.. _halcs-architecture:

HALCS Architecture
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General Description
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This chapter describes the internal architecture of HALCS and its abstractions.
:numref:`fig:halcs-architecture-simple` describes the general HALCS components and
how they are organized.

.. _fig:halcs-architecture-simple:
.. figure:: images/halcs-architecture-simple.pdf
   :alt: High-level HALCS architecture
   :width: 200

   High-level HALCS architecture.

:numref:`fig:halcs-architecture` describes the HALCS architecture in more detail,
emphasizing the modular approach used (i.e., *SMIO* or *Specific Module I/O*).

.. _fig:halcs-architecture:
.. figure:: images/halcs-architecture.pdf
   :alt: HALCS architecture
   :width: 260

   HALCS architecture showing internal components.

Motivation
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Features
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Description
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LLIO (Low-level I/O)
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DEVIO (Device I/O)
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SMIO (Specific-Module I/O)
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To be written

Malamute Broker
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Client
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