Operation of the probe
In normal operation the probe obtains and processes data as follows:
- Connects to the GIF/FM process sockets defined in the hosts file.
- Expects a PROCESS READY message.
- Sends the following login commands: PING, ASYNC MSG TRANSFER:ON, CANCEL GET ALARM DATA, GET ALARM DATA:OPTIONS= (PENDING or ALL)
- Reads from the socket until receiving the END OF BLOCK message or *****.
- Processes the alarms in the block.
- Sends the GET NEXT ALARM DATA message.