Changing IO Monitor Settings

Select Tools > Settings... (or cClick the Settings button to configure monitoring options.

Note: Settings can be modified only when IO Monitor is NOT actively capturing messages.

General Settings

The general settings include the following start-up options that you can turn on or off as per requirement:

  • Automatically Capture Message on Start-Up - When checked, message collection starts automatically when IO Monitor is started.
  • Don't Ask Before Clearing Display - When checked, IO Monitor does NOT prompt you to save the display data when you click the Clear Messages button.

Monitor/Display Messages From Sources

Specifies the sources from which messages are captured or displayed.

The Message Source column lists message sources (VISA, SICL, Internal process, etc.) . There are two columns of checkboxes you can select or deselect for each source type.

  • Display specifies which messages are shown in IO Monitor.
  • Monitor specifies the sources of captured messages.

Note: Internal Process messages are generated by the Discovery Service process. These messages can be monitored or displayed for debugging purposes.

Message Limit ( Message Capture tab - Capture Limit)

  • After capturing ___ messages: (Enter a number from 100 to 10,000; default is 1,000.) Determines whether message collection stops or continues by discarding old messages when the limit is reached.
  • Select Discard Old Messages and Keep New Ones (First In First Out)
  • Stop Capturing Messages when the set display limit is reached.
  • You can also set the number of bytes recorded for buffer parameters (from 32 to 61440; default is 256). Bytes beyond the limit are truncated and lost. Buffer parameters are shown in the Details section of the main IO Monitor display.