Plantronics SDK 3.x Deployment Options

What deployment models are available for Plantronics SDK v3.x?  

 

Deployment Package

What is it?

Files included

Notes

Source
Plantronics Hub for Windows Full Plantronics software to support device config, multi-softphone support, Plantronics software and firmware upgrades. Also contains all the files and configuration to support Plantronics Native Library, COM Service, Com Service .Net Interop and REST Service APIs.
  • PLTSpokes.exe + its support DLLs and files
  • Plugins for the ~13 Plantronics-supported softphones
  • CustomActions startup actions for Hub (PLTHub.exe)
  • COM interface types for the COM Service APIs
 Can be deployed alone for access to all 4 Plantronics Windows APIs. Normally with this model you would advise the end-user or their IT department to install Hub. When Hub is present your application can talk to the Plantronics device. http://www.plantronics.com/software
SpokesSDKNativeRuntime.msi (Windows) Plantronics Hub SDK Native Runtime Contains the files required at runtime to support the Plantronics Native Library API (Spokes.dll).
  • Spokes.dll
  • PlantronicsDevices.xml
  • Spokes.log4cxx
 Can be deployed alone for Native Library API.

Or for COM/.NET/REST APIs these 3 must be deployed in conjunction:
  • SpokesSDKNativeRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKStartup.msi
 On your development machine go to: http://developer.plantronics.com/windows and download the SDK via the download link.

Once the SDK is installed, this MSI can be found here: %programfiles(x86)%PlantronicsSpokes3G SDK
SpokesSDKRuntime.msi (Windows) Plantronics Hub SDK Runtime Contains the additional files required at runtime to support the Plantronics COM Service, COM Service .NET Interop and REST Service APIs
  • DFUEngine.dll
  • PlantronicsCOM.dll
  • PlantronicsRest.dll
  • pltlog4cpp.dll
  • PLTHub.exe
  • ring.raw
 For this option these 3 must be deployed in conjunction:
  • SpokesSDKNativeRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKStartup.msi
 On your development machine go to: http://developer.plantronics.com/windows and download the SDK via the download link.

Once the SDK is installed, this MSI can be found here: %programfiles(x86)%PlantronicsSpokes3G
SDK SpokesSDKStartup.msi (Windows) Plantronics Hub SDK Startup Contains the additional files required at runtime to support the Plantronics COM Service, COM Service .NET Interop and REST Service APIs
  • CustomActions startup actions for SDK runtime (PLTHub.exe)
  • COM interface types for the COM Service APIs
 For this option these 3 must be deployed in conjunction:
  • SpokesSDKNativeRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKStartup.msi
 On your development machine go to: http://developer.plantronics.com/windows and download the SDK via the download link.

Once the SDK is installed, this MSI can be found here: %programfiles(x86)%PlantronicsSpokes3G
SDK Plantronics Hub for Mac Full Plantronics software to support device config, multi-softphone support, Plantronics software and firmware upgrades. Also contains the file to support Plantronics Native Library (PlantronicsDevices.xml)
  • Plantronics Hub (executable)
  • Plugins for Avaya, Skype and iTunes (media management)
  • Auto-startup config for Hub
  • Support files, including PlantronicsDevices.xml
  • Spokes3G.framework library
 Can be deployed alone for Native Library API.
Normally with this model you would advise the end-user or their IT department to install Hub. When Hub is present your application can talk to the Plantronics device. http://www.plantronics.com/software
SpokesSDK-3.x.x.dmg (Mac) The Mac version of Plantronics SDK Contains the files required at runtime to support the Plantronics Native Library API
(Spokes3GSDK framework).
  • Headers
  • Resources (including PlantronicsDevices.xml)
  • Spokes3GSDK - the Mac SDK static library
 Can be deployed alone for Native Library API. On your development machine go to: http://developer.plantronics.com/mac-os-x and download the SDK via the download link.

This download contains the SDK files in the "Spokes3GSDK.framework" folder


Which deployment model should I use for my application?

 

Plantronics API in use

Which Plantronics Deployment Package should be used?
COM Service (Windows)
  • Plantronics Hub
OR
  • SpokesSDKNativeRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKStartup.msi
COM Service .NET Interop (Windows)
  • Plantronics Hub
OR
  • SpokesSDKNativeRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKStartup.msi
REST Service (Windows)
  • Plantronics Hub
OR
  • SpokesSDKNativeRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKRuntime.msi
  • SpokesSDKStartup.msi
Native Library (Windows)
  • Plantronics Hub
OR
  • Spokes SDKNativeRuntime.msi
OR

Just the files: Spokes.dll and PlantronicsDevices.xml --> add to your own installer.
This file will be located at runtime either at the path Spokes.dll was loaded from or in %programfiles(x86)%PlantronicsSpokes SDK
  Native Library (Mac)
  • Plantronics Hub for Mac
OR
  • SpokesSDK-3.x.x.dmg
In either scenario PlantronicsDevices.xml will be located at runtime by Plantronics Native Library relative to the Spokes framework path (for Hub or SDK)