Teasers? ETA? I’d love to have something to subscribe to.
they said they are aiming for end of December if not Early January.
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Yes. And just in time for Christmas!
Spectrum | Firmware 105 Early Access - Development / Project: Spectrum | Development - Eve Community
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Thanks, is this BETA build or official 105 release?
Official. Since we are unable to post it to the website immediately, it is early access here in the forums, full access will commence once we have it up on the website.
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Thanks, this is great news! Keep it up
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Is there a release schedule or issue tracker for firmware?
I’m at FW 105, but still have (1) USB not always turning on issues, (2) stand-by (backlight says on) issues, (3) power on (no signal detected) issues and (4) coil whine issues. I’d like to track these issues or see when I can expect a new firmware i.e. 106 so I don’t have to keep coming back to this forum.
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No, as we threw a ton of things at the fw dev team and they made happen what they could. That being said, though, it is in QRE testing (basically the last step before it gets released to all of you) and I’ve tested numerous builds (including a new one sent to me this past Monday - 7 Feb) so it is both actively being worked on and has a few fixes in it.
Speaking of fixes, you might read this post I made a while ago (and catch up on the thread, for some cool info): Feature request: usb hub selection per input - #24
As for the coil whine - I really recommend you contact support. If you do (or already have done so) please PM me the email address you used for your ticket so I can try to find out what is going on with it.
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@everyone FW 106 is out. I flashed it on Linux using VirtualBox.
we threw a ton of things at the fw dev team and they made happen what they could.
How do they keep track of things without an issue tracker? 
Or it is a private tracker?
As for the coil whine - I really recommend you contact support.
I think it’s not coil whine per se, but oscillating magnetostriction from an internal switched mode power supply. The question is: What frequency is normal for this monitor? Are my ears very sensitive, or are the oscillations at a lower than usual frequency because of a fault? I still need to find a way to make a proper recording to check the frequency on my end.
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The teacher is internal, but our community team regularly contribute comments, suggestions, and requests from your all to it, which we then take to the fw dev team for evaluation.
As for the oscillating magnetostriction - I’ll have to look to at if there is an internal switching of power anywhere, I suspect you’re referring to the PD module, which would make sense, if that were it.
I am pretty sensitive to coil whine, but I’ve also had tinnitus since I was a child, so at the right frequency o won’t heat it at all, but then at higher freqs I can easily hear it.
As for the oscillating magnetostriction - I’ll have to look to at if there is an internal switching of power anywhere, I suspect you’re referring to the PD module, which would make sense, if that were it.
OMG thank you, you are right or at least pointing me in the right direction! When I remove my USB-C hub from the monitor, the beep is gone. I can’t believe I have not tried that before. Probably because all my input devices are connected to this USB-C port.
Now I am not sure anymore if the oscillating magnetostriction comes from the monitor, or if it could be the attached input devices. I hear the frequency but I have difficulty hearing the exact location. I will have to investigate more when it’s quiet outside and I have some time to re-arrange the desks so I can walk and listen from behind.
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I’m willing to bet that it comes from the monitor - because of having devices attached.
And thererin lies the dilemma. I’ve had some of the CS ticket screenshots in which other customers complain of coil whine when there is nothing at all attached to the monitor via USB in any manner or fashion. Others have it only when certain devices are connected. Still others have it when a certain number of devices are connected.
And, yes, others have no whine at all (or, at the very least, do not hear one - which beings up the subjective side of things, as naturally some of us are more susceptible to sounds at those frequencies).
It’s just another one of those “Uh, how do we reproduce this on our test devices?” scenario…
Since you’re willing to test, could you also test / make note of when it happens, such as on initial power on of the monitor, only after a video signal is achieved, and does it happen right away, after some time of using, after a long amount of time using (over, say, 4 hours of continuous / near-continuous use), and other variables that you may think may contribute to it, that would be helpful. I may be wrong, but I suspect it is going to be more tied to devices connected via USB than anything else, time on won’t really matter - but if it does, that will be helpful to know.
Thanks!
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Hi @nkyadav,
Upon close inspection, it appears as if the coil whine comes from both the back of the monitor and the Trust Halyx Fast USB-C Hub & Card reader I have connected. I was ready to blame it all on the USB-C Hub, but I do have the feeling it comes from the two locations at the same time.
If I disconnect the USB-C Hub, the wine is gone from both locations. Now I am not sure if the vibrations could travel through the cable so that it appears to be coming from the monitor as well, but if I connect the USB-C Hub to a different monitor (Dell) I hear no such whine (either gone or the volume is too low and/or the pitch is too high.)
The coil whine comes immediately when the video signal is achieved, but is lower in frequency during booting when the screen resolution is (very) low (linux boot terminal screen). When the login screen appears (4K) the pitch is higher. The coil whine does not increase or decrease over time.
My workaround is to not use this USB-C Hub on the Eve Spectrum, but connect it on the USB-C output from my computer.
I hope this helps.
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I will bring this up with the team to see if this will be on the roadmap. But as far as I know, there is no plan to push the refresh rate of our 4K variants beyond the current value.
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