Testers wanted: resource grid calculations on multiple processors

[Duncan]

WAsP is a single-threaded application which can use only one processor core.

For a few years, we've been getting occasional disappointed emails from users who find that their brand-new multiple-processor PC doesn't speed up the WAsP calculations. We have usually advised them to split the grid into several different workspaces and launch several instances of WAsP, which is not much fun.

In some future version of WAsP, we'll address this problem directly. Meanwhile, we decided to put together a little utility program which would do this split/calculate/recombine procedure automatically. The working name for this program is GridWhizz.

It seems to be working fairly well. Now we'd like to invite some users to help us with testing. Any volunteers? We'll take the first dozen or so people who express an interest.

Post a reply here, or email me.

[Duncan]

I should add that you need a WAsP 10 licence for this application to work.

[jacksonlord]

Are you still in need of testers?

[Duncan]

Yes. Anyone is welcome to join in.

[jacksonlord]

Thanks, I'm interested. How do I get the utility?

[gpeacock]

I'm definitely interested as well. Please let me know how I can get involved!

[dannyzgold]

I would like to test also. Please let me know how I can help.

[Duncan]

Sorry that your three responses have gone unanswered during our holiday time. We'll reply to you all this week with download info and instructions.

[Stoyanov]

can i test it on wasp9? if yes - how can i help?

[Duncan]

The components used are all WAsP 10 versions, so you need a WAsP 10 licence. You don't need WAsP 10 installed, though: it's a standalone program.

[Sean]

Hello,

If you are still looking for testers i would love to contribute, I have WAsP 10 and a corei7 laptop that is barely stretching its legs when it comes to calculating wrg's.

Thanks

[Pedrovozone]

I would like to contribute as a tester.

[Duncan]

OK, I hope that everyone who has asked has now been sent the information they need. Please contact me if I've missed you somehow!

[dannyzgold]

Sorry for not getting to this sooner. But I just had a chance to try GridWhizz. I followed the directions in the email dated Aug 10. Choosing either Do All Steps or running through in stages, both prompted me to add a turbine. I did so, but still got an error, after which the program would not continue. FYI, my computer is running on WAsP 10, Windows 7, 64 bit, with the i5 2.4 GHz, which I believe is four processors. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Niko]

Hi,

Can you provide more details about the error? What is says. In which stage this error happened?

Cheers,
Niko

Sorry for not getting to this sooner. But I just had a chance to try GridWhizz. I followed the directions in the email dated Aug 10. Choosing either Do All Steps or running through in stages, both prompted me to add a turbine. I did so, but still got an error, after which the program would not continue. FYI, my computer is running on WAsP 10, Windows 7, 64 bit, with the i5 2.4 GHz, which I believe is four processors. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.