2. Installing System Designer

System Designer is distributed as an .rtipkg (RTI Package) file and is available for the architectures listed in Supported Platforms and Browsers.

Tip

You can access a live version of System Designer without installing it by visiting: https://community.rti.com/downloads/experimental/system-designer

This URL allows you to test a demo version of System Designer and learn more before you download and install it.

First, you need RTI Connext DDS (Professional or Evaluation package types). Please see the RTI Connext DDS Installation Guide to learn how to install RTI Connext DDS. Then use RTI Launcher to install the System Designer package.

This version of System Designer has been tested with Connext DDS 6.0.1.

To install System Designer, start RTI Launcher, go to the Configuration tab and select Install RTI Packages as shown below:

Installing From Launcher

Use the install_launcher_plus_icon button to add the System Designer .rtipkg file and click Install:

RTI Package Installer

At the end of installation, you need to restart Launcher, as indicated by this message:

Installation Done

After restarting Launcher, you can start System Designer by going to the Labs tab and clicking the System Designer button:

Start the tool

You can also start System Designer with the rtiddssystemdesigner[.bat] script in the bin directory of your Connext DDS installation. The System Designer script will start the tool and try to open your default browser and point to the right address.

If the browser won’t start, open a new webpage and go to:

Tip

By default, System Designer, uses port 5000. If that port is not available, you can change it by setting RTI_SD_PORT to be a valid port for your system.