{"id":1372,"date":"2009-04-02T09:04:54","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T08:04:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-12-22T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2012-12-22T16:03:53","slug":"clipsal-to-publish-the-c-bus-serial-protocols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/announcements\/clipsal-to-publish-the-c-bus-serial-protocols.html","title":{"rendered":"Clipsal to Publish the C-Bus Serial Protocols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Clipsal CBus\" alt=\"Clipsal C-Bus\" src=\"\/images\/news\/cbus_dlt1.jpg\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News this morning from our forums that Clipsal are going to open up access to their C-Bus protocol. This is the news many custom installers and DIYers have been waiting for as it should seemuch easier integration of C-Bus prducts with other systems.\u00a0 Interestingly this comes very soon after the <a href=\"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/Announcements\/Philips-Aquires-Lighting-Controls-Company-Dynalite.html\" target=\"_blank\">announcement that Philips have aquired Dynalite<\/a>.\u00a0 The future of lighting control is definatley going to be interesting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sj-gblock\">\n<script language=\"javascript\">\n<!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5598479065369258\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300; \ngoogle_ad_height = 250; \ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\"; \ngoogle_ad_channel = \"7058025304\"; \ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\"; \ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\"; \ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\"; \ngoogle_color_link = \"52a79f\"; \ngoogle_color_url = \"CFFFDF\"; \ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\"; \n\/\/--> \n<\/script>\n<script language=\"javascript\"  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><strong>Clipsal to publish the C-Bus serial protocols for free use by application and product developers<\/strong>.\u00a0 Clipsal have today announced that it will publish the C-Bus Application Layer protocols for free access and download. These protocols enable equipment developers and suppliers to integrate their products with a C-Bus system.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in the next week or two, the initial set of protocol documents will be published and made available. These documents include: A guide for developers to use the C-Bus Serial Interface device &#8211; A description of the different ways to interface a device to C-Bus &#8211; Over 15 detailed serial protocol descriptions covering the following C-Bus Applications (with more to come):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lighting, Switching and Electrical Load Control<\/li>\n<li>Security<\/li>\n<li>Trigger Control (including Scene Triggering and Indicator Control)<\/li>\n<li>Enable Control<\/li>\n<li>Temperature Broadcast<\/li>\n<li>Ventilation<\/li>\n<li>Access Control<\/li>\n<li>Clocks and Timekeeping<\/li>\n<li>Telephony<\/li>\n<li>Air Conditioning<\/li>\n<li>Irrigation Control<\/li>\n<li>Measurement and analogue input<\/li>\n<li>Pool, Spa, Pond and Fountain Control<\/li>\n<li>Device Error Reporting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Later in 2009, additional protocol documents will be added to the published list. This will include Multi-Room Audio Control, and several others still in development.<\/p>\n<p>To aid equipment and product developers, Clipsal will also later this year make available the 5000SM\/2 &#8211; a small matchbox sized module that can be easily added to equipment to build in a C-Bus Interface. This product has been available for some time to C-Bus Enabled partners &#8211; it will now become generally available. A development kit, drawings, dimensions, and so on will also be made generally available.<\/p>\n<p>The existing C-Bus Enabled program will continue &#8211; providing a point of contact for equipment developers, support. If desired by an equipment manufacturer, a product can also be tested for conformance under the C-Bus Enabled program &#8211; giving customers confidence of a quality product that is endorsed by Clipsal. C-Bus Enabled partners will also be able to purchase customised 5000SM2&#8217;s or C-Bus micro controllers which will give their product direct support in the C-Bus Toolkit software.<\/p>\n<p>Current software drivers for WindowsTM and Linux operating systems will continue to be provided for free download, as will the fully-featured C-Gate software driver.<\/p>\n<p>Ron Ghezzi, C-Bus Product Offer Manager said &#8220;We are very excited about the opening up and publication of C-Bus serial protocols, which will make integration by an already thriving community of developers even easier.&#8221;<br \/>\nEdit\/Delete Message&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/vbulletin\/showthread.php?2229-Great-news-for-C-Bus-Integrators\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Forum Post<\/a>\u00a0 : \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbus-enabled.com\/news-8.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Clipsal Press Release<\/a>\u00a0 : \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbus-shop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CBus.com<\/a> [Thanks 2sc]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 News this morning from our forums that Clipsal are going to open up access to their C-Bus protocol. 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