[Greg McKaskle]

The LabVIEW network tables defaults to an update rate of 100ms as well, but there is a parameter, Update Time, that lets you determine how often each client and server will transmit modified values. There is also a flush so that you can keep the rate as is, but you can send important value updates immediately. Additionally, value writes with the same value do not cause updates.

For the various infrastructure protocols that run on the cRIO and roboRIO, we use a combination of TCP and UDP. You will not run into the buffer full issues on the roboRIO, and on the cRIO, they occur only when the incoming data isn't being read.

So the use of sockets opens you up to additional power and additional consequences if you do it incorrectly. For most teams, I'd think that Network Tables is sufficient for set points and status, and a TCP stream is appropriate for a camera.

Greg McKaskle