Category: VSCP

For the first time ever I am able to pay all bills related to the VSCP project with sponsored funds. A great feeling. A big thanks to the sponsors of the VSCP project.

A great thing with VSCP is that people stay on this project for a long time and during the last week I have been in contact with several old-timers. VSCP still lives also outside of this house in different corners of the world. Please use the discussion area at the main VSCP repository to discuss VSCP issues or just say hello and tell everyone that you are live and still around. Many installations has been running for 10+ years now. That is a great positive thing for the stability of VSCP.

My current work is still on rewriting stuff. At the moment VSCP Works, which actually is a useful and working tool for parts. Some last parts of the main source is now converted to standard C++.

News is that mdf’s now can be defined as json files as well and that the identification of which type they are is done automatically. The downloader and parser will also be distributed as a lib for use by other tools.

For those who have not noted windows will be supported in the current 15 version. Most is done here. Just need some installers but this has to wait unit the current work on VSCP Works in done.

I get questions about Grodans Paradis modules will be sold again and yes they will be available in Q1 next year. Some new stuff also I hope.

I actually retired two weeks ago so I should probably relax and enjoy this new oldie life. But I probably can’t which should not be a surprise for those of you who know me. The goal is to die in front of the screen never understanding whats happened. But now rush with that…

VSCP is alive.

https://github.com/mzanders/uvscpd

https://github.com/mzanders/swali

https://github.com/mzanders/vscp4hass

Rewriting MDF (Module Description File) parsers for VSCP this week and possibly next week. One for XML and one for JSON formatted MDF files. Format of the file is autodetected. Standard C++. Will make Python and node.js wrappers and c-lib available.

Every VSCP device holds a pointer to a file of this form. You can determine the functionality of the device from it, what it will send to you?, what you can configure?, get pictures of it, get the manul in a selected language, get firmware files, learn howto load firmware etc etc.

A powerful yet simple.