Glossary
HEAT Capture The Windows host application that loads capture modules, runs capture sessions and streams data to the HEAT platform.
Capture module A packaged .NET component, installed into HEAT Capture, that reads one data source and publishes typed data into the capture pipeline. Modules come from the published module registry.
HEAT Capture Plugin (HCP) A component that runs inside a third-party simulator or engine and publishes frames to HEAT Capture over its web API.
Session
A bounded capture run. Session control is exposed by HEAT Capture under /api/session/.
Frame
One SimulationFrame message. Frames carry components that describe entities and events at a
point in time.
Module package
The signed ZIP that HEAT Capture installs, containing the module assembly and its generated
heat.module.json manifest.
Capability A permission a module declares in its manifest, such as network or device access, enforced by the host.
Interface control document (ICD) The document that defines a product’s interfaces: transports, message schemas, rates, units, error behaviour, versioning and conformance.