RHD:Features
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** Low communication overhead in protocol | ** Low communication overhead in protocol | ||
* Plug-in interface with a range of plugins avalible (see [[RHD:Plug-ins]]) | * Plug-in interface with a range of plugins avalible (see [[RHD:Plug-ins]]) | ||
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** Easy plug-in updates using shared libraries | ** Easy plug-in updates using shared libraries | ||
Revision as of 09:47, 28 January 2009
RHD is developed as a flexible hardware abstraction layer framework, that could be used in any application where interaction between a high-level control program and hardware devices are needed in real-time.
The main philosophy of RHD is the idea of a distributed variable database, making all communication variable oriented. A plug-in structure makes it simple to write interfaces to new hardware.
Feature list
- Soft and hard real-time operation possible
- Linux or RTAI scheduling support
- Fixed and accurate timebase
- Two-way variable database
- 32-bit signed database variables
- Timestamps for all variable updated
- TCP / IP Socket interface
- Only one write-client accepted (first in, first access)
- Theoretically up to 256 read-clients
- Low communication overhead in protocol
- Plug-in interface with a range of plugins avalible (see RHD:Plug-ins)
- Fast and efficient development of interfaces for new hardware
- Easy plug-in updates using shared libraries
