Here's what's new this month.
Custom sidebar layouts for faster navigation
No more scrolling through sidebar menus to find what you need: grab the drag handle and move resources up, down, or into folders. The main builder cards automatically update to match your custom organization. Currently works for reordering within the same resource type (components with components, services with services).
Preview captured images without leaving config
For any image-capturing component with data capture configured, you can now expand a "Latest capture: {timestamp}" button right on the config page to view the captured image. Watch your capture timestamps update in real time and preview the images being collected, all without leaving the config page.
Full time data capture (FTDC) on Windows for performance diagnostics
Windows machines can now generate FTDC stats, bringing the same powerful diagnostics that Linux users have enjoyed to the Windows platform. Monitor viam-server metrics like API call counts and individual resource states, plus system and process metrics, all essential for troubleshooting performance issues and understanding your robot's behavior.
Debug FTDC machine metrics without the RDK
The new viam parse-ftdc command brings FTDC data analysis directly to your terminal. Download diagnostic data from your machines and open an interactive REPL to inspect metrics, debug issues, and analyze performance without installing the full RDK. Download FTDC data with viam machines part get-ftdc, then parse and explore it locally.
Read more about all platform updates in the October platform roundup.
