3 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/Makefile.am b/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/Makefile.am
index d8c240351..2ce268a41 100644
--- a/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/Makefile.am
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ SUBDIRS =
 this_includedir = $(includedir)/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard
 this_include_HEADERS = \
 	base.hpp \
+	id.hpp \
 	interface.hpp \
 	manager.hpp
diff --git a/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/id.hpp b/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/id.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2dc7b7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/id.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_USRP_UHD_USRP_DBOARD_ID_HPP
+#define INCLUDED_USRP_UHD_USRP_DBOARD_ID_HPP
+
+namespace usrp_uhd{ namespace usrp{ namespace dboard{
+
+enum dboard_id_t{
+    ID_BASIC_TX = 0x0000,
+    ID_BASIC_RX = 0x0001
+};
+
+}}} //namespace
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &, const usrp_uhd::usrp::dboard::dboard_id_t &);
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_USRP_UHD_USRP_DBOARD_ID_HPP */
diff --git a/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/manager.hpp b/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/manager.hpp
index 4eaa9f889..56adf5eea 100644
--- a/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/manager.hpp
+++ b/include/usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/manager.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <boost/utility.hpp>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/base.hpp>
+#include <usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/id.hpp>
 
 namespace usrp_uhd{ namespace usrp{ namespace dboard{
 
@@ -22,8 +23,6 @@ namespace usrp_uhd{ namespace usrp{ namespace dboard{
 class manager : boost::noncopyable{
 
 public:
-    //a dboard can be identified by a 16 bit integer
-    typedef uint16_t dboard_id_t;
 
     //dboard constructor (each dboard should have a ::make with this signature)
     typedef base::sptr(*dboard_ctor_t)(base::ctor_args_t const&);