RE: Re: xAP configuration protocol

[i.bird@xxxx]

I have indeed done some work on this. I can write it up soon but not till
after hols time as I will be computer free (enforced). I have written the
'stuff' to do UID configuration as well as heartbeat interval and some
others like serial numbers.

On my units the UID is set to the same as the serial number which means
they have a good chance of being unique across a network both with my own
devices and anyone elses. Setting the serial number is a once only affair
and is done during testing before shipping the unit.

I also have a limited form of discovery which is specific to my devices so
it avoids network traffic overload under any forseeable circumstances.

I am on mail for the next day or two but I don't have much time because of
work etc.

Ian



Original Message:
-----------------
From: mark_harrison_uk2 <a
href="/group/xAP_developer/post?postID=9AJCB7nBAQ8x5KQ0qIyopcLVkTwosAlT8tgjp18qMo4XnjSDaLqEWJj87OtBSvpftOqydHKW9ydTYa65NkI">mph@a...</a>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:00:44 -0000
To: <a
href="/group/xAP_developer/post?postID=dr2LVle2kKJCSXTdAOld89D8_CSICHC2umt7AF5jhhh-eniCK-WGJ3N6cRJkeZuuS9dgfbN2K8vZIyNrh0CEye9KnjRPug">xAP_developer@xxxxxxx</a>
Subject: [xAP_developer] Re: xAP configuration protocol


Ian Bird had done some work on this, which is included in the
firmware of his relay boards.

Patrick Lidstone and I had a look at this at UKHA2003 (well - Patrick
looked at the details) and Patrick was interested.

I'd like to suggest that Ian write up what he's done as a proposal,
and we see whether it covers all we need...

I think that there's a debate on whether devices HAVE to have this in
order to be xAP-compliant, or whether there's a sort of adjunct spec
called "xAP-autoconfigure" and there are some xAP devices that
implement it and others don't...

M.


--- In <a
href="/group/xAP_developer/post?postID=dr2LVle2kKJCSXTdAOld89D8_CSICHC2umt7AF5jhhh-eniCK-WGJ3N6cRJkeZuuS9dgfbN2K8vZIyNrh0CEye9KnjRPug">xAP_developer@xxxxxxx</a>,
"silvan4you" <silvan@b...>
wrote:
> has anyone of you thought about some kind of configuration
prototcol
> for xAP devices? i thinking about something that you don't have to
> preconfigure UID etc before you connect a device to the network
> (Ethernet or RS485 or whatever). it would be ideal if a factory new
> device has some kind of standard address (or is is in a predefined
> default address range) and that you could change the address over a
> defined xAP prototcol.
>
> i'm also thinking further about a protocol that allows you to
change
> the configuration of an xAP device (not only UID but also other
> parameters).
>
> has someone did some work on such definitions already?
>
> regards,
> silvan



To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
<a
href="/group/xAP_developer/post?postID=-5Vgn54jgn6tRwd0CqGBzXKrUszLg-9HEF_lpotM0l6KjTxOIejNWIdMs0ffo16vOWUXIc6_L3wx-cqEwfEFlkY_V5Ccn9gR6uCFZIwjxTA">xAP_developer-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx</a>



Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to <a href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/";>http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/</a>



--------------------------------------------------------------------
mail2web - Check your email from the web at
<a href="http://mail2web.com/";>http://mail2web.com/</a> .