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   On 12/12/2025 10:39, Andy Burns wrote:   
   > The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >    
   >> the sensor I built on the tank has no power except batteries: So it    
   >> only wakes up occasionally and draws nanoamps in between.   
   >> I have completed the warning software that looks for low oil levels,    
   >> loss of communication, a failing battery and unexpected changes in oil    
   >> level, BUT it cannot do that in real time as the unit is only powered    
   >> up for a minute or so every couple of hours.   
   >>   
   >> Depending on how long the batteries last I may increase the frequency    
   >> of operation.   
   >    
   >    
   > Worth trying to send the data as UDP rather than TCP? if it fits in a    
   > single packet,the receiver doesn't have to track the position within a    
   > stream ...   
   >    
   >    
   Well the daemon runs under xinetd...for sheer laziness. I guess I could    
   make it UDP.   
      
   But I don't know what problem that would solve.   
      
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