pynimcodec 0.4.11

Codecs for Satellite IoT messaging implemented in Python.

pynimcodec

A set of message codecs for use with satellite IoT products implemented in Python.

Compact Binary Codec (CBC)

A Python implementation of Viasat CBC

nimo

The NIMO message codec was designed by ORBCOMM and represents an efficient binary data packing for various data types at a bit-level.

This module also provides facilities to build a XML file compliant with the ORBCOMM and/or Viasat Message Definition File concept to apply to messages sent over the IsatData Pro service.

The principles of the NIMO Common Message Format are:

• First byte of payload is Service Identification Number (SIN) representing a microservice running on an IoT device. Each <Service> consists of <ForwardMessages> (e.g. commands) and/or <ReturnMessages> (e.g. reports or responses from the IoT device). SIN must be in a range 16..255.

[!WARNING] SIN range 16..127 may conflict with certain ORBCOMM-reserved messages when using the ORBCOMM IDP service.

• Second byte of payload is Message Identification Number (MIN) representing a remote operation such as a data report or a command. The combination of SIN and MIN and direction (Forward/Return) enables decoding of subsequent <Fields> containing data.

• Subsequent bytes of data are defined by <Fields> where each <Field> has a data type such as <SignedIntField>, <EnumField>, etc. These fields can be defined on individual bitwise boundaries, for example a 5-bit unsigned integer with maximum value 31, or a boolean single bit.