The CIGI Host Emulator is a host application commonly used for:
A surrogate in the absence of a simulation host
Integration
Testing
Demonstrations
The HE provides a graphical user interface (GUI) capable of sending or receiving
all CIGI data packets specified in the CIGI ICD.
HE Versions
There are two runtime platform options for running the Host Emulator.
Win32 - Microsoft Windows operating systems, including
Windows 2000 and Windows XP. With the Win32 version of the HE, no additional software is required.
RTX - Real-time
extensions for Windows by IntervalZero (formerly Ardence, formerly VenturCom). RTX is a 3rd party software environment for more
deterministic and precise timing control for Windows platforms. RTX will need to be running in order to use the RTX version of the HE.
HE Version Information
Host Emulator - Version 3
Version 3 of the Host Emulator implements CIGI version 3.x. Use this version for working with CIGI 3.x.
The download includes binaries, source code, and documentation. Source code is written in C++ (MFC, Visual Studio 6).