# The Event Broker

This chapter shows how a task uses the event broker to work with interactive devices. This chapter contains the following topics:

- About the Event Broker
- Sending Messages Between Tasks and the Event Broker
- The Process of Event Monitoring
- Connecting a Task to the Event Broker
- Monitoring Events Through the Event Broker
- High-Performance Event Broker Use
- Reconfiguring or Disconnecting a Task
- Other Event Broker Activities
- Event Broker Convenience Calls
- Function Calls