OpenADR VEN C++ Library

The open source OpenADR Virtual End Node library was developed to provide stakeholders with source code and a library that the industry could use to advance automated demand response research. The VEN library was developed to conform with OpenADR 2.0, profile B and supports the HTTP Pull data model. The VEN library was developed using C++.

OpenADR VEN C++ Library

This application was designed to support the role of a virtual end node (VEN) as defined in the OpenADR Alliance’s OpenADR 2.0 Profile B Specification, updated July 1, 2013. OpenADR is a machine-to-machine interface that defines the information model, transport and security mechanisms, and the manner in which data is exchanged between two end points. OpenADR 2.0 is an open specification that defines how information is communicated between an electricity service provider and customers, but it does not purport to define how either end point uses the information. This VEN library is one example of how the specification can be applied. This open source library, written in C++, was developed as a library designed to provide users with a toolkit for the OpenADR 2.0b interface, its information model, XML payloads, interactions with a VTN, and many other uses.