Status Message Markers - E1.20 RDM (Remote Device Management) Protocol Forums

hamish · March 8th, 2010

Here is a problem that I've come up against when parsing Status messages with the % replaceable parameters.

In Table B-1 there are two format Markers, %d & %x and there is one Specifier %L for a Slot Label.

When producing an informative Status message for a UI, instead of printing "Sensor 2 out of range", printing "Sensor Array Temperature out of range" would be more helpful. The user does not want to go look up what sensor 2 is.

To achieve the above, involves parsing the Message to look for the string "Sensor" before inserting the sensor description.

Offering an additional marker such as %S specifically for sensor indexes would greatly simplify this process and make it more robust for Manufacturer defined Status Messages

sblair · March 8th, 2010

Hamish,

There are probably a number of good extensions that we could do there. This would be a good topic for us at the July meetings.

hamish · October 28th, 2010

Scott

This is the thread detailing the problem I have with the replaceable parameters that I didn't explain accurately at the last CPWG

Again, this is an issue that I would like to make some progress on, especially in light of renewed focus on status messages.

sblair · November 2nd, 2010

Agreed. I think there is a lot of potential here. Would love to see what other options we might want to include here beyond just sensors.

jack3678 · December 9th, 2010

HI Hamish, i was also facing same Status Message prob .....
Thanks for u commands this information solved my status massage ....
Thanks lot ......

Regards
Jack
<a href="http://www.zframez.com"

March 8th, 2010	#1
hamish Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dartmoor, Devon, England Posts: 56	Status Message Markers Here is a problem that I've come up against when parsing Status messages with the % replaceable parameters. In Table B-1 there are two format Markers, %d & %x and there is one Specifier %L for a Slot Label. When producing an informative Status message for a UI, instead of printing "Sensor 2 out of range", printing "Sensor Array Temperature out of range" would be more helpful. The user does not want to go look up what sensor 2 is. To achieve the above, involves parsing the Message to look for the string "Sensor" before inserting the sensor description. Offering an additional marker such as %S specifically for sensor indexes would greatly simplify this process and make it more robust for Manufacturer defined Status Messages

March 8th, 2010	#2
sblair Administrator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 438	Hamish, There are probably a number of good extensions that we could do there. This would be a good topic for us at the July meetings. __________________ Scott M. Blair RDM Protocol Forums Admin

November 2nd, 2010	#4
sblair Administrator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 438	Agreed. I think there is a lot of potential here. Would love to see what other options we might want to include here beyond just sensors. __________________ Scott M. Blair RDM Protocol Forums Admin

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October 28th, 2010	#3
hamish Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dartmoor, Devon, England Posts: 56	Scott This is the thread detailing the problem I have with the replaceable parameters that I didn't explain accurately at the last CPWG Again, this is an issue that I would like to make some progress on, especially in light of renewed focus on status messages.

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jack3678 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1	HI Hamish, i was also facing same Status Message prob ..... Thanks for u commands this information solved my status massage .... Thanks lot ...... Regards Jack <a href="http://www.zframez.com"