Update interval configuration

You can reach the following window by going to the pulldown-menu "Configuration -> update intervals", where you can change *very* important timer-interval settings (refer to picture 1.1).

(Picture 1.1 - update-interval configuration)

This function was created to resolve problems with different computer-speeds. FT100-SuperControl was developed on a PentiumII-300mhz computer system and therefore the performance of the software was adapted for this speed. On faster computer-systems it could be, that some functions are not working correctly. The reason for this is, that a faster computer is able to send more CAT-commands to the transceiver at the same time, than the transceiver can work with. So on faster computers it is possible that the software is too fast for the transceiver. Therefore we must slow down the intervals in the software. With the slider-controls we are able to slow down these intervals, before a new CAT-command will be send to the transceiver.

One known problem is the continuous tuning. If you have fasttune activated ("FAST"-button), and if you still have a stepwise tuning as result, there might be a problem with the interval settings.

The first slider-control "delay-timer" can be used to alter the general program-delay's. A value of "1" stands for the lowest delay (for use with slower computers), and a value of "255" stands for the highest delay (for use with very fast computers). At the moment there are no comparison-values for the different computer brands and speeds available, so you have to try out your own correct values, depending on the processor-speed of your computer-system. Changes to this slider-control will be automatically saved to the system.

The second slider-control "polling-timer" can be used to alter the interval for polling the actual frequency, mode, s-meter- and power-meter-data. A value of "1" stands for the lowest delay (for use with slower computers), and a value of "255" stands for the highest delay (for use with very fast computers). At the moment there are no comparison-values for the different computer brands and speeds available, so you have to try out your own correct values, depending on the processor-speed of your computer-system. Changes to this slider-control will be automatically saved to the system.

Attention: Wrong settings within these slider-controls may cause severe malfunctions in the software. In this case you should go back to the previous setting and try it again with another value, to find out what values are needed for your specific computer-system.
 

Updated information:

A computer system with a Pentium II - 300 Mhz processor runs normally best with an interval-setting at roundabout  10.

A computer system with a Pentium III - 700 Mhz processor runs normally best with an interval-setting at roundabout 50.