diff --git a/Utilities/CrossPlatform/DebugMonitor.py b/Utilities/CrossPlatform/DebugMonitor.py
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+++ b/Utilities/CrossPlatform/DebugMonitor.py
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+import socket
+import sys
+import getopt
+import time
+import platform
+
+if platform.system() == "Windows":
+    import msvcrt
+    def getch():
+        return msvcrt.getch()
+    def kbhit():
+        return msvcrt.kbhit()
+else:
+    import tty, termios, sys, fcntl, os
+    def getch():
+        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
+        old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
+        try:
+            tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno())
+            ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
+        finally:
+            termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
+        return ch
+    def kbhit():
+        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
+        oldterm = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
+        newattr = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
+        newattr[3] = newattr[3] & ~termios.ICANON & ~termios.ECHO
+        termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSANOW, newattr)
+        oldflags = fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_GETFL)
+        fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, oldflags | os.O_NONBLOCK)
+        try:
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    c = sys.stdin.read(1)
+                    return True
+                except IOError:
+                    return False
+        finally:
+            termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSAFLUSH, oldterm)
+            fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, oldflags)
+                        
+# Create a TCP/IP socket
+sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+
+# Number of messages to check through to suppress duplicates ... if two identical messages are received subsequent ones will be suppressed
+suppressDupCount = 30
+
+# either use the default port or take the port from the command line
+port = 10000
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    port = sys.argv[1]
+
+# Bind the socket to the port
+server_address = ('', port)
+print ('starting up on port', port)
+sock.bind(server_address)
+
+recent = []
+
+while True:
+
+    data, address = sock.recvfrom(4096)
+    
+    try:
+        d = data.decode("utf-8")
+
+        # this suppresses any messages duplicated within the last suppressDupCount messages
+        if recent.count(d) == 0:
+            print (d)
+            recent.append(d)
+            while len(recent) > suppressDupCount:
+                recent.pop(0)
+    except:
+        #print("Error receiving data.")
+        d = ""
+
+    if kbhit():
+        while kbhit():
+            getch()
+        print('')
+        print('paused - press any key to resume')
+        print('')
+        while not kbhit():
+            time.sleep(1)
+        while kbhit():
+            getch()
diff --git a/Utilities/CrossPlatform/RunDebugMonitor.cmd b/Utilities/CrossPlatform/RunDebugMonitor.cmd
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/Utilities/CrossPlatform/RunDebugMonitor.cmd
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+python DebugMonitor.py
+
+pause