Is there a way to properly implement bidirectional communication between 2 seperate Apps? Without using callback-functions?

You can refer to this [image] Cannot get callback between components (IPC) to work properly Legato Application Framework Hi, I’m currently working on an application that must send data from one component (component A) to the other (component B) (via IPC). The sending pa…

Have you tried IPC communication between two applications?

I tried using an .api file. But as i understand it the “Client” App can only call “Server” App functions and send data that way, or am i understanding it wrong. Or is it possible to configure each App as Server and Client?

I tried using this Event approach and was able to get it to work, thanks! But it seems i am limited to only sending 4 bytes of data. But i need to send a char array that can easily be 200 char long. Is there a way to increase the payload size?

you can write a loop to send those data repeatedly. Or you can refer to here to specify the type in .api file: Syntax - Legato Docs legato™ is an open source Linux-based embedded platform designed to simplify connected IoT application development

It works now! Thanks for your Help!

Biderectional communication between Apps

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jyijyi December 4, 2020, 12:02am 4

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Biderectional communication between Apps

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