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@DJ, I have checked and this update solves the issue with pi camera. I have not tested it deeply (I will do it tomorrow), but it seems stable and with a good performance.
Thanks.
OK, I think I spoke too soon. When I thought I tested the new version yesterday, I was in fact still on the old one (2019.12.20): for a strange reason, when I remove the old version and extract the new one, if I don't close and reopen the terminal window where i launch ARC, it launches the old one...
Anyway, the new release don't solve the picamera issue: still no video stream. It also adds a new issue: when it launches for the fist time (after removing old "EZ-BuilderPi" and "EZ-Builder" folder), it opens without any error. But on the second launch, I have the following error:
Version: 2020.01.04.00
System.Net.WebException: The operation has timed out. at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.RunWithTimeoutWorker[T] (System.Threading.Tasks.Task
1[TResult] workerTask, System.Int32 timeout, System.Action abort, System.Func1[TResult] aborted, System.Threading.CancellationTokenSource cts) [0x00118] in :0 at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse () [0x00019] in :0 at EZ_Builder.Common.LatestUpdateVersion () [0x00035] in :0 at EZ_Builder.FormMain.ngsWg70XFR (System.Object , System.EventArgs ) [0x0031a] in :0 at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad (System.EventArgs e) [0x00022] in <0e1823914d7643eeaf1207febb083a4a>:0 at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoadInternal (System.EventArgs e) [0x00029] in <0e1823914d7643eeaf1207febb083a4a>:0I need to remove the "EZ-Builder" folder for ARC to launch again without error, but I have to do it every time...
I created a new build - try it. It's Pi 2020.01.05.00
@DJ, with this version, ARC freezes each time I try to connect to the picamera (whatever the server, EZBpi or Blueberry). Here is the content of the terminal of ARC when it happens:
Yeah... that's what i figured. The way mono handles the GDI and its memory pointer is not like Windows. The camera engine will have to be written to accommodate the issues with mono...