VOLTTRON is an open source agent development and deployment platform designed to enable researchers to interact with devices and appliances without having to write drivers themselves
Please explore our project via our:
- git repository (https://github.com/VOLTTRON/volttron)
- latest documentaiton (http://volttron.readthedocs.io/en/develop/).
- visit the community on our slack channel https://volttron-community.slack.com (signup via https://volttron-community.signup.team).
- additional information at: http://transactionalnetwork.pnnl.gov/
The main features of the VOLTTRON platform are:
- Open, flexible and modular software platform
- Ease of application development
- Interoperable across vendors and applications
- Isolates power and control system complexities from developers
- Object oriented, modern software development environment
- Language agnostic. Does not tie the applications to a specific language such as Java
- Broad device and control systems protocols support built-in ModBUS, BACNet, and others
- Multiple types of controllers and sensors
- Low memory and storage footprint requirements
- Supports non-Intel CPUs
GitHub link: https://github.com/VOLTTRON/volttron
Latest documentation can be found: http://volttron.readthedocs.io/en/develop/
Some questions that can be asked are about specific agents (e.g. volttron central, master driver, etc.), the VOLTTRON framework itself, where the project should focus it's future development and any other related work.
