SWG123 wrote:

spotdespot wrote: If this assumption re. the limitations of Empty4/indis is not correct could some genius coder please just set the 10.4/10.5 indis to do their thing each M1 bar close?

That's a very good suggestion Dave.

FWIW I don't think that having a multi-core processor helps because (if I'm correct) Empty4 doesn't have multi-core addressing capability.

kwanann wrote:Yup ram is the key not high speed connections. I have a hp 2950m business laptop, intel i5, ssd and 16gb ram laptop, no lag, no hanging

spotdespot wrote:

kwanann wrote:Yup ram is the key not high speed connections. I have a hp 2950m business laptop, intel i5, ssd and 16gb ram laptop, no lag, no hanging

Sorry but this just isn't correct at all - maybe take a look at what I wrote earlier.

I have no idea why you don't have any hanging/speed issues but it has nothing to do with ram. I have 16 GB and I never get close to using it all and each Empty4 terminal maxes out at around 8% cpu when it is bogged down. Just to clarify it doesn't "hang" as in need terminating - it just takes 20 seconds or more to respond when trying to do anything - e.g. try to place a trade, switch timeframes etc

It only has issues when there are high tick volumes. That's it. I don't believe it has anything to do with PC spec (beyond ensuring you don't have a very slow PC causing a different bottleneck).

Anyway this is the last I will comment on this here as we are in danger of derailing Jeremy's thread.

Cheers,
Dave.

spotdespot wrote:I actually think that the issue is with the indicators themselves - or more accurately Empty4 and how it deals with indis. I think (Baluda/Steve/coders please advise) that indicators do whatever it is they do every tick (and presumably cannot do their thing every bar close like an EA can).

static datetime LastUpdate = 0;
if (TimeCurrent() - LastUpdate < 10) return(0);
LastUpdate = TimeCurrent();

I have 16 GB and I never get close to using it all and each Empty4 terminal maxes out at around 8% cpu when it is bogged down.

garyfritz wrote:

spotdespot wrote:I actually think that the issue is with the indicators themselves - or more accurately Empty4 and how it deals with indis. I think (Baluda/Steve/coders please advise) that indicators do whatever it is they do every tick (and presumably cannot do their thing every bar close like an EA can).

That's right. Empty4 calls the start() function on every tick. Most indicators (including the 10.5 CSS indicators) do all their calculations and displays on every tick.

But it's easy to fix. Just add this at the beginning of start():

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datetime LastUpdate = 0;
if (TimeCurrent() - LastUpdate < 10) return(0);
LastUpdate = TimeCurrent();

(Not tested since the markets are closed, but it's pretty trivial.)

That will update every 10 seconds. Change the 10 to 60 if you want it to update every minute.

I have 16 GB and I never get close to using it all and each Empty4 terminal maxes out at around 8% cpu when it is bogged down.

More likely it's 12%. You have a quad-core CPU, with each core having two "threads." So your CPU power gets divided into 8 chunks. 1/8 of 100% is 12.5%. When one CPU is spinning as fast as it can, due to a loop or a hang in Empty4, it only consumes 12.5% of your total CPU.

garyfritz wrote: But it's easy to fix. Just add this at the beginning of start():

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datetime LastUpdate = 0;
if (TimeCurrent() - LastUpdate < 10) return(0);
LastUpdate = TimeCurrent();

(Not tested since the markets are closed, but it's pretty trivial.)

I have 16 GB and I never get close to using it all and each Empty4 terminal maxes out at around 8% cpu when it is bogged down.

garyfritz wrote: More likely it's 12%. You have a quad-core CPU, with each core having two "threads." So your CPU power gets divided into 8 chunks. 1/8 of 100% is 12.5%. When one CPU is spinning as fast as it can, due to a loop or a hang in Empty4, it only consumes 12.5% of your total CPU.