computer restart problem

[BillyP]

Dear All,

I have developed a small code, that can acquire continusly frames from a IEEE1394 camera, and stores it to HDD. I am using the DIVX4.12 compressor in order to achieve smaller file sizes. Every some time, the system changes avi file in order to have smaller files. The camera is a ordinary firewire web camera that works great with the IMAQ 2.0.1. The labview version i am using for that project is LV7.1.

the problem starts when the system works continusly for over 4-5 hours. It suddently crashes the computer causing it to restart. there is not a specific time that this occurs. it is completely random.

I am sorry but i am not able to locate the reason for that 😞

My only thought would be a memmory problem, from the continous acquisition, but I am checking the system memmory from taskmanager but it appears to be ok.

Any ideas on how to locate this problem?

My only thought is to move this project to labview 8.5, but again i dont think that this will solve it...

thank you in advance!

Vassilis

Message Edited by BillyP on 03-17-2008 04:03 AM

[Pnt]

Vassilis wrote:

My only thought would be a memmory problem, from the continous acquisition, but I am checking the system memmory from taskmanager but it appears to be ok.

It is the most possible to be a memory problem. The task manager will not show you the problem.

Check your buffers. Possible overflow can cause this. (I have done it with VISA buffers)

[BillyP]

Thank you for your answer.

I have set the buffers in configure acquisition to be 1. is there another way to check on view status of them while program runs?

🙂

[Pnt]

I am not familiar with what you are doing, but you can use an indicator or a probe, and read the buffer size

[BillyP]

thank you again 🙂

I will try this and let you know ASAP.

🙂