Seamlessly Connect and Manage Your Network Devices with UPnP and PnP-X Technologies
Discover how Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and PnP-X enhance the connectivity and control of networked devices. UPnP standardizes device discovery and communication, allowing devices to be easily identified and accessed on your network. With capabilities like SSDP discovery and Service Control Protocol, managing connected devices becomes effortless. PnP-X further simplifies this process by providing enhanced pairing experiences through unique hardware IDs. Learn the essentials of implementing these protocols to streamline your home automation system.
Seamlessly Connect and Manage Your Network Devices with UPnP and PnP-X Technologies
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Network Connected Devices Joseph Ngari| Program Manager
About UPnP • It enables a standards based discovery and communication solution for network connected devices.
UPnP in a nutshell • Device must implement http • Discovery (SSDP) • Windows initiates multicast on port 1900 which contains special tag: M-SEARCH. • Device responds via unicast with URL to a device description document (DDD) • Host downloads the DDD from the URL • The DDD has pointers to the Service Control Protocol Description (SCPD) , eventing and presentation URLs. These additional services are not needed for discovery. • Learn More: http://www.upnp.org/
PnP-X • Very easy. Its one xml tagin the DDD • <pnpx:X_hardwareId>Microsoft/SampleDevice/10000/urn:microsoft-com:device:SampleDimmerDevice:1</pnpx:X_hardwareId> • Enables an enhanced pairing experience with windows. • Only have to provide a PnP-X hardware ID and the device type. • This lives in the DDD we covered above. • If you don’t use a PnP-X ID you will not be able to get connected.
Device meta-data uses PnP-X ID • This goes in your DDD • <pnpx:X_hardwareId>Microsoft/SampleDevice/10000/urn:microsoft-com:device:SampleDimmerDevice:1</pnpx:X_hardwareId> • You then add the ID to the meta-data as shown below. The prefix will be added by the device meta-data wizard.
Device Presence • Device has a dev node once it is paired and regardless of whether the device is connected. • Windows keeps track of presence. • Device should send periodic “alive” messages. • Device should send “byebye” before it disconnects otherwise the PC will think the device is still connected for up to 30 minutes.
Retrieving the device • Device enumeration • Once you get the IP address you can use any desired communication protocol. • We recommend UPnP. • No need to invent a new protocol. • Enables anyone to talk to your device. • Will not conflict with other operating systems
Using the device • Get the Service Control Protocol Description (SCPD) • Invoke actions • Subscribe for events • SOAP • UPnP uses soap to communicate • Additional Resources
Automatic Connection • Network Connected Device Automatic Setup (NCD-AS) • Requirements • Must be on a private networkand sharing must be enabled. • Must have less than 30 number of devices on the network. • This includes all devices and not just UPnP devices. • Must fit into specific device categories • General rule is that it is a shared device in the home • Device category must be correct. This optional PnP-X tag describes the device category. <pnpx:X_deviceCategory>HomeAutomation</pnpx:X_deviceCategory>
Resources • Windows Rally • UPnP • Dimmer Sample
