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Modern C++ API: why doesn't my DomainParticipant (or other entity) get deleted?

In the Connext DDS modern C++ API, many entities are "reference types" with an automatic lifecycle management based on a shared count (see API documentation ) . Most times you don't need to worry about deleting entities as long as their scope is well defined. However, some times you can forget to ...
alexc
Fri, 09/01/2017 - 14:40
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How to install Ada Language Support and run DDS Ada examples

Note: Applies to RTI Connext DDS 5.2.0 and above. For the purposes of this article we will assume that: You are familiar with the installation process of RTI Connext DDS. If not, see the instructional video in https://www.rti.com/gettingstarted/installlinux . You are trying to install version 5.3.0 ...
Vlad
Fri, 08/11/2017 - 16:59
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How to generate code for a base and derived IDL in separate DLL files

Note: Applies to RTI Connext DDS 5.2.0 and above. RTI Code Generator has an option called -dllExportMacroSuffix <suffix> , which allows you to configure the macro suffix used to export type plugin symbols when building a Windows DLL. This feature is particularly useful if you want to place ...
Francisco Porcel
Mon, 07/31/2017 - 10:52
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How to capture traffic if my Connext DDS applications are communicating through shared memory

Wireshark and tcpdump are very powerful tools which you can use to capture traffic. They may come in handy when debugging issues with your DDS applications. These tools can capture all kinds of packets: RTPS, UDP, TCP, IP… However, they cannot capture traffic if your applications are communicating ...
Francisco Porcel
Fri, 07/28/2017 - 07:38
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Configuring DDS to mitigate performance degradation due to packet loss

If you are using Reliable communication, you could see a performance degradation due to packet loss and resending data sample fragments. This is more probable when using data bigger than 1500 Bytes (over Ethernet). In general, a DDS application using a transport such as UDPv4 splits data samples ...
sara
Wed, 07/19/2017 - 02:29
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Error running RTI Launcher with Parallels Desktop on a Mac

When using Windows installed with Parallels Desktop on a Mac, you may run into trouble when starting RTI Launcher . This issue is related to the way Parallels Desktop sets up the user’s home. It attempts to use the Mac file system locations for the home directory. You can check which environment ...
Sandra Rodriguez
Wed, 06/28/2017 - 04:58
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Modern C++ Request-Reply code example

The following is a simple example that shows how to use a Requester and a Replier in the RTI Connext Modern C++ Request-Reply API. The types used in this example have the following IDL definition: module directory_service { struct DirectoryRequest { string path; }; enum Result { OK, ...
alexc
Tue, 05/23/2017 - 10:40
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