Freeze Caused By Frequent MAVLink Messages

flyingthingsintothings commented 3 months ago

Expected Behavior

When QGroundControl receivers frequent MAVLink messages, it should display all of them without issues under the panel that opens by clicking the megaphone (or error sign) in the top-left.

Current Behavior

When messages occur very frequently (every 100ms for example), QGroundControl freezes after a while. The freeze occurs after around 10 to 20 seconds of receiving these messages.

Steps to Reproduce:

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Create a build of autopilot firmware that outputs lots of messages to the ground control station.
Flash it on a flight controller.
Connect to it using QGroundControl and wait around 20 seconds.

System Information

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Operating System: Windows 10 (Version: 22H2; OS Build: 19045.4412)
QGC Version: 4.3.0
QGC build: stable
Flight Controller: Pixhawk 6X
Autopilot (with version): Custom ArduPilot (latest master branch) with GCS_SEND_TEXT somewhere in a loop

Detailed Description

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Autopilot logs when available (post a link).
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HTRamsey commented 3 months ago

On which link type?

flyingthingsintothings commented 3 months ago

Pixhawk 6X connected over USB to the laptop running QGroundControl. I don't have a telemetry connection set up for wireless communication as it is for testing and development only (but I do have one available for testing if necessary).

HTRamsey commented 3 months ago

I tried turning a ton of messages to 100Hz without any problem so I think this is most likely specific to GCS_SEND_TEXT which sends a MAVLINK_MSG_ID_STATUSTEXT which can be a costly message to send. I'll need to set up a lua script to send that message specifically to see, then I'll get back to you.

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