Recent development has been on getting the device network functioning. There are 3 interface formats:
- RS232 – for PC connection and driving other components such as projectors.
- RS488 – for networking between devices that are not co-located.
- I2C – for networking between devices that are co-located.
The current set development boards are chained together, each link a different interface format, starting from the PC control app via RS232.
From empty devices (bootloader only), each device can be loaded with its firmware. Once running the PC app will assign a device ID and the device will discover its neighbours and routing tables generated.