I started up ArmoryDB (while Core was open & synced)
Here's the content of the window that opened:
logging in C:\Users\powpig\AppData\Roaming/Armory/dbLog.txt
-INFO - 18:33:26.000: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\main.cpp:32) Running on 4 threads
-INFO - 18:33:26.000: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\main.cpp:33) Ram usage level: 50
-INFO - 18:33:26.000: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\blockutils.cpp:915) blkfile dir: C:\Users\powpig\AppData\Roaming/Bitcoin/blocks
-INFO - 18:33:26.000: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\blockutils.cpp:916) lmdb dir: C:\Users\powpig\AppData\Roaming/Armory/databases
-INFO - 18:33:26.000: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\lmdb_wrapper.cpp:388) Opening databases...
-INFO - 18:33:26.000: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bdm_server.h:263) Listening on port 9001
-INFO - 18:33:26.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bitcoinp2p.cpp:947) Connected to Bitcoin node
-INFO - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\blockutils.cpp:1108) Executing: doInitialSyncOnLoad
-INFO - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\databasebuilder.cpp:199) Reading headers from db
-WARN - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\lmdb_wrapper.cpp:1241) No headers in DB yet!
-INFO - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\databasebuilder.cpp:238) Found 1 headers in db
-INFO - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\databasebuilder.cpp:71) updating HEADERS db
-INFO - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\blockchain.cpp:248) Organizing chain
-INFO - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\blockchain.cpp:370) Organized chain in 0s
-INFO - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\databasebuilder.cpp:76) updated HEADERS db in 0s
-INFO - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\lmdb_wrapper.cpp:388) Opening databases...
-INFO - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\databasebuilder.cpp:1231) verifying txfilters integrity
-INFO - 18:33:32.109: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\databasebuilder.cpp:1314) done checking txfilters
-INFO - 18:33:32.125: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bdm_supportclasses.cpp:1891) Enabling zero-conf tracking
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While I've got Core running, up to date & synced, and I open the ArmoryDB, I can see where it says "Connected to Bitcoin node" and then when I start ArmoryQT a small window sometimes (not always) pops up in the lower right corner telling me I've lost connection.
Also, as I'm running ArmoryDB and have that window open and start up ArmoryQT a few new lines are added but the window closes too quickly for me to see what they say or copy.