[Kst] serial connection for data streaming

[Alper Yilmaz]

  Dear Kst authors or users,
I would like to inquire information about using Kst in a specific 
situation.
Let me describe the setup first. The machine we want to collect data 
from is called fraction collector. This machine runs 15 mililiters of 
sample thru thin tubing and distributes to smaller fractions. During 
distribution optical reader determines optical density in the thin 
tubing continuously. Machine's optical reader sends data to plotter 
which plots a histogram on paper roll.
Our aim is to direct optical density readings to computer so that the 
plot is generated digitally. Optical reader has a serial port to send 
data out. We are looking for a software to plot the data output and we 
came across Kst. We were wondering if Kst can plot a histogram for us 
according to conditions below.

- Streaming data is sent every 5 miliseconds and fractionation takes 5 
minutes.
- There's no saved data, in other words there's no text file. Data need 
to be collected, processed and plotted in real-time.
- Data is not a single column of numbers, it contains optical density 
and fraction number information.

thanks,
  --

  Alper Yilmaz
Graduate Research Associate
The Ohio State Univ.
Columbus, OH