Software

The repository contains host-side libraries and utilities plus node and submaster firmware.

Current host software

Component	Purpose
src/mscb.cxx	C-compatible MSCB host API, implemented in C++
include/mscbxx.h	Header-only MSCB++ node and variable façade
src/msc.cxx	Interactive command-line client
python/mscb.py	Python Ethernet/UDP MSCB library
python/msc.py	Python command-line client using mscb.py directly
include/mscb.h	Public types, constants, and C declarations

Use the C library, MSCB++ API, Python library, or msc command reference according to the application.

Typical workflow

1. Discover or identify an Ethernet submaster.
2. Scan or ping the node address space.
3. Query node and variable metadata.
4. Read or write typed variables.
5. Save persistent settings with FLASH when required.
6. Save an XML snapshot before broad configuration changes.

Use group and broadcast writes sparingly: they intentionally produce no unique acknowledgement.