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Hello,

I have a studio timer that I have built in Dashboard, publishing through Datalinq to XPression. I have a parameter in the dashboard that XPression uses for the timer. The timer usually gets used to time hour or 90 minute shows, and it seems to always freeze on XPression somewhere along the way. It keeps running in Dashboard. In XPression, I have tried both publishing the text box and pointing it at the Datalinq source in sequencer, as well as not publishing and pointing to Datalinq directly in the scene.

What's interesting is when it freezes, it is only on air. I can see the timer updating in Datalinq, and I can even see the timer updating in the Sequencer preview window, but not the on-air output. What would cause a Datalinq source to stop working over time like this?

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Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
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Also when it freezes, taking the scene offline and back online will fix it every time.

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:47
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Hello,

I have a studio timer that I have built in Dashboard, publishing through Datalinq to XPression. I have a parameter in the dashboard that XPression uses for the timer. The timer usually gets used to time hour or 90 minute shows, and it seems to always freeze on XPression somewhere along the way. It keeps running in Dashboard. In XPression, I have tried both publishing the text box and pointing it at the Datalinq source in sequencer, as well as not publishing and pointing to Datalinq directly in the scene.

What's interesting is when it freezes, it is only on air. I can see the timer updating in Datalinq, and I can even see the timer updating in the Sequencer preview window, but not the on-air output. What would cause a Datalinq source to stop working over time like this?

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
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what are your datalinq settings? 

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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:53
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Also when it freezes, taking the scene offline and back online will fix it every time.

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:47
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Hello,

I have a studio timer that I have built in Dashboard, publishing through Datalinq to XPression. I have a parameter in the dashboard that XPression uses for the timer. The timer usually gets used to time hour or 90 minute shows, and it seems to always freeze on XPression somewhere along the way. It keeps running in Dashboard. In XPression, I have tried both publishing the text box and pointing it at the Datalinq source in sequencer, as well as not publishing and pointing to Datalinq directly in the scene.

What's interesting is when it freezes, it is only on air. I can see the timer updating in Datalinq, and I can even see the timer updating in the Sequencer preview window, but not the on-air output. What would cause a Datalinq source to stop working over time like this?

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
------------------------------

what are your datalinq settings? 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:53
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Also when it freezes, taking the scene offline and back online will fix it every time.

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:47
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Hello,

I have a studio timer that I have built in Dashboard, publishing through Datalinq to XPression. I have a parameter in the dashboard that XPression uses for the timer. The timer usually gets used to time hour or 90 minute shows, and it seems to always freeze on XPression somewhere along the way. It keeps running in Dashboard. In XPression, I have tried both publishing the text box and pointing it at the Datalinq source in sequencer, as well as not publishing and pointing to Datalinq directly in the scene.

What's interesting is when it freezes, it is only on air. I can see the timer updating in Datalinq, and I can even see the timer updating in the Sequencer preview window, but not the on-air output. What would cause a Datalinq source to stop working over time like this?

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
------------------------------

what are your datalinq settings? 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:53
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Also when it freezes, taking the scene offline and back online will fix it every time.

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:47
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Hello,

I have a studio timer that I have built in Dashboard, publishing through Datalinq to XPression. I have a parameter in the dashboard that XPression uses for the timer. The timer usually gets used to time hour or 90 minute shows, and it seems to always freeze on XPression somewhere along the way. It keeps running in Dashboard. In XPression, I have tried both publishing the text box and pointing it at the Datalinq source in sequencer, as well as not publishing and pointing to Datalinq directly in the scene.

What's interesting is when it freezes, it is only on air. I can see the timer updating in Datalinq, and I can even see the timer updating in the Sequencer preview window, but not the on-air output. What would cause a Datalinq source to stop working over time like this?

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
------------------------------

Sorry I meant your datalinq contection to dashboard in datalinq server. 

what are your datalinq settings? 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:53
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Also when it freezes, taking the scene offline and back online will fix it every time.

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:47
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Hello,

I have a studio timer that I have built in Dashboard, publishing through Datalinq to XPression. I have a parameter in the dashboard that XPression uses for the timer. The timer usually gets used to time hour or 90 minute shows, and it seems to always freeze on XPression somewhere along the way. It keeps running in Dashboard. In XPression, I have tried both publishing the text box and pointing it at the Datalinq source in sequencer, as well as not publishing and pointing to Datalinq directly in the scene.

What's interesting is when it freezes, it is only on air. I can see the timer updating in Datalinq, and I can even see the timer updating in the Sequencer preview window, but not the on-air output. What would cause a Datalinq source to stop working over time like this?

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
------------------------------

Sorry I meant your datalinq contection to dashboard in datalinq server. 

what are your datalinq settings? 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:53
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Also when it freezes, taking the scene offline and back online will fix it every time.

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:47
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Hello,

I have a studio timer that I have built in Dashboard, publishing through Datalinq to XPression. I have a parameter in the dashboard that XPression uses for the timer. The timer usually gets used to time hour or 90 minute shows, and it seems to always freeze on XPression somewhere along the way. It keeps running in Dashboard. In XPression, I have tried both publishing the text box and pointing it at the Datalinq source in sequencer, as well as not publishing and pointing to Datalinq directly in the scene.

What's interesting is when it freezes, it is only on air. I can see the timer updating in Datalinq, and I can even see the timer updating in the Sequencer preview window, but not the on-air output. What would cause a Datalinq source to stop working over time like this?

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
------------------------------

Just as a test can you run the dashboard locally and see if it happens. 

Sorry I meant your datalinq contection to dashboard in datalinq server. 

what are your datalinq settings? 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:53
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Also when it freezes, taking the scene offline and back online will fix it every time.

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:47
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Hello,

I have a studio timer that I have built in Dashboard, publishing through Datalinq to XPression. I have a parameter in the dashboard that XPression uses for the timer. The timer usually gets used to time hour or 90 minute shows, and it seems to always freeze on XPression somewhere along the way. It keeps running in Dashboard. In XPression, I have tried both publishing the text box and pointing it at the Datalinq source in sequencer, as well as not publishing and pointing to Datalinq directly in the scene.

What's interesting is when it freezes, it is only on air. I can see the timer updating in Datalinq, and I can even see the timer updating in the Sequencer preview window, but not the on-air output. What would cause a Datalinq source to stop working over time like this?

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
------------------------------

Confirming I am seeing the same behavior when running Dashboard and Datalinq server locally on the XPression.

Just as a test can you run the dashboard locally and see if it happens. 

Sorry I meant your datalinq contection to dashboard in datalinq server. 

what are your datalinq settings? 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:53
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Also when it freezes, taking the scene offline and back online will fix it every time.

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:47
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Hello,

I have a studio timer that I have built in Dashboard, publishing through Datalinq to XPression. I have a parameter in the dashboard that XPression uses for the timer. The timer usually gets used to time hour or 90 minute shows, and it seems to always freeze on XPression somewhere along the way. It keeps running in Dashboard. In XPression, I have tried both publishing the text box and pointing it at the Datalinq source in sequencer, as well as not publishing and pointing to Datalinq directly in the scene.

What's interesting is when it freezes, it is only on air. I can see the timer updating in Datalinq, and I can even see the timer updating in the Sequencer preview window, but not the on-air output. What would cause a Datalinq source to stop working over time like this?

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
------------------------------

I would not expect that to happen, what XPression version? 

Confirming I am seeing the same behavior when running Dashboard and Datalinq server locally on the XPression.

Just as a test can you run the dashboard locally and see if it happens. 

Sorry I meant your datalinq contection to dashboard in datalinq server. 

what are your datalinq settings? 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:53
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Also when it freezes, taking the scene offline and back online will fix it every time.

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group

Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2026 10:47
From: Ryan McCarthy
Subject: Random Freezing on Dashboard Datalinq source

Hello,

I have a studio timer that I have built in Dashboard, publishing through Datalinq to XPression. I have a parameter in the dashboard that XPression uses for the timer. The timer usually gets used to time hour or 90 minute shows, and it seems to always freeze on XPression somewhere along the way. It keeps running in Dashboard. In XPression, I have tried both publishing the text box and pointing it at the Datalinq source in sequencer, as well as not publishing and pointing to Datalinq directly in the scene.

What's interesting is when it freezes, it is only on air. I can see the timer updating in Datalinq, and I can even see the timer updating in the Sequencer preview window, but not the on-air output. What would cause a Datalinq source to stop working over time like this?

------------------------------
Ryan McCarthy
Broadcast Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
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