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==== CPU usage (OpenInsight 32-bit Specific) ====
=== At 28 MAY 2010 12:29:41PM Terry Rainville wrote: ===
 
{{tag>"OpenInsight 32-bit Specific"}}
 
<QUOTE>
In AREV3.111 we use TAME to remove the CPU usage by an idle machine.



In OI I am trying to make a similar thing.



I either would like to have a routine start a program on a regular basis.  



OR 



I have created a program that loops until a set amount of time, problem with this approach is the CPU is being eaten up, is there anyway to make this work better.
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=== At 29 MAY 2010 05:13AM Eric wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>/* requires this DLL prototype entry in your record for DLL_KERNEL32 



KERNEL32

ULONG  STDCALL Sleep(ULONG) AS DONTASKTHEEMU



*/



In the editor, from the Exec box, enter the command



run declare_fcns "DLL_KERNEL32"



* Then in your program you can 



DECLARE SUBROUTINE DONTASKTHEEMU

DONTASKTHEEMU(200)



* You may alter the value to suit your hardware.



* This sheds CPU load by returning timeslice control 

* to Windows to process its own event queue (and other tasks, 

* threads and events like keystrokes and screen refreshes 

* and mouse moving).





Or else you can use YIELD() - see pg. 503 of the OI Programmer's reference manual.

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