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The device that can be damaged is a DJ controller with haptic feedback. So it has motors in it, and some kind of audio outputs. If the audio levels get turned t

The device that can be damaged is a DJ controller with haptic feedback. So it has motors in it, and some kind of audio outputs. If the audio levels get turned to maximum or the motors get sent invalid commands, it could cause the device to damage itself. I’d call it a firmware problem if the motors can be commanded to move too fast, but anyway it may be reason for them to warn their customers. The editorialized hacker news headline makes it look like Big Sur is to blame, but it could easily be written as “Native Instruments Hardware does not fully support Big Sur and could be damaged if run on Big Sur.”

sqldba 6y ago
Or, depending on the cause, “Bugs in Native Instruments hardware / drivers can damage their hardware with Big Sur”.
- mijoharas 6y ago
  To be fair to the person you're replying to they say: > I’d call it a firmware problem if the motors can be commanded to move too fast So it sounds like they agree with you. (Edit: typo)
- sneak 6y ago
  It seems that the rule the crowd likes to go with is “last change broke it!”, which is something I don’t like very much.
morpheuskafka 6y ago
Yeah, that is an issue of the device IMO. It should prevent itself from being run in a destructive manner so long as the bus itself is in spec (ie no overvoltage, reverse polarity, etc). Unless it is clearly labelled as not to be connected to any system that hasn't been specifically evaluated and qualified by them, this shouldn't be the customers fault. Also, I initially misread this as National Instruments and imagined a DJ programming in LabView, LMAO.
- pySSK 6y ago
  > Also, I initially misread this as National Instruments and imagined a DJ programming in LabView, LMAO. This made my day. This is one of the funniest things I have ever read.
hungryforcodes 6y ago
I’m not sure why you’re getting downvoted. This is a totally succinct summary of the situation.

sqldba 6y ago

Or, depending on the cause, “Bugs in Native Instruments hardware / drivers can damage their hardware with Big Sur”.

mijoharas 6y ago
To be fair to the person you're replying to they say: > I’d call it a firmware problem if the motors can be commanded to move too fast So it sounds like they agree with you. (Edit: typo)
sneak 6y ago
It seems that the rule the crowd likes to go with is “last change broke it!”, which is something I don’t like very much.

morpheuskafka 6y ago

Yeah, that is an issue of the device IMO. It should prevent itself from being run in a destructive manner so long as the bus itself is in spec (ie no overvoltage, reverse polarity, etc). Unless it is clearly labelled as not to be connected to any system that hasn't been specifically evaluated and qualified by them, this shouldn't be the customers fault. Also, I initially misread this as National Instruments and imagined a DJ programming in LabView, LMAO.

pySSK 6y ago
> Also, I initially misread this as National Instruments and imagined a DJ programming in LabView, LMAO. This made my day. This is one of the funniest things I have ever read.

hungryforcodes 6y ago

I’m not sure why you’re getting downvoted. This is a totally succinct summary of the situation.