[zeromq-dev] Integrating ZeroMQ into existing systems?

[Chuck Remes]

On Jul 12, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Peter Alexander wrote:

> Chuck you know more about this stuff then I do, but if he wanted to,
> couldn't he use a standard socket in the 0mq application to
> communicate with the with the "foreign" device. Granted zmq_poll()
> does add a little more overhead.
> 
> zmq_poll(3) states..
> 
> "For each zmq_pollitem_t item, zmq_poll() shall examine either the ØMQ
> socket referenced by a 0mq socket or a standard socket specified by
> the file descriptor fd"

Peter, 

I had not considered it from that angle. Yes, he could probably accomplish his goal this way too.

However, using the 0mq wire protocol on the microcontroller is a lot cooler. :)

cr