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Thanks for pointing this out to me. It seems like it will do that trick.
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I
never thought about treating each device as a separate address but that
doe=
s
make it more convenient to identify the nodes on the network and for
controlling them.
It looks like I will need to implement some sort of GUI for setting up the
addresses to each device. This is fine because I was going to develop an
interface for adding and removing devices from the network anyways. I can
just roll the addresses into the setup.
I notice the xAP Framework offers a Custom xml configuration class. I have
already implemented my own xml parsing class but could probably swap it out
for the xAP Framework class. Is there any major advantages to using the
xA=
P
class? I would think that for the purposes of retrieving application
information that any form of accessing the xml file would do just fine.
On 12/27/05, Stuart Booth <lists@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hey Dave,
>
> The generic, simple, BSC Schema immediately sounds like a suitable
> candidate to support. I've made up a xAP address in some examples
> below.
>
> On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:52:00 -0000, "davepow16"
<Davepow16@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >So I think that I can make a message available to the client
> >(HomeSeer or CQC) which tells the client all the available node
> >ID's.
>
> The node IDs would map onto xAP hardware subaddress values such as:
>
> Source=3DDavePow16.ZWave.Server:Lounge.Dimmer
> UID=3DFF123401
>
> > With the node ID's available to the client it would be able to
> >ask for information such as device type (IE. Thermostat, Dimmer,
> >Blinds, ect.).
>
> I'm not sure of the best way to encode this information into a BSC
> message. Perhaps in the Source address.
>
> >Different device types provide different status
> >indications and settings. For example the dimmers return a value
> >from 0 to 99 for their dim levels and 255 if the status is
unknown.
>
> BSC supports a Level setting of the format:
>
> xap-header
> {
> v=3D12
> hop=3D1
> uid=3DFF123401
> class=3DxAPBSC.info
> source=3DDavePow16.ZWave.Server:Lounge.Dimmer
> }
> output.state
> {
> ID=3D01
> State=3DON
> Level=3D50/99
> }
>
> A State of "?" indicates the status is unknown.
>
> >Thermostats return the current temp, current fan setting, and
> >current mode setting (cool, heat).
>
> You would use the Text value for this e.g.
>
> xap-header
> {
> v=3D12
> hop=3D1
> uid=3DFF123402
> class=3DxAPBSC.info
> source=3DDavePow16.ZWave.Server:Lounge.Thermometer
> }
> output.state
> {
> ID=3D02
> Text=3D23.5
> }
>
> >So, I really really need everyones help to first design the
schema.
>
> Supporting BSC allows you to provide a common interface for basic
> devices, giving you immediate wide support from other devices. You can
> also implementing a higher level schema on top of this, but other
> devices must then be aware of this newer, more specific schema.
>
> Hope this helps for starters?
>
> S
> --
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<div>Thanks for pointing this out to me. It seems like it
will do that trick. I never thought about treating each device as
a separate address but that does make it more convenient to identify the
nodes on the network and for controlling them.
</div>
<div> </div>
<div>It looks like I will need to implement some sort of GUI for
setting up the addresses to each device. This is fine because I
was going to develop an interface for adding and removing devices from the
network anyways. I can just roll the addresses into the setup.
</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I notice the xAP Framework offers a Custom xml configuration
class. I have already implemented my own xml parsing class but
could probably swap it out for the xAP Framework class. Is there
any major advantages to using the xAP class? I would think that
for the purposes of retrieving application information that any form of
accessing the xml file would do just fine.
<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/27/05, <b
class="gmail_sendername">Stuart Booth</b> <<a
href="mailto:lists@xxxxxxx";>lists@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex;
MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px
solid"><tt>Hey Dave,<br><br>The generic, simple,
BSC Schema immediately sounds like a suitable<br>candidate to
support. I've made up a xAP address in some examples
<br>below.<span class="q"><br><br>On Mon,
26 Dec 2005 21:52:00 -0000, "davepow16" <<a
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:Davepow16@xxxxxxx";
target="_blank">Davepow16@xxxxxxx
</a>><br>wrote:<br><br>>So I think
that I can make a message available to the client
<br>>(HomeSeer or CQC) which tells the client all the
available node <br>>ID's. <br><br></span>The
node IDs would map onto xAP hardware subaddress values such as:
<br><br>Source=DavePow16.ZWave.Server:Lounge.Dimmer<br>UID=FF123401<span
class="q"><br><br>> With the node ID's
available to the client it would be able to <br>>ask for
information such as device type (IE. Thermostat, Dimmer,
<br>>Blinds, ect.).<br><br></span>I'm not
sure of the best way to encode this information into a
BSC<br>message. Perhaps in the Source address.<span
class="q"><br><br>>Different device types
provide different status
<br>>indications and settings. For example the
dimmers return a value <br>>from 0 to 99 for their dim levels
and 255 if the status is unknown. <br><br></span>BSC
supports a Level setting of the format:<br><br>xap-header
<br>{<br>
v=12<br>
hop=1<br>
uid=FF123401<br>
class=xAPBSC.info<br>
source=DavePow16.ZWave.Server:Lounge.Dimmer<br>}<br>output.state<br>{<br>
ID=01<br>
State=ON<br>
Level=50/99<br>}<br><br>A State of "?"
indicates the status is unknown.
<span class="q"><br><br>>Thermostats
return the current temp, current fan setting, and <br>>current
mode setting (cool, heat).<br><br></span>You would use
the Text value for this
e.g.<br><br>xap-header<br>{<br>
v=12
<br>
hop=1<br>
uid=FF123402<br>
class=xAPBSC.info<br>
source=DavePow16.ZWave.Server:Lounge.Thermometer<br>}<br>output.state<br>{<br>
ID=02<br> Text=23.5<span
class="q"><br>}<br><br>>So, I really
really need everyones help to first design the schema.
<br><br></span>Supporting BSC allows you to provide a
common interface for basic<br>devices, giving you immediate wide
support from other devices. You can<br>also implementing a higher
level schema on top of this, but other
<br>devices must then be aware of this newer, more specific
schema.<br><br>Hope this helps for
starters?<br><br>S<br>-- <br>Stuart Booth
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