2.1. Installing RTI Connext Micro

RTI distributes Connext Micro with two different installation methods:

  1. As a standalone package, rti_connext_dds_micro-<version>.zip, where <version> matches the product version (such as 2.4.14.2). If you downloaded this package, please read Installing the Connext Micro package.

  2. As part of a Connext Drive installation. If you installed Connext Drive, please read Installing Connext Micro from Connext Drive.

2.1.1. Installing the Connext Micro package

Once you unzip the package rti_connext_dds_micro-<version>.zip, you will create a directory named rti_connext_dds_micro-<version>. This installation directory contains this documentation, the rtiddsgen code generation tool, and source code.

Connext Micro requires a Java Run-Time Environment (JRE) compatible with version 1.8.0_121 or higher to run rtiddsgen. Please refer to Generating Type Support with rtiddsgen for more information about how to set up the JRE for use with rtiddsgen.

If a compatible JRE run-time environment is not already installed, you can install one from one of the following bundles available from the RTI Customer Portal:

  • rti_connext_dds_micro-<version>-jre-x64Darwin.zip: JRE for x64 Darwin

  • rti_connext_dds_micro-<version>-jre-arm64Darwin.zip: JRE for arm64 Darwin

  • rti_connext_dds_micro-<version>-jre-i86Win32.zip: JRE for i86 Windows

  • rti_connext_dds_micro-<version>-jre-x64Linux.zip: JRE for x64 Linux

  • rti_connext_dds_micro-<version>-jre-x64Win64.zip: JRE for x64 Windows

Note

If you already have a Connext Professional or Connext Drive installation, a compatible JRE is available in:

<Connext Drive or Connext Professional installation>/resource/app/jre

2.1.2. Installing Connext Micro from Connext Drive

When Connext Micro is installed as part of Connext Drive, no further installation is required.

In the Connext Drive installation directory you will see a directory named rti_connext_dds_micro-<version>. This is the installation directory for Connext Micro and contains this documentation, the rtiddsgen code generation tool, and source code.

Note

If you have an evaluation version of Connext Drive, the source code is not available. Instead, you will see a lib directory with precompiled evaluation libraries.

rtiddsgen requires a JRE to run. The default JRE is included in the Connext Drive installation under resource/app/jre. Please refer to Generating Type Support with rtiddsgen for more information about how to set up the JRE for use with rtiddsgen.

Warning

We strongly recommend that you copy the Connext Micro installation directory outside of the Connext Drive installation when building the source. It may not be desirable to build Connext Micro libraries inside the Connext Drive directory due to patches, lack of write access, or other factors.