Developer Resources

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Developers

Welcome

RTI offers the connectivity framework, tools, and support to help developers get started, accelerate code delivery, stay challenged and excel. Getting Started resources bring you up to speed quickly, and advanced tools plus an active developer community keep you stimulated and learning. Based on the DDS^TM standard and the simple principles of publish/subscribe, Connext is a powerful and feature-rich platform to build and expand your connected systems.

We invite you to join the world’s largest technical community for DDS software.

Try RTI software for free and start building today.

Getting Started with Connext

A comprehensive selection of videos, documentation, community forums and RTI support services will get you up and running quickly. From Windows to Linux to C++ to Java, we have a wide range of on-demand resources to support you from the earliest days. From your first Hello World to your first use case, RTI delivers the tools and support to help you become productive quickly.

Performance Benchmarking

The PerfTest benchmarking tool shows that Connext delivers sub-millisecond latency and throughput that exceeds 90% of line rate over gigabit Ethernet.

Documentation

Access the Connext library of detailed guides and user manuals covering topics from Getting Started to the latest features, functions and fixes.

Connext Developer Community

This active community offers a technical forum, How-to’s for common questions, resource inventory and experimental downloads. Join today.

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Edge-to-Cloud

Use RTI Cloud Discovery Service and Real-Time WAN Transport to Enable Connext for Seamless Edge-to-Cloud Communication

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MedTech Reference Architecture

Developing your Next-Generation MedTech Systems with RTI Connext

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TSN

Prototyping TSN-Ready DDS Networks

A convenient and lightweight method of modeling a DDS network for use with TSN

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HashiCorp

Lightweight Security Key Management

Use HashiCorp Vault to deploy and rotate pre-shared keys when using Connext with Lightweight Builtin Security Plugins

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Security Monitoring

Security Monitoring

Use RTI Connext Observability Framework to monitor applications by sending DDS-Security™ logs through OpenTelemetry

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UMAA Case+Code-min

Using the UMAA Standard with RTI Connext

Creating an Anchor Controller App for a UMAA System

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Next Generation E/E

Building a Future-Proof Architecture using RTI Connext Drive

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Simulate an Emmersive Environment using Real-Time Data with Unreal Engine

Do you need to feed real-time data into your Unreal Engine simulation environment? RTI Connext Professional can help you make distributed simulation and real-time data work as one

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Unity Gaming (C+C)

Gaming Visualizations with RTI Connext / Unity Integration

Requirements for visualization and/or virtual interaction can be accomplished by using a gaming engine such as Unity. By combining RTI Connext and Unity, you can rapidly create a visualization of real-time data and more

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Video Streaming

Real-Time Video Data Streaming

Techniques, Tuning and Tradeoffs for Streaming Video Data in Real-Time

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CC-Factory

Automate Manufacturing Flows and Systems

Do you need to monitor the state of lots or batches in manufacturing flows? This Connext solution explains how to track, report on and process items in high-speed, accuracy-critical manufacturing flows

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CC-Air-Traffic

Track and Monitor Vehicles and Assets

Do you want to know where your assets are, in real-time? This Connext solution explains how to track vehicles across a network, whether UAVs in the arena or a fleet of emergency vehicles responding to a crisis

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CC-LAN-over-WAN

Monitor Remote Devices in the Internet of Things

Do you need to send and receive data between multiple real-time LANs, even over a WAN? Whether they're geographically disparate with bandwidth constraints or in the same building, this Connext solution explains how to connect two real-time networks over a WAN

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Integrating RTI Connext with ENSCO IData

Learn how RTI Connext Professional can be used in conjunction with ENSCO IData

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Microgrid Optimization

Microgrid Optimization

Create an Ad Hoc Microgrid with a Variety of Resources That Reacts Dynamically to the Addition of Load and Generation Resources

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Log Parser

A command-line tool that processes and enhances Connex and Connext Micro log messages, making it easier to debug applications.

OPC UA

The RTI OPC UA Gateway provides transparent interoperability between existing DDS and OPC UA applications

Connext Nano

Extend the DDS databus to extremely small devices including microcontrollers and battery-powered network-constrained devices.

Connext Gateway

Easily integrate various communication protocols into the DDS databus.