Multiple application coordination of the data update rate for a shared resource

A data processing system comprising:

• a computer with at least one processor and memory;
• an operating system executing in the memory of the computer;
• a plurality of different monitoring applications hosted by the operating system, each of the monitoring applications providing a different window in a display of the computer and each of the monitoring applications receiving data from a shared monitored sensed data resource communicatively linked to the computer, and
• a plurality of instances of fast mode coordination logic, each instance being coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of monitoring applications, the logic comprising program code enabled to detect a toggling active input of a fast mode user interface control disposed in a window corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of monitoring application, the toggling active input dynamically choosing the selected one of the plurality of monitoring applications to receive the shared monitored sensed data resource;
• and to activate in response to the detection, a fast mode of data acquisition exclusively for the selected one of the plurality of monitoring applications to receive the shared monitored sensed data resource and to automatically message in response to the detection wherein responsive to receipt of the automatic messaging the others of the plurality of monitoring applications monitoring the shared monitored sensed data resource to each deactivate a fast mode of data acquisition for the shared monitored sensed data resource.