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Question API documentation

Discussion in 'SimTools Plugins' started by SimHouse, Mar 22, 2018.

  1. SimHouse

    SimHouse New Member Gold Contributor

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    Hi Folks,

    First of all, I know in this forum even in the word of simulators, but I have some electrical and programming (mainly in C#) experience. I would like to develop a motion drive and belonging to that the corresponding interface plug-in. So my questions: (sorry for their stupidity)
    1. The term "interface plugin" means the driver between the SimTools and motion kit. So is this the place, where I should develop a custom interface, like serial port, USB, RS485, whatever. Am I correct?
    2. Where can I found the interface plugin's API documentation?
    3. The term "game plugin" means the code between the SimTools and the game played by people. Am I correct?
    4. Where can I found the game plugin's API documentation?
    5. I found some example plugins for both of the above, but they were written in VB. Can I develop my plugin in C# too?
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    Hi,

    I checked the tutorial about interface plugin writing and my current SimTools installation folder, but I have not found the plugin implementation solution. From where can I download it?

    Regards
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    Hi,

    can somebody help me, where can I download the interface plugin example from?
    I could not found a download link on the lessons' page.

    Regards
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    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    I believe I have 3 cleaned up as good examples.
    Let me have a last look over tomorrow and I will post them.
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    Hi,

    You have posted 3 nice tutorial about the game plugin development:
    https://www.xsimulator.net/communit...ugin-for-simtools-2-0-api-documentation.9107/

    but I have to develop an interface plugin and to do this, I thought that I download the example you talk about in this post:
    https://www.xsimulator.net/communit...ugin-for-simtools-2-0-api-documentation.8813/

    but I cannot find a download link of the solution on that page, and I don't understand "File To Be Posted with SimTools 2.0 Release". Are them bounded into the 2.0 setup? I could not fount it, I found download option only for 2.2.5.

    I'm really sorry if I misunderstood something :(

    Regards
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    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    They are not posted yet buddy.
    I believe I have 3 cleaned up as good examples thou.
    Let me have a last look over and I will post them today.
    yobuddy
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    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    They are now posted...
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