Compulite Vector and Catalyst

[samsc]

sounds like they wouldnt have a problem making a udp request.

[andystone]

Not at all.

What Mony says is that he thinks we will need some kind of detection/ handshake - otherwise the Vector won't know what the Catalyst IP address is.

Once we know the address for each of the Catalyst devices we can communicate. Another option is sending the Poll Request in Broadcast, but I'm not sure it's a good idea.

[samsc]

Not at all.

What Mony says is that he thinks we will need some kind of detection/ handshake - otherwise the Vector won't know what the Catalyst IP address is.

Once we know the address for each of the Catalyst devices we can communicate. Another option is sending the Poll Request in Broadcast, but I'm not sure it's a good idea.

each catalyst has a name.
can you have a name as part of a device gui?

You can then send a broadcast message with a poll request for a particular name as part of the protocol.

Names are easier than ip addresses.

[samsc]

Names are easier than ip addresses.

IP addresses change too easily and often under mysterious circumstance as far as the user is concerned.

Name matching is much simpler.

The protocol will say:

<broadcast message>
<Catalyst 'tv out 1'>
<send me file 0 library 1 bitmap>
<end message>

this way the ip address can change at will, and systems can even be swapped out and it will still work.