Atmel Studio 6.1 [RELEASE NOTES]
42130A-MCU-04/2013
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● Disable the Editor Track Changes
1. Go to Tools → Options → Text Editor.
2. Then uncheck the Track Changes option.
● Disable the Track Active Item in Solution Explorer
1. Go to Tools → Options → Projects and Solutions → General.
2. Then uncheck the Track Active Item in Solution Explorer option.
19. How to improve studio performance on any OS?
● Make sure your system has the latest version of the Windows Automation API.
● Exclude the following directories and files from antivirus scanner:
● Atmel Studio Installed directory and its sub directories and files
● %AppData%\Roaming\Atmel directory and its sub directories, files
● %AppData%\Local\Atmel directory and its sub directories, files
● Your Atmel project directories
● Visual Studio 10 shell requires a lot of swap space. Increase the paging file. Also put the system to
maximize performance. Both options are found in System → Properties → Performance → Settings
menu.
20. Should I install the latest Windows Automation API 3.0?
Yes, if your OS is any of the following
● Windows XP
● Vista
● Server 2003
● Server 2008
21. How can I make sure my system has the latest Windows Automation API 3.0?
Your system has the latest Windows Automation API if you have Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating
system. Only Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 have the old
version API. Find the UIAutomationCore.dll file in your system (normally found in the windows folder)
and compare the version number of that file. The FileVersion will be 7.X.X.X. for the new API. Latest API
can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971513.
22. My Project is large and it takes a long time to open. Is there any option to avoid this delay?
Visual Assist X parses all the files when we opening the existing project. You could disable this option:
1. Go to VAssistX → Visual Assist X Options → Performance.
2. Then uncheck the Parse all files when opening the project.
23. I have the limited RAM size in my system and I work long hours in the same instance of Atmel
Studio. After some time, Atmel Studio becomes slow on my system. What is the reason for this?
Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F12 twice to force Atmel Studio to garbage collect.
24. Does Atmel Studio perform better on multi-core processors than on single-core?
Yes, Atmel Studio performs better on a multi-core system.
25. How can I make my projects build faster ?
You can enable parallel build Option from Tools → Options → Builder → GNU Make → Make Parallel
Execution Of Build. This option will enable GNU make utility's parallel execution feature. The build output
window log messages may not be in proper order.
