Re: [Libphidget-devel] serial numbers

[Vadim T. <vt...@fr...>]

According to fit...@ph...:

> > Just a thought: why does the serial number have to be a number, no
> > matter how coded? Give you an example: az93c12 - what's wrong with this
> > number?
> 
> No good reason, it just happened this way.  The first piece of working
> sample code I got my hands on did it this way, so that's what I do.
> 
> > What's the primary purpose of the serial number? Let me guess: unique
> > identifier?
> 
> Yup.

Then, the string serves as good as the number, though you can a) add more
significant information to it (like, the release variations, or specific
options included into an instance of a phidget), b) extend the address space
(though this is rather theoretical at this moment).

How much of the existing code will break if the serial happens to be a
malformed number?

> > I sincerely hope that you will run out of serial numbers ;)
> 
> You mean with a 5-digit string, or a 32-bit long?  I would consider
> phidgets to be a success if I ran out with the 5 digit string.

That's what I was implying ;)
 
> Chester

--vt