Best Method For Continuous Monitoring

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Latest python 2.x version in Ubuntu 12.10 Repo 

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Just curious what the best method is for "continuous" monitoring of a holding 
register (over TCP).  Is it "good" practice to open and close the client 
connection each time a call to a register(s) is made?  Or can one leave the 
connection open and get "real time" readings?  

Thanks in advance, and thanks for the great work!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by brandon...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2013 at 5:00

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This actually depends on the server you are hitting and how many connections it 
is expected to receive.  If it is a very small embedded system like a mote and 
it is being connected to by a large number of systems, maybe you should 
disconnect and reconnect.  But for most use cases, I would simply leave the 
connection open and just close/re-open on a disconnection or when your service 
is stopped.

Original comment by Bashw...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2013 at 7:55

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Great! Thanks for the advice. 

Original comment by brandon...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2013 at 10:14

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