2. Build-in RPC Functions
The RPC mechanism consists of several build-in
functions that are permanently available in
XploRe on those previously listed hardware platforms.
The following RPC functions exist:
rpclink
links an XploRe display with an external RPC client.
rpcsendrequest
sends a request to a given client.
rpcstartclient
starts an RPC
client using a given port number.
rpcstartserver
starts an RPC
server using a given portnumber. Only one server can be active at a time.
rpcstartserver can only be called again after rpcstopserver has been called.
rpcstarttimer
starts a timer that checks for incoming RPC requests from external clients.
rpcstopclient
stops an RPC client using a given handle.
rpcstopserver
stops the active RPC server.
rpcstoptimer
stops a timer.
systemcall
passes a UNIX command to the underlying UNIX shell.
Please refer to any of these pages for a more detailed description of the command and
a short example. These functions are the essential functions that are used to establish
the link between XGobi and XploRe.