5/24/2005: PSP billboard fails with Windows error - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 05-25-2005, 08:50 PM

Pilot,
copilot,
navigator/radioman,
rebooter.

BrianR · 05-26-2005, 10:33 AM

That makes me think of this cartoon, and also this.

jaguar · 05-26-2005, 10:42 AM

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These have to be single-purpose computers, right? And it would make sense that these be closed systems - no network connection to anything. And they're probably running this one processs. So what's to make them crash?

The same stuff that makes every other program crash? Memory leaks, buffer overflows, incorrectly validated incoming data from controls or sensors.....Sure some of that stuff shouldn't bring down the system but this is windows and it is embedded.

dar512 · 05-26-2005, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jaguar

The same stuff that makes every other program crash? Memory leaks, buffer overflows, incorrectly validated incoming data from controls or sensors.....Sure some of that stuff shouldn't bring down the system but this is windows and it is embedded.

But with no user input and the data input well known? I'd be embarrased if that were my code.

jaguar · 05-26-2005, 11:12 AM

No user input? It's there over 200 controls in the average modern cockpit? Controlling a few hundred systems from aircon to pressurisation to hydraulics many of which have to interact with custom interfaces for all of them, no off the shelf stuff here...It's not excuse but it's not exactly the easiest thing to code.

dar512 · 05-26-2005, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jaguar

No user input? It's there over 200 controls in the average modern cockpit? Controlling a few hundred systems from aircon to pressurisation to hydraulics many of which have to interact with custom interfaces for all of them, no off the shelf stuff here...It's not excuse but it's not exactly the easiest thing to code.

Sorry I wasn't more explicit. I was referring to the PSP billboard and friends.

LabRat · 05-26-2005, 11:21 AM

That's not Ph*t*sh*pped??

capnhowdy · 05-26-2005, 09:03 PM

Suddenly the term "crash" has new meaning.....in parallel with the topic.

05-25-2005, 08:50 PM	#1
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05-26-2005, 11:12 AM	#5
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