FAQ

Frequently asked questions and issues are summed up here

Issue: PyBAR crashes complaining that the progress bar does not have adaptive ETA

Solution: Make sure you have only the python package progressbar-latest installed and not progressbar. The installed python packages can be seen with the console command: pip list. Progressbar can be uninstalled with pip uninstall progressbar.

Issue: A scan aborts due to RX error

Solution: RX errors mean that the FE data is not as expected. Make sure you have a good patch cable for the data transmission. CAT6 and abover with ground shield. Also shorter cables help. RX errors should not occur in short scans, but can occasionally occur in scans that take several hours (e.g. due to electric discharge). For these scans you can force pybar to ignore RX errors and continue the run by defining in the default run config:

_default_run_conf = {
        "reset_rx_on_error": True
}