes bonkers.

Im using a pretty powerful PC with windows 7 & 16GB ram so I don't think its that.

The cars I am using are all DPR cars (could that be it?)

Any ideas? I really want to be able to race with pace cars and RCS64 was my last hope :/

Doug