HAVi Example By Example: Java Programming for Home Entertainment Devices - Softcover

Lea, Rodger; Gauba, Ravi; Gibbs, Simon; Balaraman, Ram

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130600350 ISBN 13: 9780130600356

Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr, 2001

Synopsis

A guide to Home Audio/Video Interoperability technology provides information for Java programmers on ways to make digital electronic equipment and home appliances interact with each other.

About this title

About the Author

RODGER LEA is Vice President and Director of the Distributed Systems Lab within Sony¿s US Research Labs. Lea has led development of HAVi technology within Sony, and is author of Java for 3D and VRML Worlds (New Riders).

SIMON GIBBS is a Principal Engineer at Sony's Distributed Systems Lab. Gibbs edited the HAVi 1.0 specification, and is author of Multimedia Programming: Objects, Environments and Frameworks (Addison Wesley).

RAVI GAUBA is a Software Engineer at Sony¿s Distributed Systems Lab. A key implementer of the HAVi Java programming environment within Sony, Gauba participated in HAVi interoperability tests.

RAM BALARAMAN is co-founder and Vice President of Engineering at VividLogic. He edited the HAVi Java Specification 1.0 and leads HAVi implementation at VividLogic.

From the Back Cover

The first hands-on introduction to HAVi — the new Java-based home entertainment standard.

• HAVi software architecture and HAVi services
• The future of HAVi: from digital VCRs to shared broadband Web access
• Creating portable, distributed applications for networked home environments
• Running HAVi over high-speed IEEE 1394 (i.Link/FireWire) connections
• Detailed HAVi API descriptions

HAVi Example by Example is the first practical, hands-on guide to HAVi (Home Audio/Video Interoperability) — the breakthrough technology that enables digital consumer electronics devices and home appliances to communicate.

In this book, two leading Sony implementers and HAVi designers review key elements of the HAVi 1.10 specification, providing extensive sample Java code and in-depth insight into HAVi's applications and planned evolution.

Want to build the software that'll drive tomorrow's most exciting consumer electronics markets? This is the jumpstart you've been looking for!

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PrefaceWhat Is HAVi?

HAVi—Home Audio-Video Interoperability—is a system architecture for the development of home network applications. The HAVi architecture is specified by an organization of consumer electronics and software companies. For HAVi, a home network is a group of connected AV (audio-video) devices within a home. This is sometimes called a home entertainment network or an AV cluster. Devices compliant with the HAVi specification implement a set of system services that allow them to interoperate over IEEE 1394 connections. IEEE 1394, also known as FireWire and i.LINK, is a high-speed serial bus used to connect devices into tree-shaped networks. HAVi specifies services to locate, query, control, and extend IEEE 1394 audio-video devices.Who This Book Is For

This book is intended primarily for developers with an interest in home entertainment devices and services. Others who may find the book of interest include those studying networking and distributed systems, and designers of audio-video products. Basic knowledge of Java is useful, but some familiarity with programming is all that is needed to follow many of the examples.Programming Aids

The HAVi by Example Web site is located at vividlogic/hbx. At this Web site you can find: JavaDoc for HJA 1.1 source code examples, and HAVi 1.1 SDK (Software Developers Kit).

To run the SDK you will need a Pentium-class PC with Linux 2.4.1 or later (this version of Linux has IEEE 1394 support), a JVM, and JDK 1.1.8 or later. If you want to control HAVi devices, you will need an IEEE 1394 port on your PC. See vividlogic/hbx/releaseNotes.txt for a list of supported IEEE 1394 cards.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130600350
• ISBN 13: 9780130600356
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496