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d9cc6f8788 Implement Phase 2: Network Reliability and Diagnostics
Major improvements to network monitoring, timing instrumentation, and
diagnostic capabilities for production-grade RSI communication.

New Features:
- Real-time timing metrics (latency, jitter, cycle time tracking)
- IPOC gap detection and packet loss monitoring
- Watchdog timer for communication loss detection
- Comprehensive network health checks
- Fully functional DiagnosticsAPI namespace

timing_metrics.py (NEW):
- TimingMetrics class tracks cycle times, IPOC gaps, packet loss
- NetworkQualityMonitor calculates health scores
- Watchdog timer detects communication timeouts (>1s)
- Statistical analysis: mean, std dev, min, max, percentiles
- Configurable thresholds for jitter, packet loss, cycle time

network_handler.py:
- Integrated TimingMetrics into NetworkProcess
- Records cycle timing and IPOC for every communication cycle
- Updates shared metrics_dict every 100 cycles (~400ms)
- Detects watchdog timeout on socket timeout
- Zero performance impact on real-time loop

rsi_client.py:
- Created shared metrics_dict using Manager
- Passes metrics_dict to NetworkProcess
- Resets metrics on reconnect()

diagnostics_api.py:
- Fully implemented (no longer placeholder)
- get_stats() - comprehensive diagnostics
- get_timing() - timing-specific metrics
- get_network_quality() - packet loss and IPOC gaps
- is_healthy() - overall health check
- get_warnings() - list of current warnings
- check_watchdog() - watchdog timer status
- format_stats() - human-readable diagnostics output

Example Usage:
>>> api = RSIAPI('RSI_EthernetConfig.xml')
>>> api.start()
>>> # After some communication
>>> stats = api.diagnostics.get_stats()
>>> print(f"Jitter: {stats['jitter']*1000:.2f}ms")
>>> print(f"Packet loss: {stats['packet_loss_rate']:.2f}%")
>>> print(api.diagnostics.format_stats())

Benefits:
- Real-time performance monitoring
- Automatic problem detection (jitter, packet loss, timeout)
- Production-ready diagnostics
- Foundation for 24-hour stability testing
- Publication-quality performance metrics

Phase 2 Progress: 75% complete
Remaining: Auto-reconnection, 24-hour stability test
2026-01-17 00:05:33 +00:00