Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.37
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@Atlas SharedMemory polling is roughly 30 Hz. Thats the rate at which Helios will poll for updates. That is NOT the rate at which Helios will update MFD extractions . If you are seeing lag then there is something else going on. I’ve seen issues where the monitor refresh rate was different between monitors which caused lag in getting updates from SharedMemory. Have you looked at your CPU performance when running BMS and Helios? Helios is all CPU bound and most of BMS is as well. Do you have any AntiVirus running ondemand scanning / processor scanning these types of things. What .NET Framework version do you have installed? Helios is design “still” for .NET 4.7.2. I personally have .NET Framework 4.8 install on my Windows 10 and everything runs smoothly.
So that’s something else to check.
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@Icer I think I ticked one of those RTT boxes last time so the game starts up and Helios does not display the MFDs and RWR, I think? Basically, I could see my desktop background through Helios. Even then, without those being exported, the profile was laggy. Because the MFDs weren’t exported, that’s when I noticed that even the RPM gauge and other gauges would be laggy.
@Todd1215 My touchscreens are 60Hz IIRC, my main display is 120Hz. I’ll look at CPU performance next time. AV is just the normal Windows Security. Looks like I have .net 4.8
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@Atlas said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.35 U3:
@Icer I think I ticked one of those RTT boxes last time so the game starts up and Helios does not display the MFDs and RWR, I think? Basically, I could see my desktop background through Helios. Even then, without those being exported, the profile was laggy. Because the MFDs weren’t exported, that’s when I noticed that even the RPM gauge and other gauges would be laggy.
If RTT Client is Enabled in the Helios Falcon Setup tab you would need to have RTTClient.ini set up properly to display anything.
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@Icer Yeah, I was just playing with it, I still don’t know what I’m doing for 99.5% of the time.
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@Atlas said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.35 U3:
@Icer Yeah, I was just playing with it, I still don’t know what I’m doing for 99.5% of the time.
If RTTClient is set up correctly this is what you should see before getting in the cockpit… (just set to display MFDs, no gauges).
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@Icer Any advantage of RTT vs. the default Helios way of doing it?
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@Atlas said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.35 U3:
@Icer Any advantage of RTT vs. the default Helios way of doing it?
Only if Helios shows a stuttering framerate, otherwise no, just use Helios.
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@Icer well, like I said, I’d probably blame the exports if it was the only one that was stuttering but it seems like even the gauges are laggy as well so maybe it’s an issue with Helios?
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@Atlas can you put one of the gauges on your main display where BMS is rendering in 3D and see if the lag is still present?
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@Todd1215 I… would not have a clue how to do that.
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@Atlas
Just open the profile with the Profile Editor and drag and drop some of the gauges from the Falcon Simulator section of the Toolbox, on the left hand side, onto your main monitor. Then save the profile. -
@linknet Okay, I see… and what exactly am I looking for here? Checking if it’s lagging on one monitor but not the other?
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Yes, that’s what I would have thought.
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@Dan Postition Three Entered should be “press xxxx” instead of “send”
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@Bikeman
O.K. Got it! It works great, now. Thanks!
Just wondering…
Is the switch in the real jet, momentary on both, the open AND close or just the close? -
Hmmm… this is odd and a little embarrassing now. Seems like my issues are gone? It looks like something just needs to settle down a bit as it looks like it’s still a little laggy at the start (testing using the Refuelling TE) but as time goes on, it smoothens out to the point that I’m questioning myself whether I’m really seeing lag or not.
Will continue to observe and see if it continues.
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@Todd1215 said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.35 U3:
@Atlas can you put one of the gauges on your main display where BMS is rendering in 3D and see if the lag is still present?
Did this today as noticing lag again. Put the altimeter and RPM gauge on my main screen. Lag-a-palooza. Both gauges would lag. Sometimes it would smoothen out, then lag again, then smoothen out for some time, then lag again.
@Todd1215 said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.35 U3:
@Atlas SharedMemory polling is roughly 30 Hz. Thats the rate at which Helios will poll for updates. That is NOT the rate at which Helios will update MFD extractions . If you are seeing lag then there is something else going on. I’ve seen issues where the monitor refresh rate was different between monitors which caused lag in getting updates from SharedMemory. Have you looked at your CPU performance when running BMS and Helios? Helios is all CPU bound and most of BMS is as well. Do you have any AntiVirus running ondemand scanning / processor scanning these types of things. What .NET Framework version do you have installed? Helios is design “still” for .NET 4.7.2. I personally have .NET Framework 4.8 install on my Windows 10 and everything runs smoothly.
So that’s something else to check.
Even with a 30Hz poll, it should still be smooth, right? Even for gauges?
What program do you recommend for looking at CPU performance to check when running BMS and Helios? -
@Atlas said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.35 U3:
@Todd1215 said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.35 U3:
@Atlas can you put one of the gauges on your main display where BMS is rendering in 3D and see if the lag is still present?
Did this today as noticing lag again. Put the altimeter and RPM gauge on my main screen. Lag-a-palooza. Both gauges would lag. Sometimes it would smoothen out, then lag again, then smoothen out for some time, then lag again.
@Todd1215 said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.35 U3:
@Atlas SharedMemory polling is roughly 30 Hz. Thats the rate at which Helios will poll for updates. That is NOT the rate at which Helios will update MFD extractions . If you are seeing lag then there is something else going on. I’ve seen issues where the monitor refresh rate was different between monitors which caused lag in getting updates from SharedMemory. Have you looked at your CPU performance when running BMS and Helios? Helios is all CPU bound and most of BMS is as well. Do you have any AntiVirus running ondemand scanning / processor scanning these types of things. What .NET Framework version do you have installed? Helios is design “still” for .NET 4.7.2. I personally have .NET Framework 4.8 install on my Windows 10 and everything runs smoothly.
So that’s something else to check.
Even with a 30Hz poll, it should still be smooth, right? Even for gauges?
What program do you recommend for looking at CPU performance to check when running BMS and Helios?I use CPU-Z for overall info and Core Temp 1.17.1 for CPU Temps (shows all cores)
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@Atlas Very strange for it to be intermittent. A long shot but one thing you could check is to see that all your heatsink thermal paste/pads for both the cpu and the graphics card are intact and the chips aren’t being intermittently throttled back due to overheating.
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