music_cont_in_proxy – A device which receives continuous data from MUSIC
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Description
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A ``music_cont_in_proxy`` can be used to receive continuous data from
remote MUSIC applications in NEST.

It uses the MUSIC library to receive the data from other applications.
The ``music_cont_in_proxy`` represents a complete port to which MUSIC can
connect and send data. The music_cont_in_proxy can queried using
GetStatus to retrieve the messages.

This model is only available if NEST was compiled with MUSIC.

Parameters
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The following properties are available in the status dictionary:

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 port_name  string  The name of the MUSIC input port to listen to (default:
                    cont_in)
 port_width integer The width of the MUSIC input port
 data       list    The data received on the port
 published  boolean A bool indicating if the port has been already published
                    with MUSIC
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The parameter port_name can be set using SetStatus.

See also
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:doc:`Device <index_device>`, :doc:`MUSIC <index_MUSIC>`