Extremely high CPU usage for Airbus PFD/ND (is this normal?)

[Suggy]

Hello.

After moving my Cpt and FO Airbus PFD/ND to a new AMD II x4 620 quad core computer, I was interested in seeing how the computer was allocating CPU usage. I was amazed to see that running just one PFD/ND display, with nothing else runing was using nearly 50% of combined CPU usage. Task Manager was showing that one core was nearly runing at 100%

Is this normal?

I can run a host of other programmes on the same computer, including 3 displays from AST (EWD, SD and standy instruments), FS Communicator, SIOC, IOCard, Interface IT, PM FCU, sa_wxr and FS Flight Keeper and CPU usage doesn't even break into a sweat (around 11%).

I wonder if anyone can just run one window of PM's GC (PFD/ND) and see what CPU usage they are experiencing?

Regards,
Darren Sugden

[mmakela]

Hello Darren,
No it does not sound normal. Something else is taking resources
in Your PC. I have P4 1.2ghz for my PFD/ND and it works just fine.
Due to my setup I'm afraid it is hard to investigate my CPU usage,
but I try to check it asap.
Btw. how is Your AB pm software working? What ac model do You
use and how is Your ac operating with managed flight path?

[Suggy]

Hello.
Thank you very much for your reply.
CPU usage can be found by simply opening up 'Task Manager' and clicking on the 'Performance' tab.
i am using Project Airbus for my a/c and Managed Mode is working fine. There is a problem when you ask the a/c to fly DIR to a waypoint in the MCDU. Approaching the waypoint, the a/c turns so as to approach the waypoint at tan angle it was expecting in the flight plan before you hit the DIR button on the MCDU.
Darren