[simpits-tech] Falcon4, VB, and F4Glass...

[Erwin Neyt]

Very clear.

You could even use F4DM to offload F4 Server from the F4 PC.

Erwin.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Favre [mailto:rfavre@syndeocorp.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 21 May, 2002 19:39
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] Falcon4, VB, and F4Glass...
> 
> 
> SNIP>>>>>
> F4DM re-creates the shared memory file on the target machine 
> (just as if
> F4
> was running there). It should work with SP2, but could be truncated if
> the
> size was increased (don't know out of my head). F4DM copies only
> sizeof(FlightData) bytes. I only need to re-compile F4DM with the new
> FlightData.h to get it fixed. Coming soon... :)
> 
> Erwin.
> SNIP>>>>>
> 
> Actually Erwin brings up a good point in the fundamental difference in
> how F4DM differs from F4 Server.  F4DM 'recreates' the shared memory
> file on a networked PC.  F4DM runs a program that constantly 
> copies the
> shared memory data on the Falcon 4 host, to another PC that 
> is running a
> program that receives the data, and sort of 'pastes' it into 
> the shared
> memory on the second PC.  Then, you would run a program like F4Glass
> that reads the shared memory on the second machine.
> 
> F4 Server is geared towards a 'client/server' model.  F4 
> Server runs on
> the Falcon 4 host, and sends 'requested pieces' of data to individual
> 'requestors'.  If you were creating a program to display DED data on a
> second computer, you would request only 10 pieces (packets) 
> of data from
> F4 Server (the 5 display lines, and the 5 inverted data lines).  Only
> those 10 packets would be sent to you, not the entire shared memory
> space.
> 
> In one experiment, one of my friends in Switzerland was 
> running Falcon 4
> with F4 Server.  He provided me with his IP address, and I was able to
> view his DED, Artificial Horizon and Engine/Fuel data from my home in
> California.
> 
> Erwin...hope I explained this correctly ;-)
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
> 
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