A trivial question about execution speed
5 years 10 months ago #29533031
by LROBBINS
A trivial question about execution speed was created by LROBBINS
Suppose I have to frequently, in every loop cycle, use a value stored in a Roboteq variable, for example _ALIM,1. Will script execution be faster if I do
or
if I assign that number to a variable within the script and use that variable each time I need the number, for example:
Ciao,
Lenny
IF ILeft > GetValue (_ALIM,1) THEN ... ' in every loop cycleor
if I assign that number to a variable within the script and use that variable each time I need the number, for example:
MaxAmps1 = GetValue (_ALIM,1) ' just once
IF ILeft > MaxAmps1 THEN ... ' in every loop cycleCiao,
Lenny
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5 years 10 months ago #29533034
by blake
Replied by blake on topic A trivial question about execution speed
Hi Lenny,
Technically speaking when querying and reading it will be faster (although in most cases nominally) if you use:
Although, this is only true of the data you are querying is a changing variable. In this example specifically, _ALIM is a configuration parameter for your amps limit. Does this setting ever change this configuration setting for any reason in your script? If not then it would definitely be easier and faster to use the second case:
You would then simply define the MaxAmps1 at the beginning of your script on the outside of your loop.
Technically speaking when querying and reading it will be faster (although in most cases nominally) if you use:
IF ILeft > GetValue (_ALIM,1) THEN ... ' in every loop cycleAlthough, this is only true of the data you are querying is a changing variable. In this example specifically, _ALIM is a configuration parameter for your amps limit. Does this setting ever change this configuration setting for any reason in your script? If not then it would definitely be easier and faster to use the second case:
MaxAmps1 = GetValue (_ALIM,1) ' just once
IF ILeft > MaxAmps1 THEN ... ' in every loop cycleYou would then simply define the MaxAmps1 at the beginning of your script on the outside of your loop.
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5 years 10 months ago #29533035
by LROBBINS
Replied by LROBBINS on topic A trivial question about execution speed
Hi Blake,
I wasn't clear enough in my question and I also wrote GetValue when I should have written GetConfig. _ALIM is not changing; if it were there'd be no choice except using GetValue, and yes, doing GetValue once and then doing an assignment repeatedly is faster - but insignificantly so.
While awaiting a reply I wrote a little script to test this. Here are the results:
Hope what I did is clear enough with just this output.
So, even though the script only gets a slice of processor every msec, when it does have the processor's attention it is probably running at clock speed. That's really what I was trying to figure out.
Ciao,
Lenny
I wasn't clear enough in my question and I also wrote GetValue when I should have written GetConfig. _ALIM is not changing; if it were there'd be no choice except using GetValue, and yes, doing GetValue once and then doing an assignment repeatedly is faster - but insignificantly so.
While awaiting a reply I wrote a little script to test this. Here are the results:
!r
+
exec time
1e6 loop cycles, 2 GetConfig or assignments/loop cycle -- no motor commands
time for repeated GetConfig = 17
time for repeated assign = 15
!r
+
exec time
5e5 loop cycles, 2 GetConfig or assignments/loop cycle -- 4 motor commands/cycle
time for repeated GetConfig = 15
time for repeated assign = 14
!r
+
exec time
time for repeated GetConfig = 15
time for repeated assign = 14
Hope what I did is clear enough with just this output.
So, even though the script only gets a slice of processor every msec, when it does have the processor's attention it is probably running at clock speed. That's really what I was trying to figure out.
Ciao,
Lenny
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