Connections

When discussing connections, there are several terms that are thrown around in REDHAWK: uses, provides, port, interfaces, Interface Description Language (IDL), among others. This section demystifies connections and presents the key concepts that enable a REDHAWK-based system to easily interact with other REDHAWK systems and external tools developed outside the scope of REDHAWK.

• The Connection Process
• Why Ports?
• Port Access
• Dynamic Connections
• Standardized Data Interfaces
• BulkIO
• Stream API
• Signal Related Information (SRI)
• Attachable Streams
• pushPacket Data Flow
• Bit Data
• Multi-out Ports
• Working with Complex Data
• Time Stamps
• Port Statistics
• Examples
• BurstIO
• Data Transfers
• Burst Signal Related Information (SRI)
• Multi-out Ports
• Working with Complex Data
• Time Stamps
• Port Statistics
• Messaging
• Message Producer
• Message Consumer
• Viewing Messages
• Connecting Producers and Consumers
• Connection Callbacks
• Custom IDL Interfaces