REST Protocol - How to identify device types

[m_later]

Is there a lookup somewhere that can take a Device type from the REST interface and tell me what it is?

 

The reason I ask is that I'm trying to write a web app that will do some controls of different devices I have in the house. I've gotten pretty far with REST for controlling lights and scenes but I just added in a Venstar Insteon thermostat and a EZIO 2x4 device. I previously just used some XPATHS to buildup a collection of Nodes (switches) and Groups (Scenes), but with these new things I have to know more about what the device is.

 

Is there an easy way to identify a Thermostat by type field?

 

What about other devices? Are all switches consistent in their type value across firmware and other upgrades?

 

Any help or more documentation on the type field in REST would be greatly appreciated by myself and the friends that are waiting on me to get this done

[LeeG]

The first two bytes of the REST tag x.y…. relate to the value in the [xx.yy] field of the New INSTEON Device Device Type pulldown. The REST value is in decimal. The value displayed in [xx.yy] is in hex.

[Michel Kohanim]

Hello m_later,

 

In addition to what LeeG suggested, you are welcome to send an email to support@universal-devices.com and we'll send you the most up to date list.

 

With kind regards,

Michel