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I work for a small company developing a sensor and using HART for the first time.
Due to the size of the company and a limited budget, becoming a member of the HART foundation ($5000/yr) is unrealistic, but this seems to be the only way to acquire a manufacturer ID for our device, despite HART being a supposed "open protocol".
My question is whether there is a generic HART manufacture ID available for those only wishing to implement the standard without registering? Alternatively, what other solutions are available?
Currently the plan is to provide a custom command that allows the end-user to change the device/manufacturer ID and set it to something that doesn't clash with their existing system. If it helps, this sensor is only intended for a one-to-one configuration and not multi-drop.
I have purchased a copy of the HART Protocol Test Specification (Revision 7.5) and would consider also buying the full specification if required. Up until now I have largely pieced together the standard from documentation available freely online but am confident of my implementation.
Any clarification would be really appreciated.
Due to the size of the company and a limited budget, becoming a member of the HART foundation ($5000/yr) is unrealistic, but this seems to be the only way to acquire a manufacturer ID for our device, despite HART being a supposed "open protocol".
My question is whether there is a generic HART manufacture ID available for those only wishing to implement the standard without registering? Alternatively, what other solutions are available?
Currently the plan is to provide a custom command that allows the end-user to change the device/manufacturer ID and set it to something that doesn't clash with their existing system. If it helps, this sensor is only intended for a one-to-one configuration and not multi-drop.
I have purchased a copy of the HART Protocol Test Specification (Revision 7.5) and would consider also buying the full specification if required. Up until now I have largely pieced together the standard from documentation available freely online but am confident of my implementation.
Any clarification would be really appreciated.