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Pin Component Technology (V1.0) and Its C Interface

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This 2005 report describes the main concepts of Pin and documents the C-language interface to Pin V1.0.
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Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2005-TN-001
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6582050.v1

Abstract

Pin is a basic, simple component technology suitable for building embedded software applications. Pin implements the container idiom for software components. Containers provide a prefabricated shell in which custom code executes and through which all interactions between custom code and its external environment are mediated. Pin is a component technology for pure assembly—systems are assembled by selecting components and connecting their interfaces (which are composed of communication channels called pins). 

This report describes the main concepts of Pin and documents the C-language interface to Pin V1.0.

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Hissam, S., Ivers, J., Plakosh, D., & Wallnau, K. (2005, April 1). Pin Component Technology (V1.0) and Its C Interface. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2005-TN-001). Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582050.v1.

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author={Hissam, Scott and Ivers, James and Plakosh, Daniel and Wallnau, Kurt},
title={Pin Component Technology (V1.0) and Its C Interface},
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year={2005},
number={{CMU/SEI-2005-TN-001},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
doi={10.1184/R1/6582050.v1},
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Hissam, Scott, James Ivers, Daniel Plakosh, and Kurt Wallnau. "Pin Component Technology (V1.0) and Its C Interface." (CMU/SEI-2005-TN-001). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, April 1, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582050.v1.

S. Hissam, J. Ivers, D. Plakosh, and K. Wallnau, "Pin Component Technology (V1.0) and Its C Interface," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2005-TN-001, 1-Apr-2005 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582050.v1. [Accessed: 25-Oct-2026].

Hissam, Scott, James Ivers, Daniel Plakosh, and Kurt Wallnau. "Pin Component Technology (V1.0) and Its C Interface." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2005-TN-001). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Apr. 2005. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582050.v1. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

Hissam, Scott; Ivers, James; Plakosh, Daniel; & Wallnau, Kurt. Pin Component Technology (V1.0) and Its C Interface. CMU/SEI-2005-TN-001. Software Engineering Institute. 2005. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6582050.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582050.v1

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