12 IPC-Host
12.1 What is it for?
To find a Scribeline is extremely calculation intensive. On a 16ft log on average 1’100 billion (1.1 million x million) calculations are necessary to find a single fit between the two logs.
Even with modern CPUs (Computer Processing Units) this would take way too long. For this reason the calculations are made on the Nvidia GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). A Nvidia RTX 2080 GPU has 2944 cores, an Intel i7 (depending on the model) less than 10 cores. That means the GPU can calculate 2944 points in the same time while a CPU only 10. GPUs are also more optimized for 3D calculations and that is exactly what needs to be done to find the scribeline.
To be able to calculate a scribeline you need a Nvidia Graphics Card that is CUDA enabled.
12.2 Start order
The IPC-Host must be started before GabbieCam, otherwise GabbieCam cannot find the IPC-Host.
12.3 Start of the IPC-Host
When you start the IPC-Host there will be an icon (second in the picture below) in the System Tray.
12.4 Functions
By right clicking on the icon in the System Tray a menu will be shown.
Here is what the single items will do:
12.4.1 Save as
Here the log can be saved to a file.
12.4.2 Clear
This will clear all text. A Save as dialog will automatically appear to remind you to save the log. If you don’t need to save the log simply click Cancel and the list will be empty.
12.4.3 Minimize/Maximize/Restore
This has the same function as a standard Windows window.
12.4.4 Stay on top
This will keep the window above everything. This is handy when you want to see the results while working in GabbieCam.
12.4.5 Close
Closes the IPC-Host.1
Please note that clicking on the X in the window does not close the IPC-Host. It just hides the window. GabbieCam can still perform Scribeline calculations.↩︎