Getting Started

For integrating the RDMnet library into your project, see Building and Integrating the RDMnet Library into Your Project.

For an overview of how the RDMnet protocol works, see How RDMnet Works.

If you already know how RDMnet works and what you want to do with it, follow this guide to the API that you would like to use:

Role	Description	API guide
RDMnet Controller	Configures devices by sending RDM commands over RDMnet.	Using the Controller API
RDMnet Device	Accepts configuration by receiving and responding to RDM commands over RDMnet.	Using the Device API
RDMnet Broker	Routes messages between RDMnet Controllers, Devices and EPT clients.	Using the Broker API
LLRP Manager	Discovers and configures targets using Low-Level Recovery Protocol (LLRP).	Using the LLRP Manager API
EPT Client	Communicates through an RDMnet broker using one or more Extensible Packet Transport (EPT) sub-protocols.	Using the EPT Client API

Handling RDM Commands Global Initialization and Destruction Data Ownership Paradigms in the RDMnet Library