The Kithara »RealTime Suite« (KRTS) is a real-time extension for Windows, which currently contains more than 20 different functional modules.

In this tutorial, we try to explain every functional aspect, from starting with a simple program until the more complex features.

Although the »RealTime Suite« comes in form of a custom driver with a user-defined name in most cases, we call it in this tutorial KrtsDemo like the test version you can request on our download page (we will contact you before sending the software).

The following tutorial pages show special aspects of the »RealTime Suite«:

• “Hello real-time world!” — The First Project
• How to do the error handling
• Creating threads and how they are prioritized

• Introduction in the Kernel Mode
• How to create and debug a kernel DLL for the real-time context

• What you need to know about Shared Memory
• Using Pipes for easy and secure data exchange
• Synchronization with events
• Synchronization with QuickMutex objects
• How and where to create which callbacks

• 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, drivers/kernels, applications and DLLs
• What does "KiK64" (Kithara32-in-Kithara64) do and existing restrictions

• Circumstances and special requirements for C#.NET in the »RealTime Suite«

• Setting up timers for real-time
• How to setup CPUs for the Dedicated Mode?

• High-speed Ethernet with real-time drivers (TCP, UDP)
• Use cases of the Virtual Network Adapter and Windows connections
• Serial communication with the UART API

• EtherCAT with Distributed Clocks (DC) and synchronized with PC timers
• How to speed-up EtherCAT initialization
• PLC applications according to IEC 61131-3

• Real-time GigE Vision image acquisition and processing with the Camera module
• Vision with Halcon

• How to look for devices and change drivers
• Accessing digital and analog I/O boards with the MultiFunction module

• Programming with multiple tasks (priorities, semaphores, multiple CPU cores)
• Real-time automation with the EtherCAT Master
• Using the Profibus automation module
• Immediate reaction on CAN messages with real-time drivers
• A CANopen Master for control applications
• Scanning for PCI devices (what address/IRQ has my PCI hardware?)
• Access to I/O ports
• Using internal or external physical memory
• Interrupt handling on PCI/PCIe cards
• How to write your own multifunction driver dll
• How to write your own hardware driver for the »RealTime Suite«
• Accessing USB devices
• Serial communication on RS232/RS485
• Creating "virtual COM ports"
• Different ways of external events into your code

You did not find an answer to your question? Please ask our technical support!