fix(ultrabeam): hold a commanded pattern over a remote link until confirmed

Changing Normal/180/bi over a remote connection reverted to the old pattern
after ~4s: the fixed 4s optimistic window expired while the motors were still
flipping the elements, and the lagging remote status poll then overrode the UI.
Hold the commanded direction while the motors are moving, then a short grace
window after they stop for the confirmation poll to land (SteppIR already used
a generous 45s hold, which is why only Ultrabeam-remote hit this).
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2026-08-04 18:56:21 +02:00
parent a966abd9df
commit bb3542c920
2 changed files with 33 additions and 7 deletions
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@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
"date": "",
"en": [
"CW keyer (Kenwood/Elecraft): choosing the Kenwood/Elecraft engine now actually switches to it. A bug left the keyer on WinKeyer even though the setting showed Kenwood/Elecraft, so its CW-over-CAT never ran.",
"Kenwood/Elecraft data mode: a new setting (Settings → CAT) chooses what a data mode (FT8/PSK…) sets on the rig — USB (default), DATA mode (MD6, for an Elecraft K3/K4), or leave the rig's mode unchanged (safest for a TS-590SG/TS-990S, whose data mode is a USB modifier set on the radio). There is no single command that fits every rig, so it's now the operator's choice."
"Kenwood/Elecraft data mode: a new setting (Settings → CAT) chooses what a data mode (FT8/PSK…) sets on the rig — USB (default), DATA mode (MD6, for an Elecraft K3/K4), or leave the rig's mode unchanged (safest for a TS-590SG/TS-990S, whose data mode is a USB modifier set on the radio). There is no single command that fits every rig, so it's now the operator's choice.",
"Ultrabeam over a remote link: changing the pattern (Normal / 180° / bidirectional) no longer snaps back to the old one after a few seconds. The commanded pattern is now held while the motors are still moving plus a grace window after they stop, so the slow remote status poll — which lagged behind the antenna — can't revert the display while the change is in flight."
],
"fr": [
"Keyer CW (Kenwood/Elecraft) : choisir le moteur Kenwood/Elecraft y bascule désormais réellement. Un bug laissait le keyer sur WinKeyer alors que le réglage affichait Kenwood/Elecraft, son CW-sur-CAT ne démarrait donc jamais.",
"Mode data Kenwood/Elecraft : un nouveau réglage (Réglages → CAT) choisit ce qu'un mode data (FT8/PSK…) règle sur la radio — USB (défaut), mode DATA (MD6, pour un Elecraft K3/K4), ou ne pas changer le mode de la radio (le plus sûr pour un TS-590SG/TS-990S dont le mode data est un modificateur d'USB réglé sur la radio). Aucune commande unique ne convient à toutes les radios, c'est donc désormais au choix de l'opérateur."
"Mode data Kenwood/Elecraft : un nouveau réglage (Réglages → CAT) choisit ce qu'un mode data (FT8/PSK…) règle sur la radio — USB (défaut), mode DATA (MD6, pour un Elecraft K3/K4), ou ne pas changer le mode de la radio (le plus sûr pour un TS-590SG/TS-990S dont le mode data est un modificateur d'USB réglé sur la radio). Aucune commande unique ne convient à toutes les radios, c'est donc désormais au choix de l'opérateur.",
"Ultrabeam en remote : changer le diagramme (Normal / 180° / bidirectionnel) ne revient plus à l'ancien au bout de quelques secondes. Le diagramme commandé est maintenu tant que les moteurs bougent, plus une fenêtre de grâce après leur arrêt — le poll de statut distant, lent et en retard sur l'antenne, ne peut donc plus faire revenir l'affichage pendant que le changement est en cours."
]
},
{
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@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ const (
ubReadTimeout = 4 * time.Second // was 1s — too tight for a remote link
ubKeepAlive = 15 * time.Second // OS-level TCP keepalive
ubMaxPollTimeout = 3 // consecutive read timeouts tolerated before reconnecting
// How long a just-commanded direction is trusted AFTER the motors have stopped
// but before the antenna's status confirms it. The timer is held off entirely
// while the motors are still moving, so this is only the grace period for the
// confirmation poll to arrive once the elements have settled — generous, because
// over a remote link that poll lags by several seconds.
ubPendingDirGrace = 8 * time.Second
)
// Protocol constants
@@ -221,12 +227,30 @@ func (c *Client) pollLoop() {
}
c.statusMu.Lock()
// Keep a just-commanded direction until the antenna reports it.
// Keep a just-commanded direction until the antenna actually reports it.
// Over a remote link the confirmation arrives several seconds after the
// command — the motors flip the elements first — so the old fixed 4 s
// timeout expired WHILE the change was still in flight, and the stale poll
// reverted the UI to the old pattern even though the antenna was on its way
// to the new one. Now: while the motors are still moving the change is in
// progress, so hold the commanded pattern and keep resetting the timer;
// only once the motors have stopped does the short grace window run, giving
// the confirmation poll time to land. The poll only wins if the motors are
// idle AND the antenna still reports a different pattern past that window —
// i.e. the command genuinely did not take.
if c.pendingDirSet {
if time.Since(c.pendingDirAt) > 4*time.Second || status.Direction == c.pendingDir {
c.pendingDirSet = false
} else {
status.Direction = c.pendingDir
if status.MotorsMoving != 0 {
c.pendingDirAt = time.Now() // still repositioning — don't start the grace timer
}
switch {
case status.Direction == c.pendingDir:
c.pendingDirSet = false // confirmed by the antenna
case time.Since(c.pendingDirAt) > ubPendingDirGrace:
c.pendingDirSet = false // motors idle, still unconfirmed → accept the poll
log.Printf("Ultrabeam: antenna never confirmed direction %d (reports %d) — dropping the hold",
c.pendingDir, status.Direction)
default:
status.Direction = c.pendingDir // still changing, or within the grace window
}
}
c.lastStatus = status