CSD 5.8.2.32571 crashes on start

[Joel_Ekenberg]

Hi,

Sometimes, when starting ControlSpace Designer for the first time after booting my computer, it crashes before getting past the splash screen.
(Se attached image)
Additionally, this crash doesn't end the "CSDesigner.exe" process - it must be forcibly ended using taskmanager.
Until then, the above splash screen remains (albeit without the error popup window).

Attempting to start CSD again results in the same error, indefinitely.

Restarting my computer sometimes resolves the issue.

** Work-around
Disabling the Ethernet network adapter of the computer -USUALLY- allows CSD to start.
(Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center -> Change adapter settings -> rightclick wired ethernet -> disable)

After starting CSD, the ethernet adapter can now be enabled again.
(Sometimes the CSD crashes as soon as the adapter is fully activated)

If CSD is closed for any reason, the crashes resume and the network adapter must be disabled once again.

** Supplemental information
Bose ControlSpace Designer Software v5.8.2.32571

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, Service Pack 1

I have tried using DHCP and a static IP for my computer, neither improves the situation.
Project network properties
Network Address: 130.26.0.0
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Gateway Address: 130.26.0.1

EX-1280C IP (static): 130.26.7.86
Laptop ethernet IP (DHCP): 130.26.19.xxx
Laptop ethernet IP (static): 130.26.7.9


Attached are two files from C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Bose\ControlSpace\Logs
ExceptionLog2020-06-10T08.29.35.xml
ExceptionMeta2020-06-10T08.29.35.csv
The .xml-log contains the following exception message: "Unable to start TFTP server.  Unable to find a network adapter that supports the project network address."


Exerpt from DXDIAG:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/10/2020, 08:38:58
       Machine name: SEKNIWK20160530
   Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_ldr_escrow.200102-1707)
          Language: Swedish (Regional Setting: Swedish)
System Manufacturer: LENOVO
       System Model: 20BE00CCMS
          BIOS: Phoenix BIOS SC-T v2.1
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4710MQ CPU @ 2.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
          Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7900MB RAM
          Page File: 6914MB used, 8882MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
 System DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode
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I'd be happy to provide more information if needed.

//Joel

[arno-at-bose]

Hello Joel,

Thank you for the detailed information and I will investigate further.
When I have more information or if information is needed I will let you know.

BR
Arno

CAS-20373-Y3P6K5

[Joel_Ekenberg]

Quick update;
I am able to reproduce the issue with more consistency when the "Dante Control and Monitoring" (ConMon) service is NOT running.

I have set the ConMon service to start manually instead of automatically on boot.
Usually I only start it when I need to use Dante Controller.
Could be why the issue have appeared at "random" for me.

Further testing is required though, as this probably doesn't explain why CSD works fine with the ethernet adapter disabled.
(or perhaps CSD checks network adapter, followed by ConMon, but if CSD find no adapter it never looks for ConMon? Layman wildly speculating)

//Joel

[arno-at-bose]

Hello Joel,

Great investigation!
I can imagine that CSD relies on Dante ConMon.
Let me also investigate this further.

BR
Arno

[Joel_Ekenberg]

Hi,

The issue seems to be that the Dante Controller-services were not running.

Specifically I make sure that the following services are running before starting CSD:
"conmon" (Dante Control and Monitoring) and "DanteDiscovery" (Dante Discovery).

See attached image from taskmanager, with services (swedish: tjänster) currently stopped.

Dante Controller related services

//Joel