SmartHome releases "INSTEON: the details" document

["Brian" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

PDF can be found here.

http://www.cocoontech.com/downloads/COCOONTECH-Insteon-whitepaper.pdf

Introduction..........................................................................................................1
INSTEON
Overview...............................................................................................2
Why
INSTEON?.............................................................................................3
Hallmarks of
INSTEON...................................................................................5
INSTEON
Specifications..................................................................................6
INSTEON
Fundamentals.................................................................................8
INSTEON Device
Communication................................................................8
INSTEON Message
Repeating...................................................................10
INSTEON Peer-to-Peer
Networking............................................................12
INSTEON Applications and
Devices................................................................13
INSTEON
Messages.............................................................................................14
INSTEON Message
Structure.........................................................................15
Message
Lengths....................................................................................15
Standard
Message.............................................................................15
Extended
Message.............................................................................16
Message
Fields.......................................................................................17
Device
Addresses..............................................................................17
Message
Flags..................................................................................17
Command 1 and
2.............................................................................20
User
Data.........................................................................................20
Message Integrity
Byte......................................................................20
INSTEON Message
Summary........................................................................21
INSTEON Message
Repetition........................................................................23
INSTEON Message
Hopping.....................................................................23
Message Hopping
Control...................................................................23
Timeslot
Synchronization....................................................................23
INSTEON Message
Retrying.....................................................................28
INSTEON Signaling
Details..................................................................................29
INSTEON Packet
Structure............................................................................30
Powerline
Packets..................................................................................30
RF
Packets............................................................................................31
INSTEON
Signaling......................................................................................32
Powerline
Signaling................................................................................32
BPSK
Modulation...............................................................................33
Packet
Timing...................................................................................34
X10
Compatibility..............................................................................34
Message
Timeslots............................................................................35
INSTEON Powerline Data
Rates...........................................................37
RF
Signaling..........................................................................................38
Simulcasting..............................................................................................40
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Powerline
Simulcasting...........................................................................40
RF
Simulcasting.....................................................................................41
RF/Powerline
Synchronization..................................................................41
INSTEON Network
Usage....................................................................................42
INSTEON
Commands...................................................................................43
Command
1..........................................................................................43
Command
2..........................................................................................43
INSTEON Device
Classes..............................................................................45
Device Identification
Broadcast................................................................45
Device
Type..........................................................................................45
Device
Category................................................................................46
Device
Descriptor..............................................................................46
Device
Attributes...................................................................................46
Firmware
Revision..................................................................................46
INSTEON Device
Linking..............................................................................47
INSTEON
Groups....................................................................................47
Groups and
Links..............................................................................47
Examples of
Groups...........................................................................47
Methods for Linking INSTEON
Devices.......................................................49
Manual
Linking..................................................................................49
Electronic
Linking..............................................................................49
Example of an INSTEON Linking
Session...............................................50
Example of INSTEON Group
Conversation..................................................51
INSTEON Link
Database..........................................................................53
INSTEON Extended
Messages.......................................................................54
INSTEON
Security.......................................................................................55
Linking
Control......................................................................................55
Physical Possession of
Devices............................................................55
Masking Non-linked Network
Traffic.....................................................55
Encryption within Extended
Messages.......................................................56
INSTEON Application
Development.....................................................................57
Interfacing to an INSTEON
Network...............................................................58
The Smarthome PowerLinc
Controller........................................................58
Manager
Applications...................................................................................59
SALad
Applications......................................................................................60
SALad
Overview.....................................................................................60
SALad Integrated Development
Environment.............................................60
INSTEON Developer's
Kits............................................................................61
Software Developer's
Kit.........................................................................61
Hardware Development
Modules...............................................................61
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Conclusion...........................................................................................................63
NOTES.................................................................................................................64
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