Using the DM24
4.3.4 DUAL
Command:
DUAL
Instructs the DM24 to transmit any
continuous
streams directly to clients as for
DIRECT
mode, but to store
triggered
data into Flash storage as in
FILING
mode.
If you choose
DUAL
mode but do not select any continuous streams for output, the
instrument will send heartbeat messages as in
FILING
mode. Scream! can pick
these up and download new data as necessary.
4.3.5 FIFO (First In First Out)
Command:
FIFO
Instructs the DM24 to begin writing blocks to Flash memory as for
FILING
mode, but
also to transmit data to clients. Data are transmitted in strict order, oldest first; the
DM24 will only transmit the next block when it receives an explicit
acknowledgement of the previous block.
If the communications link is only marginally faster than the data rate, it will take
some time to catch up with the real-time data after an outage. If you want data to be
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