Panel reboot with program

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• Marc Scheibein Junior Member

  January 2007

  thomas.jud wrote:

  is it possible to reboot a TP over sourcecode ?
  like this: SEND_COMMAN dvTP1, "'reboot'" ????
  
  Thank's 4 reply
  Tom

  A lot of device can rebooted by the REBOOT() instruction.

  DEFINE_DEVICE
  dvPanel = 10001:1:0
  
  DEFINE_EVENT
  BUTTON_EVENT[dvPanel,1]
  {
  PUSH: { REBOOT(dvPanel) }
  }
  

  Mostly it's used to reboot the master, for example if Duet Mem or Queue sizes are changed by program.
  
  Not all devices support the REBOOT() command, but the Modero panels will do it.
  
  BTW - for what reason?
  
  Kind regards,

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• thomas.jud Junior Member

  January 2007

  Thank's it work with Modero Panel's !
  
  Reason / Test:
  In a project with 11 modero panels reacts individual touchpanels very slowly. After a restart the problem is repaired.
  For a test section we'll reboot all panel by night.
  
  Do you have a other soulution ? or experience by this effect ?

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• DHawthorne Junior Member

  January 2007

  There is an obscure bug that if you have a panel defined in multiple masters that uses more than 8 levels, the masters where it is not connected directly only see the first 8. This is because the remote masters use a virtual device internally to track the remotely connected panels. The solution is to use SET_VIRTUAL_LEVEL to make sure those extra levels work, but it won't take in startup because the command fires before they are online. Similarly, putting them in an online event doesn't work because if the master reboots, it may not see the online event in time. So, I put a line in startup to reboot the panels. By the time they come back online, everything is ready to catch the event properly.
  
  Heh, the bottom line is I have used the panel reboot command without any ill effect other than the panel actually rebooting.

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• Thomas Hayes Junior Member

  January 2007

  Just a FYI that I have the same 'slow' panel problem and rebooting seems to fix it for awhile. Any ideas if this maybe a firmware issue? I haven't rebooted them as a program function as yet but may have too.

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