MPIDE so slow that I become crazy

Created Thu, 01 May 2014 11:21:57 +0000 by michastro

michastro

Thu, 01 May 2014 11:21:57 +0000

Hello, With my previous notebook with windows 7 (Asus), they were no problem with MPIDE, but with my new notebook (Samsung) and W8.1, MPIDE is so slow that it's for instance impossible to work with it. I have tried to change compatibility mode, but nothing to do!! Any ideas??

Thanks a lot for your help

EmbeddedMan

Thu, 01 May 2014 18:01:57 +0000

I have used MPIDE (many different builds, including the very latest) on three different Windows 8 machines (now all updated to 8.1) including an HP laptop and never had a speed problem.

That being said, MPIDE isn't the fastest thing around. Compiling a simple sketch and uploading still takes a little while. But no slower than my Windows 7 machines.

Is there any particular part of the process that's slower? Is the cursor slow to move? Are the menus slow to come down? Or is it just a lot slower to compile?

*Brian

michastro

Thu, 01 May 2014 18:26:23 +0000

My notebook is very very fast, I can work for example with Solidworks (an 3D drawing program) with any problems. I don't know why it's so slow. Regards

majenko

Thu, 01 May 2014 20:11:11 +0000

You haven't said yet which part or aspect of MPIDE is slow. Is it slow to start, slow to type, slow to compile?

michastro

Thu, 01 May 2014 20:43:21 +0000

In fact slow to start (1 min) slow when you click on the menu (>15s) slow to stop, 1min .....etc

majenko

Thu, 01 May 2014 21:04:10 +0000

Any specific menu?

You don't happen to have a bluetooth serial connection on that machine do you?

michastro

Sat, 03 May 2014 20:30:43 +0000

I have no bluetooth connection, no specific menu. The only thing wich makes MPIDE a very little faster, is to run it as administrator. I have asked to a friend wich also use MPIDE, he has the same problem on one of his computer. Thanks

majenko

Sat, 03 May 2014 22:26:57 +0000

Can you try out UECIDE as a replacement to MPIDE and tell me if that runs as slow? I'm wondering if it's Java or MPIDE itself that is slow.

pito

Sun, 04 May 2014 12:42:34 +0000

rxtxSerial.dll

majenko

Sun, 04 May 2014 13:35:45 +0000

If MPIDE is slow but UECIDE is fast then it could be that, yes, since UECIDE doesn't use it.

Frans

Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:08:41 +0000

First time user and I can confirm it's slow. W7 32bit. Will take more then 1 minute before the splash screen will disappear. Every menu optie will also take that sam e time.

compiling is fine (i think) but uploading not. Used to shift button and the same remork is to be found in the log window " avrdude: Recv: avrdude: stk500_2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout avrdude: Send: . [1b] . [01] . [00] . [01] . [0e] . [01] . [14] "

biggest issue that the com port is now blocked and a computer restart is needed to free it.

Frans

Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:11:47 +0000

First time user and I can confirm it's slow. W7 32bit. Will take more then 1 minute before the splash screen will disappear. Every menu optie will also take that sam e time.

compiling is fine (i think) but uploading not. Used to shift button and the same remork is to be found in the log window " avrdude: Recv: avrdude: stk500_2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout avrdude: Send: . [1b] . [01] . [00] . [01] . [0e] . [01] . [14] "

biggest issue that the com port is now blocked and a computer restart is needed to free it.

Using version 0023-windows-20140416, running as admin doesn't make a difference.

And yes bluetooth com ports present.

Frans

Fri, 20 Jun 2014 08:14:10 +0000

And to add to my previous posting : UECIDE is not slow but also incapable to upload the program to the board.

Seems that avrdude is blocking the com port because killing that process will release the port.