Pluggable Modules Management

Check Over All Available Modules

The plugin management page displays all the pluggable modules available and detailed information, including the name of the plug-in, associated node type, plug-in category, driver library name and description, as shown in the following figure.

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Click the Document button in the upper right corner of the plugin card to jump to the documentation for the specific use and description of the driver.

The plug-in types include the following 3 modes:

  • Static: cannot be deleted
  • System: cannot be deleted, native
  • Custom: Deletable, user-developed or custom-developed

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Users can filter out the plugins for northbound applications or southbound devices from the dropdown box.

Add A New Pluggable Module

Click on the Add Plugin button in the upper right corner as shown below

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To add a new Pluggable module,

  • Fill in the path and file name of the .so file that needs to be added.
  • Click on the Create button to move .so file to the build directory.

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Please make sure that the plugin .so file you have written is placed under the neuron/build/plugins directory before adding it. For specific plugin development tutorials, please refer to SDK Tutorial.