Dashboard, OI <-> RC Checksum

[Danny Diaz]

Originally Posted by Dave K.

Given everything else that seems to be documented, it seems odd that this would be considered a "secret" and withheld.

It doesn't seem odd at all. The proprietary checksum is the one piece of the puzzle that makes everyone as sane as they are - if the checksum generation wasn't proprietary, anyone could send additional packets from anything. Think about it, anyone with an RS-485 port and a transmit radio could send packets out that LOOK like they're coming from your OI. Could you imagine the ramifications of that? Even with "Gracious Professionalism", could you imagine the perceived ramifications of that?

Of course, on the other hand there is the benefit of being able to turn your laptop into an OI, provided it's fast enough to handle the real-time processing of the packet information - from what I hear (from IFI) it's pretty demanding. However, I've been promised that we won't be seeing the checksum algorithm any time soon, and they've specifically asked those who are capable to NOT attempt to determine how that checksum is created.

-Danny