TrafficMonitor CPU Optimization Postmortem: An Engineering Simplification from 4% to 0.6%

A postmortem on CPU optimization under a high-frequency polling workload: by shrinking the UI logging path, removing high-frequency state machines, and fixing the wait model, CPU usage dropped from 3.6%~4.2% to 0.1%~0.6%.

2026-04-26 · 5 min · 974 words · YUCHENG MING

Pitfall Log: Fixing Modbus Multithread Deadlocks

A field note on shutdown deadlocks and timeout misjudgment in a Qt multithreaded Modbus workflow, with practical fixes.

2026-03-07 · 2 min · 341 words · YUCHENG MING

Modbus-Tools Deep Dive: A Practical Modbus Workflow for Daily Debugging

A practical guide to a lightweight Modbus tool for embedded development and field commissioning: fast frame building, log viewing, Frame Analyzer with scaling/register annotations/JSON-CSV persistence, Link to Analyzer live linkage, and Force Parse.

2026-02-28 · 7 min · 1288 words · YUCHENG MING