Operation of the probe

In normal operation the probe obtains and processes data as follows:

  1. Connects to the GIF/FM process sockets defined in the hosts file.
  2. Expects a PROCESS READY message.
  3. Sends the following login commands: PING, ASYNC MSG TRANSFER:ON, CANCEL GET ALARM DATA, GET ALARM DATA:OPTIONS= (PENDING or ALL)
  4. Reads from the socket until receiving the END OF BLOCK message or *****.
  5. Processes the alarms in the block.
  6. Sends the GET NEXT ALARM DATA message.