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Creating and Using Device Templates
c. In the Device Class (CC:CC) property, select the primary function of the device. To enter a
device class value that has not yet been added to the standard list, select <Enter
Number[Decimal]>, and then enter decimal values from 0 to 255 in the boxes to the right
(the calculator will convert the values to hex format).
d. In the Usage (UU) property, select the intended use of the device. The most significant two
bits are determined by the Has Changeable Interface and Use Field Valued Defined By
Functional Profile check boxes below the Usage property.
If you are using a standard usage value, select the Use Field Defined By Functional Profile
check box below the Usage property, and select a standard usage value from the list.
If the primary functional profile implemented by your device specifies custom usage values,
clear the Use Field Defined By Functional Profile check box below the Usage property,
select <Enter Number[Decimal]> from the list, and then enter a decimal value from 0-255 in
the box to the right (the calculator will convert the value to hex format).
e. In the Channel Type (TT) property, select the channel type supported by the device’s
transceiver.
If you are using a transceiver that is not compatible with any of channel types in the list, select
Custom.
To enter a channel type value that has not yet been added to the standard list, select <Enter
Number[Decimal]> and enter a decimal value from 0 to 255 in the box to the right (the
calculator will convert the value to hex format).
f. In the Model Number (NN) property, enter the specific product model within the range
specified by the Min Model # and Max Model # properties in the Program ID dialog. You
can assign a unique model number for the specified manufacturer, device class, usage, and
channel type. The same hardware may be used for multiple model numbers depending on the
program that is loaded into the hardware. The model number within the program ID does not
have to conform to your published model number. You can have this property updated
automatically by selecting the Automatic Program ID Management check box in the
Program ID dialog.
g. In the Standard Development Program ID property, identify your device as a standard
development/prototype device or as a L
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certified device. If your device is a
development or prototype device that is not yet
L
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certified, select the Standard
Development Program ID check box (the calculator sets the F field of the program ID to 9).
Clear this checkbox if your prototype is L
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certified (the calculator sets the F field of
the program ID to 8). This check box is selected by default.
h. If your device has a changeable interface (it has changeable-type network variables, or the
device supports dynamic network variables), select the Has Changeable Interface check
box. This check box is cleared by default.
Integrators can use a network tool to change the types of changeable-type network variables
when installing a network. You can implement changeable-type network variables on any
type of device.
Dynamic network variables are network variables that are during installation time by a
network tool. Network variables with changeable types may be implemented by any device;
dynamic network variables may only be implemented by host-based devices. For more
information on changeable-type network variables and dynamic network variables, see th