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Subject: Re: [Xenomai-help] difference Analogy API et rtdm API in xenomai
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On 03/30/2012 03:45 PM, Minh GIANG wrote:
> hello everybody,
> 
> i have a small question, which is the difference between the analogy API
> and rtdm API in xenomai. for exemple, i think that i can open a port for
> data transmission in the two api.

The RTDM API is an API allowing to implement drivers for xenomai using
the usual POSIX open/close/ioctl/etc... API.

Analogy is a driver implemented using the RTDM API. So, you can access
it using either the usual POSIX open/close/ioctl/etc... API, or using
the analogy library provided.

So, yes, you can use the two APIs, but using the analogy library is
probably simpler.

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                                                                Gilles.