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Overview...............................................................................................2 Why INSTEON?.............................................................................................3 Hallmarks of INSTEON...................................................................................5 INSTEON Specifications..................................................................................6 INSTEON Fundamentals.................................................................................8 INSTEON Device Communication................................................................8 INSTEON Message Repeating...................................................................10 INSTEON Peer-to-Peer Networking............................................................12 INSTEON Applications and Devices................................................................13 INSTEON Messages.............................................................................................14 INSTEON Message Structure.........................................................................15 Message Lengths....................................................................................15 Standard Message.............................................................................15 Extended Message.............................................................................16 Message Fields.......................................................................................17 Device Addresses..............................................................................17 Message Flags..................................................................................17 Command 1 and
2.............................................................................20 User Data.........................................................................................20 Message Integrity Byte......................................................................20 INSTEON Message Summary........................................................................21 INSTEON Message Repetition........................................................................23 INSTEON Message Hopping.....................................................................23 Message Hopping Control...................................................................23 Timeslot Synchronization....................................................................23 INSTEON Message Retrying.....................................................................28 INSTEON Signaling Details..................................................................................29 INSTEON Packet Structure............................................................................30 Powerline Packets..................................................................................30 RF Packets............................................................................................31 INSTEON Signaling......................................................................................32 Powerline Signaling................................................................................32 BPSK Modulation...............................................................................33 Packet Timing...................................................................................34 X10 Compatibility..............................................................................34 Message Timeslots............................................................................35 INSTEON Powerline Data Rates...........................................................37 RF Signaling..........................................................................................38 Simulcasting..............................................................................................40 T h e D e t a i l s Page ii August 11, 2005 © 2005 Smarthome Technology Powerline Simulcasting...........................................................................40 RF Simulcasting.....................................................................................41 RF/Powerline Synchronization..................................................................41 INSTEON Network Usage....................................................................................42 INSTEON Commands...................................................................................43 Command
1..........................................................................................43 Command
2..........................................................................................43 INSTEON Device Classes..............................................................................45 Device Identification Broadcast................................................................45 Device Type..........................................................................................45 Device Category................................................................................46 Device Descriptor..............................................................................46 Device Attributes...................................................................................46 Firmware Revision..................................................................................46 INSTEON Device Linking..............................................................................47 INSTEON Groups....................................................................................47 Groups and Links..............................................................................47 Examples of Groups...........................................................................47 Methods for Linking INSTEON Devices.......................................................49 Manual Linking..................................................................................49 Electronic Linking..............................................................................49 Example of an INSTEON Linking Session...............................................50 Example of INSTEON Group Conversation..................................................51 INSTEON Link Database..........................................................................53 INSTEON Extended Messages.......................................................................54 INSTEON Security.......................................................................................55 Linking Control......................................................................................55 Physical Possession of Devices............................................................55 Masking Non-linked Network Traffic.....................................................55 Encryption within Extended Messages.......................................................56 INSTEON Application Development.....................................................................57 Interfacing to an INSTEON Network...............................................................58 The Smarthome PowerLinc Controller........................................................58 Manager Applications...................................................................................59 SALad Applications......................................................................................60 SALad Overview.....................................................................................60 SALad Integrated Development Environment.............................................60 INSTEON Developer's Kits............................................................................61 Software Developer's Kit.........................................................................61 Hardware Development Modules...............................................................61 T h e D e t a i l s Page iii August 11, 2005 © 2005 Smarthome Technology Conclusion...........................................................................................................63 NOTES.................................................................................................................64