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Is xAP Dying?
- Subject: Is xAP Dying?
- From: "Neil Wrightson" <neilw@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:53:14 +1100
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Hi,
My father is into model trains and he wanted to take his train layout to
the
next level. I.e. Automated control of some Input/Output hardware. Train
control etc.
I came across a great open source PC based model train interface
"JMRI"
http://jmri.sourceforge.net/ and
asked the guru's there if they could
interface to the xAP protocol for my I/O hardware.
When I was passing them links to the xAP site, I noticed dates on the main
xAP specifications of 1st Dec 2002, BSC spec dates of July 2004 and felt a
bit embarrassed that the interface I was suggesting had stagnated and died.
Or have I got it all wrong and you just can't improve on perfection?
Even small things such as updating of the vendor ID's does not seem to be
happening.
The JMRI group, principally use Java but the link on the xAP Frameworks
page
does not work http://patrick.lidstone.net/haweb/java.htm
Regards,
Neil Wrightson.
N.W.Electronics
ABN 76 768 513 867
Embedded Controllers and Home Automation Products
Skype : Neil_Wrightson
Web : www.nwe.net.au
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010>My father is into
model trains and he wanted to take his train layout to the next level. I.e.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010>Automated
control of some Input/Output hardware. Train control
etc.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010>I came across a
great open source PC based model train interface
"JMRI" <A
href="http://jmri.sourceforge.net/";>http://jmri.sourceforge.net/</A>
and asked
the guru's there if they could interface to the xAP protocol for
my I/O
hardware.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010>When I was passing
them links to the xAP site, I noticed dates on the main xAP specifications
of
1st Dec 2002, BSC spec dates of July 2004 and felt a bit embarrassed that
the interface I was suggesting had stagnated and
died.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010>Or have I got it all
wrong and you just can't improve on
perfection?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010>Even small things
such as updating of the vendor ID's does not seem to be happening.
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=023163705-13032010></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=023163705-13032010>The JMRI group,
principally use
Java but the link on the xAP Frameworks page does not work <A
href="http://patrick.lidstone.net/haweb/java.htm";>http://patrick.lidstone.net/haweb/java.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE:
10pt">Regards,</SPAN> </P>
<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">Neil
Wrightson.</SPAN></B> <BR><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE:
13.5pt">N.W.Electronics</SPAN></I></B>
<BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ABN 76 768 513 867</SPAN>
<BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Embedded
Controllers and Home
Automation Products</SPAN> <BR>Skype : <SPAN
class=SpellE>Neil_Wrightson</SPAN>
<BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE:
10pt">Web
:</SPAN><U> <SPAN style="COLOR:
blue">www.nwe.net.au</SPAN></U> </P></DIV>
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