Introduction

This documentation describes the Centrafuse SDK API through use of Flux Media's Centrafuse Plugin SDK (implemented by cfplugin.dll).

See the section titled Getting Started for tips to get started developing right away.

See the section titled Setup / Settings for info on how to use the CFSetup class to implement a Centrafuse settings screen.

See the section titled Plugin Communication for info on how to perform and implement plugin-to-plugin communication.

See the section titled Release Notes for latest release notes.

The Software Development Kit, or SDK, (hereafter referred to as CF SDK) provides a high level API for applications to "plug in" to the Centrafuse Interface to give added functionality to the already most functional car-pc software on the market.

Terminology

Term	Definition
SDK	Software Development Kit
API	Application Programming Interface
CF	Centrafuse, the software front-end made by Flux Media, Inc.
Plugin	A .NET Class library that "plugs in" to Centrafuse for added functionality
cfplugin.dll	The .NET Class library that provides interfaces and classes to "plug in" to Centrafuse
centrafuse.Plugins	The .NET namespace that all cfplugin.dll classes belong to
CFPlugin	A Class that a Centrafuse Plugin must inherit from
CFSetup	A Class that a Centrafuse Settings Screen must inherit from

SDK Contents

Content	Directory Location
Microsoft HTML Help Document	/SDKROOT/Doc
HTML Documentation	/SDKROOT/Doc/html
Examples	/SDKROOT/Examples
Example Source Code	/SDKROOT/Examples/Source
Example Compiled Binaries	/SDKROOT/Examples/Binary
3rd Party Applications	/SDKROOT/3rdPartyApps
Flash/Shockwave Plugin SDK	/SDKROOT/Flash
Graphics Files and PSD's	/SDKROOT/Graphics

This documentation is a work in progress and will be continuously updated. Online documentation is available at http://www.fluxmedia.net/sdk2.0/

See the section titled Getting Started for tips to get started developing quickly.