Cross-OS operation: Linux and Windows

Note:

Reviewed for release 2.10.0.

In this tutorial we will reproduce the setup of the Quick-Start Guide but now now the LaserMon component will run on a Windows machine. The system which we will assemble is shown in the diagram below.

Start Up the Infrastructure in Linux

Start the IceGrid Registry and the IceStorm server on a Linux machine just as before (See Quick-Start Guide for instructions).

Connect Two Components

First, copy default configuration files for the Laser2d and LaserMon components.

$ mkdir -p ~/sys/tutedirect; cd ~/sys/tutedirect
$ cp [ORCA-INSTALL]/share/orca/cfg/laser2d.cfg .
$ cp [ORCA-INSTALL]/share/orca/cfg/lasermon.cfg .

The Server on Linux

In Linux you should already have a directory with the server configuration file (otherwise repeat the instructions of setting it up). Start the server.

$ cd ~/sys/quickstart
$ laser2d

The Client on Windows

On the Windows machine, start the terminal application. Create a separate directory for this system, copy the standard configuration file from the Orca installation directory.

>cd C:\
>mkdir sys
>cd sys
>mkdir tutewin
>cd tutewin
>copy [ORCA-INSTALL]\cfg\lasermon.cfg .

We have to modify the configuration file because the server now runs on a different platform (host). Replace [HOSTNAME] with the hostname of the Linux machine on which the server is running.

# Required Interfaces
LaserMon.Requires.Laser.Proxy=laserscanner2d@[HOSTNAME]/laser2d

Start the client (here we assume that [ORCA-INSTALL] is in the PATH).

>lasermon.exe

You should see the scans scroll by on the screen, just as in the Starting Up the Infrastructure tutorial. If you see a dialog box from the Windows Firewall, you'll have to disable the firewall from the control panel.

To stop components, type Ctrl-C.

What's Next

If everything works, check out more Orca Tutorials.