It's a really klunky standard. It's based on SOAP/WSDL, so a lot of "modern" folks don't like it. That's not really too much of an issue in my driver. I just licensed SOAPEngine, and that layer is sorted.
I think that one of the reasons that its uptake has been slow, is because manufacturers like to keep everything "in-house," and aren't too happy to allow devices they don't make to access their equipment.
I understand that. I really do. I worked for a manufacturer like that for ages. All kinds of hell can break loose, when you move from proprietary to open. It's not a simple transition.
The people that do like it, though, are the integrators. They are the ones that buy cameras in lots of a thousand, so there is definitely a case to be made in its favor.
I think that one of the reasons that its uptake has been slow, is because manufacturers like to keep everything "in-house," and aren't too happy to allow devices they don't make to access their equipment.
I understand that. I really do. I worked for a manufacturer like that for ages. All kinds of hell can break loose, when you move from proprietary to open. It's not a simple transition.
The people that do like it, though, are the integrators. They are the ones that buy cameras in lots of a thousand, so there is definitely a case to be made in its favor.