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h1. Overview
h2. What are RSB and the RS* ecosystem? RSX ecosystem
In one sentence, RSB and the RS* ecosystem are a collection of software projects that support the development, operation and analysis of event-based multi-platform, multi-language distributed systems developed by the cognitive systems engineering group.
OK, but what does that actually mean?
> RSB and the RS* ecosystem
Most of these projects are named "RS<some letter>" where "RS" is short for "Robotics Systems". Here are the most commonly used ones:
| RSC | Robotics Systems Commons | A C++ library of frequently needed functions |
| RSB | Robotics Service Bus | See next paragraph |
| RSBag | Robotics Systems Bag Tools | Record/replay communication between programs |
| RST | Robotics Systems Types | Collection of data types; supporting infrastructure |
> event-based […] distributed systems
The main purpose of RSB is to enable programs, potentially running on multiple computers, to exchange data in a principled and efficient way. Events are one kind of flexible building block form which more complex forms of communication can be constructed.
> development, operation and analysis of […] systems
Programs using RSB, their communication and involved data types can be inspected, monitored, recorded, replayed and analyzed. These features aid the development, operation and analysis of systems.
> multi-platform
RSB and the RS* ecosystem can be used on Linux, MacOS and Windows.
> multi-language
Components using RSB and the RS* ecosystem can be written in C++, Python, Java, Common Lisp and with some restrictions Matlab.
> developed by the Cognitive System Engineering Group
See http://www.cor-lab.de/cognitive-systems-engineering. For the kinds of support we provide , see next section.
h2. Documentation
|_. Project |_. Project Website |_. Manual |_. API Documentation |
| RSC | "Redmine Project":http://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rsc | | |
| RSB | "Redmine Project":http://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rsb | "RSB Manual (includes RSB tools)":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rsb-manual/0.10/html/index.html | "C++":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rsb-cpp-api/0.10/html/ "Python":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rsb-python-api/0.10/html/ "Java":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rsb-java-api/0.10/html |
| RSBag | "Redmine Project":http://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rsbag | "RSBag Manual (includes RSBag tools)":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rsbag-manual/0.10/html/index.html | |
| RST | "Redmine Project":http://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rst | "RST Manual (includes data type catalog)":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rst-manual/0.10/html/index.html | |
h2. Access
On Ubuntu Trusty systems, RSB and the RS* ecosystem can be accessed in two ways:
# Using the pre-installed software in @/vol/isy/2014-15/releases/trusty/@
# Using Debian packages (see "instructions":http://packages.cor-lab.org/)
In both cases, RS* software can be used in software projects as described in the "build system tutorial":http://docs.cor-lab.de/build%20system%20essentials-tutorial/trunk/html/index.html.
|_. Software |_. @/vol/isy/@ |_. Debian Package(s) |
| RSC | | C++: @librsc0.10@ |
| RSB | | C++: @rsb-tools-cpp0.10@, Common Lisp: @rsb-tools-cl0.10@ |
| RSB Tools | @/vol/isy/2014-15/releases/trusty/bin/rsb-{logger,send,…}{cl,cpp}0.10@ | C++: @librsb0.10@ |
| RSBag Tools | @/vol/isy/2014-15/releases/trusty/bin/bag-{record,play,…}cl0.10@ | Common Lisp: @rsbag-bin-cl0.10@ |
| RST | | C++, Python, Java: @rst0.10@ |
h2. Support
* Mailing-list
** Write: mailto:rsb@lists.cor-lab.uni-bielefeld.de
** Subscribe: https://lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/cor-lab/mailman/listinfo/rsb
* IRC: #rsb IRC channel on irc.freenode.net
* Reporting Bugs: @https://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rs*/issues/new@.
h2. What are RSB and the RS* ecosystem? RSX ecosystem
In one sentence, RSB and the RS* ecosystem are a collection of software projects that support the development, operation and analysis of event-based multi-platform, multi-language distributed systems developed by the cognitive systems engineering group.
OK, but what does that actually mean?
> RSB and the RS* ecosystem
Most of these projects are named "RS<some letter>" where "RS" is short for "Robotics Systems". Here are the most commonly used ones:
| RSC | Robotics Systems Commons | A C++ library of frequently needed functions |
| RSB | Robotics Service Bus | See next paragraph |
| RSBag | Robotics Systems Bag Tools | Record/replay communication between programs |
| RST | Robotics Systems Types | Collection of data types; supporting infrastructure |
> event-based […] distributed systems
The main purpose of RSB is to enable programs, potentially running on multiple computers, to exchange data in a principled and efficient way. Events are one kind of flexible building block form which more complex forms of communication can be constructed.
> development, operation and analysis of […] systems
Programs using RSB, their communication and involved data types can be inspected, monitored, recorded, replayed and analyzed. These features aid the development, operation and analysis of systems.
> multi-platform
RSB and the RS* ecosystem can be used on Linux, MacOS and Windows.
> multi-language
Components using RSB and the RS* ecosystem can be written in C++, Python, Java, Common Lisp and with some restrictions Matlab.
> developed by the Cognitive System Engineering Group
See http://www.cor-lab.de/cognitive-systems-engineering. For the kinds of support we provide , see next section.
h2. Documentation
|_. Project |_. Project Website |_. Manual |_. API Documentation |
| RSC | "Redmine Project":http://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rsc | | |
| RSB | "Redmine Project":http://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rsb | "RSB Manual (includes RSB tools)":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rsb-manual/0.10/html/index.html | "C++":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rsb-cpp-api/0.10/html/ "Python":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rsb-python-api/0.10/html/ "Java":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rsb-java-api/0.10/html |
| RSBag | "Redmine Project":http://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rsbag | "RSBag Manual (includes RSBag tools)":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rsbag-manual/0.10/html/index.html | |
| RST | "Redmine Project":http://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rst | "RST Manual (includes data type catalog)":http://docs.cor-lab.org/rst-manual/0.10/html/index.html | |
h2. Access
On Ubuntu Trusty systems, RSB and the RS* ecosystem can be accessed in two ways:
# Using the pre-installed software in @/vol/isy/2014-15/releases/trusty/@
# Using Debian packages (see "instructions":http://packages.cor-lab.org/)
In both cases, RS* software can be used in software projects as described in the "build system tutorial":http://docs.cor-lab.de/build%20system%20essentials-tutorial/trunk/html/index.html.
|_. Software |_. @/vol/isy/@ |_. Debian Package(s) |
| RSC | | C++: @librsc0.10@ |
| RSB | | C++: @rsb-tools-cpp0.10@, Common Lisp: @rsb-tools-cl0.10@ |
| RSB Tools | @/vol/isy/2014-15/releases/trusty/bin/rsb-{logger,send,…}{cl,cpp}0.10@ | C++: @librsb0.10@ |
| RSBag Tools | @/vol/isy/2014-15/releases/trusty/bin/bag-{record,play,…}cl0.10@ | Common Lisp: @rsbag-bin-cl0.10@ |
| RST | | C++, Python, Java: @rst0.10@ |
h2. Support
* Mailing-list
** Write: mailto:rsb@lists.cor-lab.uni-bielefeld.de
** Subscribe: https://lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/cor-lab/mailman/listinfo/rsb
* IRC: #rsb IRC channel on irc.freenode.net
* Reporting Bugs: @https://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rs*/issues/new@.