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IntervalZero’s RTX® is a real-time extension for the Microsoft Windows operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server and Windows Vista. The CIFX driver for RTX allows access to Hilscher netX based components (CIFX/COMX/netPLC/netJACK 100) with the same functionalities as those used by the CIFX Windows driver. It consists of a dynamic link library (RTDLL) that contains the CIFX toolkit. User programs accessing the driver functions by using LoadLibrary() and GetProcAddress() requests.
| Product details | NXDRV-RTX |
|---|---|
| Associated products | CIFX / COMX / netPLC / netJACK 100 |
| Operating systems | Depends on the RTX version |
| Driver type | RTX V8.1, RTX 2009, RTX 2011, RTX 2012, RTX64 (2013), RTX64 2014, RTX64 3.x |
| API | API-DLL
Opening and closing the driver Initializing the PC cards Accessing process data image Writing/reading commands Writing parameters Reading status information Watchdog function |
| Operating modes | Polling / Interrupt |
| Hardware support | ISA, PCI / PCIe |
| Cards per system | Any number |
| Other characteristics | Hardware access restricted to a single RTX® process
No simultaneous access from real-time and non-real-time environment Support for development boards (NXSB-PCA / NX-PCA-PCI) Accessing hardware from Windows (non-real-time) possible |
| Product name | Part number | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
| NXDRV-RTX | 6211.070 | CIFX/netX Device Driver for RTX |
Most operating systems require a device driver to integrate hardware components. Hilscher CIFX/COMX components require such device drivers as well. Hilscher offers a series of device drivers for a wide variety of operating systems. All Hilscher drivers have a standard user interface (CIFX-API) and are based on a C toolkit also usable for independent device driver development. The drivers are fully responsible for managing the communication components, including loading firmware and configuration files. The user interface contains all of the functions needed to initialize, parametrize, exchange I/0 data and acquire status information. Depending on the operating system, the user interface is contained in a DLL or library. As far as possible, the drivers support existing bus connections such as ISA, PCI, PCIe and dual-port memory connections. The C toolkit, and therefore the basis of the driver code, is designed in such a way that an unlimited number of communication components can be used simultaneously. However, the specific characteristics of each operating system must be taken into account.