Re: Re: k8000 xPL interface Progress and some questions

["Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tom

> For deviceID I'm using k8000, and from what I read the InstanceID
> should be configurable by the enduser, but what about vendorID ?

The vendor id would be your Vendor id which you would use for all your
apps...
ie  could be TOMB.....mine is AEC.....

You have to  lodge a request  here....to use the Vendor id you would like
to
use , and Ian will check to ensure  no one else is using it and if not he
will reply stating its granted to you to use....

HTH
Frank



----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Van den Bon" <tvdbon@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 7:37 PM
Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: k8000 xPL interface Progress and some questions


>>
>> Though one suggestion I might make on the device= line.  Could it
be
>> simplified a bit?  FOr example, drop the K8000_ as it's somewhat
> implicit in
>> the target= (or for status/triggers, target=) and drop the D
prefix.
>> Leaving it a simple number (i.e. device=1) will let
> lower-powered/embedded
>> devices be able to parse it easier.
> That shouldn't be a problem, and it would make things alot more
simpler.
>
>> If you want to make a distinction between analog/digital/etc, you
could
>> encode it as part of the type= (like type=doutput, type=ainput or
>> type=digital_output, type=analog_input, etc, though shorter names
> are easier
>> to parse) keeping the device part pretty simple.  It's just a
> thought --
>> there is nothing at all wrong with the current way you have it
> specified.
> I agree, I never thought about that. I'll make the changes
accordingly.
>
> I have also made the following changes after reading the xPL docs a
> bit more:
>
> For the sensor.basic commands I changed the current to on/off instead
> of 1/0, mainly because thats how the schema specifies it for digital
> inputs.
>
> For the control.basic commands I changed it so that you specify the
> current as either on/off/pulse where pulse simulates a button pressed.
>
>
>> I think you're pretty covered (assuming configuration gets
resolved
> in the
>> framework -- working on that tomorrow).
>>
> Cool, Can't wait to check it out.
>
> I've got another question, I noticed that for the service I can set
> three strings:
>
> VendorID
> DeviceID
> InstanceID
>
> It seems that anything can be entered there, and I noticed in the xPL
> logger that those values get sent with the xPL messages (source I
presume)
>
> For deviceID I'm using k8000, and from what I read the InstanceID
> should be configurable by the enduser, but what about vendorID ?
>
> Work on the GSM<->xPL gateway is also progressing nicely.
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Tom
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