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transitioning from **OpenLink**\nto **PapaLink**, and finally to **PapaLink** - the core operational principle\nhas remained constant since its inception.\n\nFor a deep dive into the theoretical architecture, the distinction between\ntransport and semantics, and the hierarchical programming model, please refer\nto our primary white paper jointly crafted with Alfrisin Oy CEO, Jori-Aleksi:\n\n**[PapaLink - Unified Control Paradigm for Embedded Device Control (2026)](docs/papalink_whitepaper_1May2026.pdf)**\n\nThis document provides the technical concept level basis for the OSA Dictionary,\nthe DTS, and the dual-API structure.\n\n\n## This Repository: DTS \u0026 Documentation\n\nThis repository is the primary location for:\n1. **Device Type Specifications (DTS):** The canonical blueprints for basic Device Types (e.g., motors, sensors, light sources).\n2. **Core Documentation:** Technical specifications for the OSA Semantic KV-Table, the PapaLink communication protocol and the dual-API approach.\n3. **Governance:** Information regarding the standardization and evolution of the PapaLink semantic layer.\n\n\n## Rest of the PapaLink Ecosystem\n\nPapaLink is implemented across several specialized repositories. Please navigate\nto the appropriate repository based on your aims:\n\n### 1. Python Software Development (Host-Side)\nIf you are building applications that control PapaLink-compliant devices:\n* **[papalink-python](https://github.com/devjonix/papalink-python):** The Python reference implementation of the **Direct API** (universal access) and the **Driver API** (semantic productivity).\n\n### 2. Arduino Embedded Development (Device-Side)\nIf you are a manufacturer or engineer implementing PapaLink on hardware:\n* **[papalink-arduino](https://github.com/devjonix/papalink-arduino):** Implementation guides and libraries for bringing PapaLink support to Arduino-compatible microcontrollers.\n\n### 3. PapaLink Verification \u0026 Testing (Host-Side)\nIf you need to validate a device's PapaLink compliance:\n* **[papalink-testpanels](https://github.com/devjonix/papalink-testpanels):** A suite of tools designed to test device discovery, OSA Dictionary integrity, and DTS compliance.\n\n\n\n## Contributing to the DTS\n\nWe welcome contributions to the DTS to expand the ecosystem and device types\ncovered by it.\n\n\n## License \u0026 Neutrality\n\nPapaLink is an open-source standard. While the project was architected\nby Joni Kemppainen, it is developed and maintained as a community-driven\necosystem.\n\nTo ensure long-term vendor neutrality and prevent ecosystem fragmentation,\nPapaLink DTS is released under the GPLv3-only license. This ensures that the\nprotocol remains a public good: it cannot be privatized, and all contributors\nand adopters have the legal right to implement, modify, and distribute\nPapaLink-compliant technologies. PapaLink is an independent paradigm,\nnot a proprietary product of any single commercial entity.\n\nOther parts of PapaLink implementations (such as PapaLink programming APIs\nand MCU firwmares) follow their own licenses set by their creators.\n\n\n\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fdevjonix%2Fpapalink","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fdevjonix%2Fpapalink","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fdevjonix%2Fpapalink/lists"}