[TRLog] RE Radio Update Seconds

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

The CPU box that is in the station slot is a PIII running at 825. It could poll anything that moves in that computer and read another chapter in the novel in 10 microseconds. If we could set shorter intervals, the frequency updates would move in tune with the knob. Is there a practical limit in the polling interval to an MP, for instance?

On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:10:58 -0700, you wrote:

>
>On Mon, Jun 26, 2000 at 10:11:24AM -0500, 00tlzivney@bsuvc.bsu.edu wrote:
>> 
>> the update cannot be set less than one second on TR.  CT does not have
>> this problem, as it stopped polling (asking) the radios many years ago.
>> The radio sends out its frequency every time it changes and CT quickly
>> displays this updated frequency.  TR apparently polls the radio once per
>> second (or once every two seconds or once every three seconds... depending
>> upon how TR is setup).  When tuning the bands, TR or CT has nothing else to
>> do but display the frequency.  It seems that TR could read the frequency
>> more frequently during those times.
>
>TR-Log polls all of the ports for activity.  
>
>The advantage is that TR-Log does not care about IRQs.
>It also allowed Tree make the CW sound really good.
>
>
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73, Guy
k2av@contesting.com
Apex, NC, USA

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