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allowing you to select from lists contained in a program ID definition file
distributed by L ON M ARK International. A current version of this list is included
with the LonTalk Stack.
Within the device’s program ID, you must include your manufacturer ID. If your
company is a member of L
ON
M
ARK
International, you have a permanent
Manufacturer ID assigned by L ON M ARK International. You can find those listed
within the Standard Program ID Calculator utility, or online at
www.lonmark.org/mid .
If your company is not a member of the L ON M ARK International, you can obtain a
temporary manufacturer ID from www.lonmark.org/mid . You do not have to join
L ON M ARK International to obtain a temporary manufacturer ID.
For prototypes and example applications, you can use the F:FF:FF manufacturer
ID, but you should not release a device that uses this non-unique identifier into
production.
If you want to specify a program ID that does not follow the standard program ID
format, you must use the command-line interface for the LonTalk Interface
Developer utility. L
ON
M
ARK
International requires all interoperable L
ON
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ORKS
devices to use a standard-format program ID. Using a non-standard format for
the program ID will prevent the use of functional blocks and configuration
properties, and will prevent certification.
Click Next.
Specifying the Model File
From the Model File Selection page of the utility, you specify the model file for
the device. You can also click Edit to open the model file in whatever editor is
associated with the .nc file type, for example, Notepad or the NodeBuilder
Development Tool.