ProSoft Technology AN-X-AMX User Manual
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capture, and the error limit is not 0, the error count is reset to 0 each time a new file is
opened.
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You can use the Stop Error Limit to trap a transient or rarely occurring
error. Uncheck Continuous File, set the Keep Time to 2 minutes and set
the Stop Error Limit to 1. The capture will capture network frames until
the first error occurs, then stop.
You can also use the Stop Error limit to capture bursts of errors. Set the
Stop Error Limit to the threshold value, for example 5 or 10, and run the
capture as in the previous example.
If you check Continuous File, the network data is stored in one continuous file.
If Continuous File is unchecked, AnxAmxCapt acts as a ring buffer, creating new files
and deleting old ones. It creates a new file for each minute the capture is running, naming
the file based on the name you supply and the current time. For example, if you supply
the name Test and the current time is 14:53 (2:53 P.M.), it starts storing data in a file
called Test.1453.AmxCapt. The next file is called Test.1454.AmxCapt, and so on.
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For captures over long periods of time, use ring buffer mode.
Continuous capture is better suited for short captures. If you use
continuous capture and the computer is turned off or anything goes
wrong, all captured data could be lost. Using ring buffer mode, if the
computer is turned off, only data for the last minute could be lost.
If Continuous File is unchecked, you must enter a value for Keep Time (min). The keep
time is the number of minutes of data that will be stored. The default is 2. As it creates
each new file, it deletes the file older that is then older than the keep time. The value of
Keep Time can range from 2 to 1439 minutes.
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If you want to preserve a capture file, move it to another directory, since
otherwise a later capture could inadvertently delete it.
If Auto Dump is checked, AnxAmxCapt automatically executes a Capture/Dump
command when the capture ends.
Click Start to begin capturing network frames.
AnxAmxCapt displays the Capture Status dialog box.