Document Outline

• Welcome
• Audience
• Examples
• Related Documentation
• 1. Introduction
  • Introduction to OpenLDV Networking
    • Client Applications
    • OpenLDV Driver
    • Network Interfaces
  • Installing the OpenLDV Software
    • Hardware and Software Requirements
    • Downloading the OpenLDV Software
    • Installing the OpenLDV Driver
    • Installing the OpenLDV SDK
  • Getting Started with the OpenLDV Driver
  • Getting Started with the xDriver Component
• 2. Using the OpenLDV API
  • Introduction to OpenLDV Programming
  • OpenLDV Application Architecture
    • Application Layer
    • Presentation Layer
  • Overview of the OpenLDV API
    • Referencing the OpenLDV Component
    • Using Multiple Threads or Multiple Processes
  • The OpenLDV API
    • Working with Devices and Drivers
    • Using the OpenLDV API
    • ldv_close()
    • ldv_free_device_info()
    • ldv_free_driver_info()
    • ldv_free_matching_devices()
    • ldv_get_device_info()
    • ldv_get_driver_info()
    • ldv_get_matching_devices()
    • ldv_get_version
    • ldv_locate_sicb()
    • ldv_open()
    • ldv_open_cap()
    • ldv_read()
    • ldv_register_event()
    • ldv_set_device_info()
    • ldv_set_driver_info()
    • ldv_write()
    • ldv_xlate_device_name()
    • ldvx_open()
    • ldvx_register_window()
    • ldvx_shutdown()
  • Structures and Enumerations for the Device API
    • LDVDeviceInfo Structure
    • LDVDevices Structure
    • LdvCombineFlags Enumeration
    • LdvDeviceCaps Enumeration
  • Structures and Enumerations for the Driver API
    • LDVDriverInfo Structure
    • LdvDriverID Enumeration
    • LdvDriverType Enumeration
  • Windows Messages for Session Notifications
  • OpenLDV API Return Codes
  • Example: A Simple OpenLDV Application
• 3. Sending and Receiving Messages with the OpenLDV API
  • Constructing Messages
  • Application Buffer Structure
    • Layer 2 Buffer Structure
    • Layer 5 Buffer Structure
      • ExpMsgHdr
      • NetVarHdr
      • SendAddrDtl
      • RcvAddrDtl
      • RespAddrDtl
      • UnprocessedNV
      • ExplicitMsg
    • Sending Messages to the Network Interface
    • Receiving Messages from the Network Interface
  • Using the Network Interface Command Interface
    • Downlink Commands
    • Uplink Commands
    • Immediate Commands
    • Network Interface Commands
• 4. The OpenLDV Developer Example
  • Overview
  • Common Definitions
  • COpenLDVapi and COpenLDVtrace
  • COpenLDVni, Message Pumps, and Message Dispatchers
  • Toolkits and User Interface
  • Developer Example Diagram
• 5. Using the xDriver Default Profile
  • Configuring an xDriver Profile
  • LNS Applications for xDriver
• Extending xDriver
  • Extending xDriver
  • xDriver Sessions
    • Downlink Sessions
    • Uplink Sessions
    • Session Control Object
  • Authentication Key Handling
    • Setting the Current Authentication Key
    • Changing the Current Authentication Key
  • Creating a Custom Lookup Extension in C++
    • Create a New Visual Studio Project
    • Add a COM Object
    • Implement the ILdvxLookup Interface
    • Add the Extension to the Component Category
    • Build and Register the COM Server
    • Create a Custom xDriver Profile
    • Test the Lookup Extension
    • Optional Steps
  • Creating a Custom Lookup Extension in Visual Basic
    • Create a New Visual Studio Project
    • Add a Reference to the xDriver Type Library
    • Add a COM Class
    • Delete the Project Default Class
    • Import xDriver Types to Your System Namespace
    • Implement the ILdvxLookup Interface
    • Build and Register the Lookup Extension
    • Create a Custom xDriver Profile
    • Test the Lookup Extension
  • Sample Lookup Extension Component
  • xDriver Profiles
    • Starting the Connection Broker
• 7. LNS Programming with xDriver
  • Downlink Sample Applications
    • Opening a Single Remote Network With xDriver
    • Opening Multiple Remote Networks for Downlink
  • Uplink Sample Application
• A. Custom Network Interfaces
  • Overview
  • Working with a Custom Network Interface
  • Windows Registry Entries
• B. LNS Methods and Events for xDriver Support
  • xDriver Methods and Events
    • AcceptIncomingSession
    • BeginIncomingSessionEvents
    • EndIncomingSessionEvents
    • NetworkInterfaces.Item( )
    • OnIncomingSessionEvent
    • ReleasePendingUpdates
• C. Custom Lookup Extension Component Programming
  • Overview
  • ILdvxConfigure Interface
    • SetInstance Method
    • SetOptions Method
  • ILdvxLookup Interface
    • DownlinkLookup Method
    • UpdateLookup Method
    • UplinkLookup Method
  • ILdvxSCO Interface
    • GetAdditionalDownlinkPacketHeader Method
    • GetAdditionalDownlinkPacketTrailer Method
    • GetAuthenticationFlag Method
    • GetCurrentAuthenticationKey Method
    • GetDownlinkKey Method
    • GetEncryptionType Method
    • GetLNSNetworkName Method
    • GetNextAuthenticationKey Method
    • GetSessionControlObjectID Method
    • GetUplinkKey Method
    • SetAdditionalDownlinkPacketHeader Method
    • SetAdditionalDownlinkPacketTrailer Method
    • SetAuthenticationFlag Method
    • SetCurrentAuthenticationKey Method
    • SetDownlinkKey Method
    • SetEncryptionType Method
    • SetLNSNetworkName Method
    • SetNextAuthenticationKey Method
    • SetUplinkKey Method
  • ILdvxSCO_TCP Interface
    • GetRemoteTCPAddress Method
    • GetRemoteTCPPort Method
    • SetRemoteTCPAddress Method
    • SetRemoteTCPPort Method
  • ILdvxSCO2 Interface
    • GetNeuronID Method
• Index