Abstract: A system and method of reducing data loss in a system utilizing a bus protocol that does not support flow control is disclosed. The peripheral device utilizes a spill buffer which is used to capture any data sent by the host before the peripheral device is able to properly configure the DMA controller. Additionally, the peripheral device includes a recovery routine, which is a software program that parses the spill buffer and extracts any headers or payloads that are contained therein. Using the spill buffer and recovery routine, the baud rate of the bus interface may be increases without incurring any increase in data loss.

Abstract: An apparatus is described for performing dissolved gas analysis on electrical equipment having components immersed in electrical insulating liquid. The apparatus comprises an analyzer including a photo-acoustic spectroscopy (PAS) measurement system for performing gas analysis on a gas sample wherein the PAS measurement system has an elongated channel including a resonant cavity and an electromagnetic energy source. The resonant cavity includes a first portion and a second portion configured for containing at least part of the gas sample, wherein the first portion defines an optical pathway configured for propagation of electromagnetic energy from the electromagnetic energy source. The resonant cavity includes an element configured for obstructing the propagation of the electromagnetic energy through to the second portion of the resonant cavity.