OpenIGTLink/ProtocolV2/Trial

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This page describes how to try new features in OpenIGTLink Protocol Version 2 before its release in early 2011.

OpenIGTLink library with Version 2 features

The library for protocol version 2 is available from the OpenIGTLink repository (see library version 2 information). To build the library with version 2 features, please follow the instruction bellow:

0. Create a working directory and go to the directory.

1. Obtain the source code from the repository. If you are using command line tools from a UNIX/Linux terminal:

svn co http://svn.na-mic.org/NAMICSandBox/trunk/OpenIGTLink

2. Create a build directory and move into it. From the terminal:

mkdir OpenIGTLink-build
cd OpenIGTLink-build

3. Run CMake. Please make sure to turn on BUILD_EXAMPLES and OpenIGTLink_PROTOCOL_VERSION_2 options. From the terminal, run:

cmake -DBUILD_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DOpenIGTLink_PROTOCOL_VERSION_2:BOOL=ON ../OpenIGTLink

4. Build the library. From the terminal, just run make command:

make

5. You can find the binary files including example programs in 'OpenIGTLink-build/bin' directory (or 'OpenIGTLink-build/bin/{Debug or Release}' on Windows).

Trying Protocol Version 2 with 3D Slicer

The latest 3D Slicer 3.6.3 beta (downloaded after Nov 19, 2010) can handle a part of newly introduced features in version 2.