RTI DDS Resources

References

• Product Overview: http://www.rti.com/products/dds/
• Data Sheet: http://www.rti.com/docs/RTI_DDS.pdf
• Downloads:
• RTI Trial: http://www.rti.com/downloads/connext-files.html
• RTI DDS Shapes Demo: http://www.rti.com/downloads/get-shapes-demo.html
• References:
• Best Practices Whitepaper: http://www.rti.com/docs/DDS_Best_Practices_WP.pdf
• Getting Started Guide: http://www.rti.com/eval/rtidds45f/RTI_Connext_Messaging_GettingStarted.pdf
• Java API: http://community.rti.com/docs/html/api_java/main.html
• User Manual: http://community.rti.com/rti-doc/45f/ndds.4.5f/doc/pdf/RTI_Connext_UsersManual.pdf
• Additional Resources:
• Getting Started with DDS Presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/Angelo.Corsaro/intro-javacxx
• Sample C++ & Java Code
• Getting Started With DDS Video Presentations: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7577F131DD659C27
• Introduction and Code Walkthroughs
• datadistrib4j: http://code.google.com/p/datadistrib4j/
• Experimental Java API for DDS, Open Source
• IDL Related Resources
• Java IDL Documentation: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/guide/idl/index.html
• Getting Started with Java IDL: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/guide/idl/GShome.html
• IDL to Java Mappings: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/guide/idl/mapping/jidlMapping.html
• IDL Syntax and Semantics: http://www.ing.iac.es/~docs/external/corba/idl-spec.pdf
• IDL Specification: http://www.omg.org/technology/documents/idl2x_spec_catalog.htm
• IDL to Java Compiler: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/guide/rmi-iiop/toJavaPortableUG.html
• Java RMI Compiler: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/solaris/rmic.html
• Can generate IDL from a Java Class
• IDL/WSDL Interworking Specification: http://www.omg.org/spec/C2WSDL/1.2.1/PDF/

Installation Instructions

1. Apply for Trial License or Obtain License Key
2. Download RTI DDS for RHEL (Be sure to get the correct platform)
3. CD to Directory where File was Downloaded
4. Execute:
   chmod 777 RTI_Connext_Messaging-4.5f-RHEL6_64_lic.sh
./RTI_Connext_Messaging-4.5f-RHEL6_64_lic.sh
5. Read & Accept License Agreement
6. Choose Install Directory
7. "n" to Skip Getting Started Guide
8. "n" to Skip starting Launcher
9. Replace the file "rti_license.dat" in the RTI Install directory with your License File
10. CD to Installation Directory
11. Execute:
    source rti_set_bash_4.5f
1. Note: You can copy the export and alias statements out of this file into your environment settings so that they are set at startup
12. Run the Launcher to Confirm Installation, Execute:
    rtilauncher
    OR
    <INSTALL_DIR>/RTI_Launcher_4.5f/scripts/rtilauncher

Java Examples

The Java Examples are Located in "<INSTALL_DIR>/ndss4.5/example/JAVA/". You must complete the following steps in Eclipse before you will be able to run the Java Examples:

1. Add the JAR files in "<INSTALL_DIR>/ndds.4.5f/class", specifically the nddsjava.jar file to your classpath.
1. For more complex project you may require additional JAR files in this directory as well.
2. Add the Environment Variable:
1. LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/ndds.4.5f/lib/x64Linux2.6gcc4.4.5
3. Place a copy of the "rti_license.dat" file in the directory "<INSTALL_DIR>/ndds.4.5f/"