Hi folks, as part of the MS RFID course we developed - I wanted to share the
comprehensive DSPI provider extension lab 04 from the course.
Specifically the provider sample illustrates:
- Device APIs
- DSPI Management APIs
- Dynamic discovery of devices
Basically the provider:
- Uses the file system to simulate 'sensors' that could be used to interface with RFD (doesn't always need to be 'readers' + devices)
- each subfolder is discovered as an 'antenna' and presented to BizTalk RFID
- The provider waits for files to be dropped into folders for the 'tag' read events
- The provider will can also write/print tags out which translate to files in folders.
The Article - http://blogs.breezetraining.com.au/mickb/2007/11/16/BizTalkRFIDVechicleSensorDevicesDSPIProvider.aspx
The Source Code - http://blogs.breezetraining.com.au/mickb/ct.ashx?id=9e4fb0b7-da4d-4ffa-b58c-90915e02c8a3&url=http%3a%2f%2fblogs.breezetraining.com.au%2fmickb%2fcontent%2fBizTalkRFIDVechicleSensorDevicesDSPIProv_85A3%2fLab04Ext.zip
A Sample Readme - http://blogs.breezetraining.com.au/mickb/ct.ashx?id=9e4fb0b7-da4d-4ffa-b58c-90915e02c8a3&url=http%3a%2f%2fblogs.breezetraining.com.au%2fmickb%2fcontent%2fBizTalkRFIDVechicleSensorDevicesDSPIProv_85A3%2fMockVehicleSensorDSPIProviderReadMe.pdf
The man behind the sample - http://blogs.breezetraining.com.au/mickb/ct.ashx?id=9e4fb0b7-da4d-4ffa-b58c-90915e02c8a3&url=http%3a%2f%2fblogs.breezetraining.com.au%2fscotts
Enjoy!