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Re: Is xAP Dying?
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The beauty of a stable xAP and BSC specification is that developers are
not coding against a moving target. Great effort has been made to
ensure code written against the published specification will continue to
work well in any later releases that are made. Advance information on
the key changes in future releases has been well promoted and discussed
on the xAP Developer list - in particular the UID format changes. I do
agree however that a formal xAP v1.3 specification is long overdue. That
forum is the best one to discuss any future specifications rather than
cross posting to both forums.
The updating of vendor ID's does occasionally not carry through to the
website list - I'll take a look but be assured your developer ID is
registered.
K
On 13/03/2010 05:53, Neil Wrightson wrote:
>
> 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/ <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
> <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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The beauty of a stable xAP and BSC specification is that developers are
not coding against a moving target. Great effort has been made to
ensure code written against the published specification will continue
to work well in any later releases that are made.
Advance
information on the key changes in future releases has been well
promoted and discussed on the xAP Developer list - in particular
the
UID format changes. I do agree however that a formal xAP v1.3
specification is long overdue. That forum is the best one to discuss
any future specifications rather than cross posting to both
forums.<br>
<br>
The updating of vendor ID's does occasionally not carry through to the
website list - I'll take a look but be assured your developer ID is
registered.<br>
<br>
K<br>
<br>
On 13/03/2010 05:53, Neil Wrightson wrote:
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="023163705-13032010">Hi,</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">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
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://jmri.sourceforge.net/";>http://jmri.<wbr>sourceforge.<wbr>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 moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://patrick.lidstone.net/haweb/java.htm";>http://patrick.<wbr>lidstone.<wbr>net/haweb/<wbr>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;"><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nwe.net";>www.nwe.net</a>.<wbr>au</span></u>
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