fix: Resolve I2C communication, USB stability, and sensor state issues - #3606
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Reviewer's GuideThe PR replaces string-based SCPI/I2C exchange with binary-safe transport and retry-aware framing, while standardizing guarded asynchronous sensor polling and disposal handling across providers; MAX30102 additionally receives a new timestamped sampling and BPM/SpO2 calculation pipeline. Sequence diagram for binary-safe I2C sensor readssequenceDiagram
participant SensorProvider
participant I2C
participant PacketHandler
participant RustTransport
participant Board
SensorProvider->>I2C: getRawData()
I2C->>PacketHandler: queryScpiBinaryRawCmd(blockCmd)
PacketHandler->>RustTransport: query_scpi_binary_raw_rust(command, timeoutMs)
RustTransport->>Board: send_scpi_raw_rust(command)
Board-->>RustTransport: binary SCPI frame
RustTransport-->>PacketHandler: raw bytes
PacketHandler-->>I2C: Uint8List
alt [incomplete conversion response]
I2C->>I2C: queryScpiBinaryRawCmd(blockCmd)
end
I2C-->>SensorProvider: sensor bytes
Sequence diagram for guarded asynchronous sensor pollingsequenceDiagram
participant Timer
participant SensorProvider
participant Sensor
participant UI
Timer->>SensorProvider: _fetchSensorData()
alt [_isFetching or _isDisposed]
SensorProvider-->>Timer: skip tick
else [poll allowed]
SensorProvider->>Sensor: getRawData()
alt [sensor read succeeds]
Sensor-->>SensorProvider: sensor data
SensorProvider->>UI: notifyListeners()
else [Expected frame error]
Sensor-->>SensorProvider: error
SensorProvider-->>Timer: skip frame gracefully
end
SensorProvider->>SensorProvider: _isFetching = false
end
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change adds raw-byte SCPI operations and uses them for I²C binary-block transfers. Sensor providers update polling and disposal handling. The MAX30102 provider changes its sampling interval, sample tracking, and BPM and SpO₂ calculations. ChangesRaw SCPI and I²C transfers
Sensor collection and calculation updates
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant I2CPeripheral
participant PacketHandler
participant RustLibApiImpl
participant query_scpi_binary_raw_rust
participant send_scpi_raw_rust
I2CPeripheral->>PacketHandler: queryScpiBinaryRawCmd(command, timeoutMs)
PacketHandler->>RustLibApiImpl: forward command and timeout
RustLibApiImpl->>query_scpi_binary_raw_rust: invoke raw binary query
query_scpi_binary_raw_rust->>send_scpi_raw_rust: send raw command
send_scpi_raw_rust-->>query_scpi_binary_raw_rust: write command bytes
query_scpi_binary_raw_rust-->>RustLibApiImpl: return response bytes
RustLibApiImpl-->>PacketHandler: decode response bytes
PacketHandler-->>I2CPeripheral: return Uint8List
Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Sensor readings can be stale, incomplete, or unreliable, and collection can overlap or continue unexpectedly. Resolve these issues before merging unless their impact is explicitly accepted. Security Architecture ReviewSecurity architecture risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Raw-byte transfers and polling guards improve data handling, but removing stale-input cleanup weakens response isolation. The changed command format also needs compatible firmware during upgrades and rollback. The inspected paths retain existing device authority; no new attacker-accessible entrypoint was established. Retained concerns
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## Individual Comments
### Comment 1
<location path="rust/src/api/simple.rs" line_range="761-798" />
<code_context>
- #[cfg(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "linux", target_os = "macos"))]
- if let Some(port) = SERIAL_PORT.lock().unwrap().as_mut() {
- let _ = port.clear(serialport::ClearBuffer::Input);
+ send_scpi_rust(command);
+
+ let mut raw_buffer = Vec::new();
+ let start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
+ let timeout = std::time::Duration::from_millis(timeout_ms as u64);
+
+ while start_time.elapsed() < timeout {
+ let chunk = read_data(2048, 10);
+
+ if !chunk.is_empty() {
+ raw_buffer.extend_from_slice(&chunk);
+ if let Some(hash_idx) = raw_buffer.iter().position(|&x| x == b'#') {
+ if hash_idx > 0 {
+ raw_buffer.drain(0..hash_idx);
+ }
+
+ if raw_buffer.len() > 2 {
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**issue (broader_impact):** The query functions no longer clear the device receive buffer before sending a command, so a complete binary response left by an earlier command can be parsed and returned as the response to the current command. This associates stale sensor data with the wrong I2C transaction.
**Triggers:** When a previous response remains in the serial or Android receive buffer, including after a timeout or interleaved request.
**Suggested fix:** Restore buffer clearing only where safe, or use a serialized request/response transaction layer that drains and validates responses for each command.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 2
<location path="lib/communication/peripherals/i2c.dart" line_range="162-164" />
<code_context>
int deviceAddress, int registerAddress, int bytesToRead) async {
if (PacketHandler.boardType == BoardType.scpi) {
await packetHandler.sendScpi("BUS:I2C:CONF:ADDR $deviceAddress");
- String blockCmd = "${_buildScpiBlock("BUS:I2C:TRAN?", [
- registerAddress
- ])}, $bytesToRead";
+ await Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 2));
+
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**issue (bug_risk):** The raw I2C query performs its write and response read as separate operations without holding a communication-wide lock. Timer callbacks from different sensor providers can interleave `send_scpi_raw_rust` and reads, causing one sensor to consume another sensor's binary response and producing corrupted or mismatched readings.
**Triggers:** When two sensor providers poll concurrently on the same board, which is the normal configuration for multiple active sensors.
**Suggested fix:** Serialize the complete SCPI write/read exchange in Rust or in a shared PacketHandler request queue, rather than locking individual USB/serial operations.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 3
<location path="lib/providers/bmp180_provider.dart" line_range="95-100" />
<code_context>
_dataTimer =
Timer.periodic(Duration(milliseconds: _timegapMs), (timer) async {
+ if (_isFetching) return;
+ _isFetching = true;
+
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**issue (bug_risk):** The BMP180 timer callback now performs an asynchronous fetch guarded only by `_isFetching`, but this provider has no `_isDisposed` guard and its asynchronous operation can still reach `_fetchSensorData` and `notifyListeners()` after `dispose()`. The other providers add the disposal lock, so BMP180 remains exposed to the disposed-provider crash this change claims to fix.
**Triggers:** When the BMP180 screen is disposed while an I2C fetch is awaiting completion.
**Suggested fix:** Add `_isDisposed`, check it before and after the awaited sensor operation and before every notification, and set it before cancelling the timer in `dispose()`.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 4
<location path="lib/providers/max30102_provider.dart" line_range="134-136" />
<code_context>
+ int nowMs = DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch;
+ double currentTimeSec = (nowMs - _startTimeMs) / 1000.0;
+
+ if (_irValue < fingerThreshold) {
+ _calculatedBPM = 0;
+ _calculatedSpO2 = 0;
+ _beatAvg = 0;
+ _spo2Avg = 0;
+ _sampleTimestampsMs.clear();
+ redData.clear();
+ irData.clear();
+ if (!_isDisposed) notifyListeners();
+ return;
+ }
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**issue (bug_risk):** When no finger is detected, `_fetchData` clears `redData` and `irData` but leaves `bpmData` and `spo2Data` populated. The displayed metric charts therefore retain stale readings while the raw charts are reset, and the old metric history can later be paired with newly collected samples.
**Triggers:** When the sensor briefly loses contact with a finger during continuous collection.
**Suggested fix:** Clear `bpmData` and `spo2Data` and reset `_currentStep` or otherwise explicitly preserve and label the metric history when clearing the raw window.
```suggestion
_sampleTimestampsMs.clear();
redData.clear();
irData.clear();
bpmData.clear();
spo2Data.clear();
_currentStep = 0;
```
</issue_to_address>Sourcery assessment
Needs a human reviewer. 4 findings to address first, and the raw SCPI/I2C framing and generated FFI dispatch changes can send malformed or misrouted commands to connected hardware, while the sensor-provider changes can silently produce incorrect readings or collection behavior. Reverting restores the previous software behavior, but any device configuration or register writes already issued may need to be corrected or reinitialized separately.
Blocking findings: rust/src/api/simple.rs:798, lib/communication/peripherals/i2c.dart:164, lib/providers/bmp180_provider.dart:100, lib/providers/max30102_provider.dart:136
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Review comments at @lib/communication/peripherals/i2c.dart:
- Around line 187-188: Update the retry flow in readBulk so that after all five
responses have the wrong length, it throws an error containing the expected and
actual lengths instead of returning the last incomplete response; preserve the
existing behavior for a correctly sized response.
- Around line 180-181: Update the I2C transaction flow around
packetHandler.queryScpiBinaryRawCmd to serialize address configuration, command
transmission, and the complete response read under the shared connection lock,
preventing concurrent polls from interfering with the transaction.
Review comments at @lib/providers/apds9960_provider.dart:
- Line 119: Update the collection restart and sensor-read flows in
lib/providers/apds9960_provider.dart (119-119),
lib/providers/ads1115_provider.dart (140-140),
lib/providers/bmp180_provider.dart (91-91), lib/providers/ccs811_provider.dart
(87-87), lib/providers/hmc5883l_provider.dart (91-91),
lib/providers/mlx90614_provider.dart (87-87),
lib/providers/mpu6050_state_provider.dart (100-100),
lib/providers/mpu925x_provider.dart (109-109), lib/providers/sht21_provider.dart
(110-110), lib/providers/tsl2561_provider.dart (91-91), and
lib/providers/vl53l0x_provider.dart (75-75): do not clear the in-flight read
lock when restarting collection, and reject results from reads belonging to an
earlier session. Keep each lock held through the full sensor I/O sequence,
including both sensor calls in mpu925x_provider.dart and the humidity, delay,
and temperature sequence in sht21_provider.dart.
Review comments at @lib/providers/hmc5883l_provider.dart:
- Line 149: Update the fetch error handling around the rethrow in the HMC5883L
provider so persistent non-frame failures stop collection or trigger a bounded
recovery policy, while dropped-frame failures continue polling. Ensure the timer
catch does not leave the provider running and retrying indefinitely for other
failures.
Review comments at @lib/providers/max30102_provider.dart:
- Around line 162-165: Update the non-looping stop behavior in the polling flow
around `_currentStep`: if the run should stop after a fixed number of elapsed
polls, increment the counter before the saturated-reading and no-finger early
returns so those polls count toward `numberOfReadings`. Preserve the existing
behavior for looping runs.
- Around line 171-173: Update _calculateSpO2AndWindowBPM to select its analysis
window by elapsed time using _sampleTimestampsMs, targeting about 3–5 seconds
instead of capping at 30 samples. Remove the unconditional BPM-doubling loop, or
apply doubling only after a validated harmonic check.
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Stop collection after persistent non-frame failures.
The fetch catch now rethrows instead of stopping collection. The timer catch logs the error but keeps the timer running. If the sensor disconnects or getRaw() fails persistently, the provider remains isRunning and retries on every tick without producing readings. Retain continued polling for dropped frames, but stop collection or apply a bounded recovery policy for other failures.
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Review comment at @lib/providers/hmc5883l_provider.dart at line 149:
Update the fetch error handling around the rethrow in the HMC5883L provider so
persistent non-frame failures stop collection or trigger a bounded recovery
policy, while dropped-frame failures continue polling. Ensure the timer catch
does not leave the provider running and retrying indefinitely for other
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793-793: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winOffload the raw USB write before using it in
I2C.writeBulk.
sendScpiRawRustis a synchronous bridge call. On Android, it reacheswrite_data, which can wait up to 500 ms inwrite_bulk. This can block the Flutter main isolate.The base version had the same synchronous write through
PacketHandler.sendScpi, so this PR does not introduce or materially worsen the stall. If this path must avoid UI stalls, use an asynchronous binding and await it through the Dart wrappers andI2C.writeBulk.Suggested fix
-#[frb(sync)] -pub fn send_scpi_raw_rust(mut command: Vec<u8>) { +pub async fn send_scpi_raw_rust(mut command: Vec<u8>) { command.push(b'\r'); command.push(b'\n'); write_data(command); }- void sendScpiRawCmd(Uint8List command) { - rust_api.sendScpiRawRust(command: command); + Future<void> sendScpiRawCmd(Uint8List command) async { + await rust_api.sendScpiRawRust(command: command); }- packetHandler.sendScpiRawCmd(blockCmd); + await packetHandler.sendScpiRawCmd(blockCmd);Regenerate the Flutter Rust Bridge bindings after changing the Rust function.
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- Line 754: Resynchronize the receive stream in both binary-query paths before
accepting a response, so a delayed response from a timed-out query cannot be
returned as the next query’s result. Add timeout recovery or an equivalent
synchronization mechanism; do not associate responses with commands using
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- Line 793: Update send_scpi_raw_rust to use an asynchronous binding so its USB
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Fixes #3605
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This PR overhauls the I2C communication pipeline and sensor state management to fix critical UI freezes, USB disconnections, and data corruption.
Previously, the legacy PSLab V6 board's slower USB bridge masked underlying race conditions. With the migration to the (PSLab Mini), its faster native USB exposed missing sensor conversion delays, excessive USB traffic, and UTF-8 encoding issues.
This PR addresses these issues with a more reliable communication architecture that improves stability across both PSLab Mini (Pico) and PSLab V6.
1. Firmware Fixes (PSLab Mini)
scpi_cmd_bus_i2c_transact_qto readread_len(UInt32) first, followed bydata(ArbitraryBlock), adhering to the SCPI protocol structure.0 bytesresponses when sensors are busy, allowing the Dart application to handle retries gracefully.SCPI_ResultUInt32response from standard I2C write commands. Write operations are now silent, preventing leftover bytes from corrupting subsequent sensor reads.2. App-Side Communication
String-based data conversion withUint8Listin Dart andVec<u8>in Rust for I2C data blocks using_buildScpiBlockBytes. This preserves raw binary data, including bytes such as0xFF, without UTF-8 encoding corruption.while (attempts < 5)) inreadBulk(), allowing the application to wait for physical sensor conversions without freezing the Flutter UI.3. Sensor Provider Optimization
Standardized sensor state management across all hardware providers:
BMP180,VL53L0X,TSL2561,SHT21,MPU925X,APDS9960,CCS811,HMC5883L,ADS1115, andMAX30102.Sensor Stability
_isFetching): Prevents overlapping requests fromTimer.periodicwhen hardware is busy, reducing unnecessary USB traffic and preventing UI freezes._isDisposed): Prevents asynchronous operations from callingnotifyListeners()after a screen has been disposed, fixing "Used after being disposed" crashes.try/catchblocks. Sensor glitches and incomplete I2C reads are logged and skipped without crashing the application or interrupting continuous data collection.Therfore delivers a more robust and responsive I2C communication pipeline, improving USB reliability, asynchronous sensor handling, and continuous data collection across both PSLab Mini and PSLab V6.
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constants.dartor localization files instead of hard-coded values.dart formator the IDE formatter.flutter analyzeand tests run influtter test.Summary by Sourcery
Improve cross-platform sensor communication and collection stability across PSLab hardware.
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