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This page contains links to AES70 information resources.


Main OCA Alliance public website
ocaalliance.com

Online quick reference to AES70 classes and datatypes
AES70-OCC Web version of AES70-2, the class structure that defines AES70's control repertoire; Provided by OCA Alliance member DeusO GmbH.

Pair of howto presentations from the AES 143d Convention, October 18-21 2017. These can be downloaded from the OCA Alliance at the links given below; additionally, audio recordings of them can be purchased from the AES organization.
How to make an AES70 device PDF (64 slides)
How to make an AES70 controller PDF (39 slides)

Two presentations on the AES70 Object Model, the class structure that defines AES70's control repertoire:
The object model and its relationship to AES70 PDF (20 slides)
Detailed presentation on the Object Model; choice of three formats:
The OCA Object Model v07 (navigable) Detailed look at the OCA object model, excluding AES70 protocol details. Navigable version, 60 slides; requires Microsoft PowerPoint.
The OCA Object Model v07 (PDF) PDF (59 slides); sequentially readable only.
The OCA Object Model v07 (summary) Navigable version, arranged as summary with clickable details

Introductory materials for people who are new to device control based on public, object-oriented standards:
Device control newbie FAQ Frequently-asked questions asked by product managers and developers contemplating the use of a public device control scheme for the first time; PDF, 2 pages
XCA - the eXample Control Architecture. Tiny object-oriented control architecture that mirrors OCA, but is much simpler. For people new to object-oriented control schemes, it explains the basic ideas of OCA without too much distracting detail.

Published technical articles about AES70 / OCA:
The Open Control Architecture
in the AES Journal
JAES Volume 61 Issue 4 pp. 185-200; April 2013.
Full description of OCA as it was in 2013. The concepts are still the same today, although many features have been added, and a few have changed.