KaptureControlGui/KCG/Documentation/source/Man/singleandcontinuousread.rst

Single and Continuous Read
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Single read means to only take a "snapshot".

Continuous Read means to read the detector periodically and possibly plot the data (if a Live plot window is open, see :ref:`plots`)
but do not save the data.

To open the single and continuous read window you can click on the third toolbar button, use the menu via Windows ->
Single Read or press Ctrl+i on your keyboard.

Toolbar Symbol for single and continuous read:

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The single and continuous read window looks as follows

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    :alt: Single and Continous Read window

# TODO: update SingleAndContinuousRead.png because Interval is without (ms)

The first button `Single Read` will perform a single read.

The second button `Start Continuous Read` will enable continuous read. That means it reads data periodically. To set
the time between each read, you can use the field below the button, which specifies the time in milliseconds.

To stop continuous read you click on the same button as you did to start it. The button is now labeled `Stop Continuous Read`.

If a live plot window is open (see :ref:`plots`) the data gathered with either one of the above methods will be plotted
in these windows.