C-Bus Application ID's For Third Party Use

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    rhamer

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    Are there any specified application ID's that are guaranteed never to be used by Clipsal?

    Reading the C-Bus Applications document it states that the range $01 to $0F are available for free use, but then goes on to say However their use is discouraged.

    I don't want to actually send messages onto the bus with this ID, but I do want to make sure I will never receive messages with this particular ID, because I want to use it internally in my software for another purpose.

    So is there an ID that can be used?

    Cheers

    Rohan
     
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    Hi Rohan,

    The discouragement is to make people think twice before creating another version of a pre-existing application, so for example we don't end up with dozens of third-party HVAC applications. For a genuine custom application please do go ahead and use that range.

    It's still a good idea to make it configurable in your product if possible and document it clearly, for the benefit of integrators combining multiple third-party solutions.
     
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    Thanks Daniel, exactly what I wanted to hear.

    Cheers

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