OverWrite Mode
- Updated2025-07-28
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Specifies whether to overwrite samples in the buffer that you have not yet read.
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Short Name | OverWrite |
| Data type |  |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Resettable | True |
| Settable While Task Is Running | device-specific |
| Available in Run-Time Engine | True |
| Overwrite Unread Samples | 10252 |
When an acquisition encounters unread data in the buffer, the acquisition continues and overwrites the unread samples with new ones. You can read the new samples by setting
RelativeTo
to Most Recent Sample and setting
Offset
to the appropriate number of samples.
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| Do Not Overwrite Unread Samples | 10159 | The acquisition stops when it encounters a sample in the buffer that you have not read. |