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9.5 Appendix 5 - Frequently Asked Questions
I’m listening to RT topics, and some are published, but others are not, why?
There are 3 possible cases:
Topics with + in Publishing Frequency are published only when arm is powered on
Topics with T in Publishing Frequency are published only when value changes. For some analog changes there is a threshold (for example temperature publishes when it changes more than 0.5°C)