You're making assumptions about the internal structure of the application,
Simon. If you're correct and all of the applications being measured are
well-buffered, then fine. But its relatively easy to overrun the buffers in
PSKCORE, for example; while it informs its client when that happens, the
application is not forced to report this to the user.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
-----Original Message-----
From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Simon Brown (KNS)
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 4:26 AM
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Comparing data modes
Dave,
IMO any data program will be talking to the soundcard with a nice big FIFO
so CPU shouldn't be an issue. From memory I use a 10 second FIFO on receive
and 2 second on transmit.
I can't think of any problems that could arise as long as there are some
free CPU cycles. What am I missing?
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
www.ham-radio-deluxe.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave AA6YQ
If you're referring to CPU usage as reported by the Windows Task Manager,
that's an average. The question is whether any app is being starved for CPU
resources during critical operations.
