rose/protocol.md

The Specifications for ROSE

Extensions to the protocol may change the specifications, see the devlogs for specific decisions on changes.

Packet specifications

Header

(1 byte) Command + packet size

• Packet sizes are chosen out of 4 predetermined sizes. Using only 2 bits in this byte to be represented.
• Commands are 6 bits with 64 possibilities, see the Commands section for details.

(1 byte) Destination address

• This can refer to any end-device or fabric within the network

(1 byte) Source address

• This can refer to any end-device or fabric within the network

Payload

Via commands, leading or trailing bytes in the payload can also be repurposed to timestamps or other feature extensions.

(1 byte) CRC-8

To ensure delivery.

Commands

TBD.

Feature Extensions

[CMD: TBD] Include timestamp

[CMD: TBD] Include sequence number