RTI Core Libraries and Utilities

Understanding the "XML object with name '<xml_obj_name>' already exists" Error

Occasionally users will run into the following error message, or something similar, when starting their Connext application and will have a hard time identifying the cause. Error: Failed to create Connector: RTIXMLObject_addChild: XML object with name '<xml_obj_name>' already exists ...

hainsworth

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 15:47

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Using Connext Pro with Linux RT_PREEMPT Kernel

RTI Core Libraries and Utilities

Connext applications can enjoy consistent "me-first" execution by running at an elevated priority on the Linux RT_PREEMPT kernel. RT_PREEMPT is a kernel enhancement that enables real-time preemption and settable priorities for processes and threads, similar to an RTOS. This can be put to use for ...

neil-rti

Tue, 10/12/2021 - 20:43

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Using .NET Framework with the New RTI Connext C# API

RTI Core Libraries and Utilities

In 2020, Microsoft released .NET 5 with the goal of unifying the .NET world and effectively deprecating .NET Framework, .NET Core, and .NET Standard (in technical terms, .NET 5 is the evolution of .NET Core 3.1). Taking this into account, the documentation for the new RTI Connext C# API released in ...

scardenete

Mon, 10/04/2021 - 08:03

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Statuses changes

RTI Core Libraries and Utilities

Note: This article applies to RTI Connext 6.1.0 and above. Connext DDS 6.1.0 has introduced some changes and new behaviors for statuses. This article introduces and clarifies some of those changes. First, let's explain some status definitions: Lost : This status indicates that one or more DDS ...

sgasquez

Mon, 08/02/2021 - 08:14

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Understanding Instance States

RTI Core Libraries and Utilities

This article explains what Instances and Instance States are, describes how they apply whether you use them or not, and clears up some common configurations affecting Instance States. ...

kieranb

Mon, 05/24/2021 - 04:57

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How to use the Real-Time WAN Transport

RTI Core Libraries and Utilities

In Connext DDS Professional 6.1.0 and above, a new UDP-based transport is available for communicating over a wide area network (WAN). The Real-Time WAN Transport is a smart transport that enables secure, scalable, and high-performance communication over WANs, including public networks. Real-Time ...

grayson

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 13:03

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The Connext Installer on Linux Systems and Restrictive umask Settings

RTI Core Libraries and Utilities

When using certain restrictive umask settings, the RTI Connext installer may cause the GNOME desktop environment to lock up and prevent access to the desktop environment of a device. You can work around this issue by setting a more permissive umask, running the installer, and restoring the restrictive umask afterward. ...

Ian Wiggins

Wed, 05/12/2021 - 08:03

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How do I create a Connext DDS application with RTI Code Generator and build it on my embedded target with an Arm CPU?

RTI Core Libraries and Utilities

This article describes the procedure to build and run Code Generator ( rtiddsgen ) examples directly on an embedded target. We will use a Raspberry Pi for this example, but the procedure is similar for other embedded targets. In order to build directly on the target, the target must include a ...

irwin

Thu, 07/23/2020 - 14:18

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Why didn’t all my project files upgrade when moving from Visual Studio 2017 to Visual Studio 2019?

RTI Core Libraries and Utilities

Since Visual Studio 2019 is binary-compatible with Visual Studio 2017, the Visual Studio 2017 libraries are used with Visual Studio 2019. However, one significant difference between the Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio 2019 libraries involves the Platform Toolset. The default Platform Toolset ...

dstockdill

Wed, 07/08/2020 - 14:14

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Java JIT and RTI Connext DDS Java Application Real-Time Pitfalls

RTI Core Libraries and Utilities

The Java JIT compiler is discussed in the following article: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSYKE2_8.0.0/com.ibm.java.vm.80.doc/docs/jit_overview.html As the article says, “The Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler is a component of the runtime environment that improves the performance of ...

irwin

Mon, 05/11/2020 - 14:19

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