def _read_base_device(p_xml, p_version):
"""
@param p_xml: is the XML Element for the entire device
@param p_version: is some helper data to get the correct information from the config file.
@return: a Light data object with the base info filled in
"""
l_obj = LightData()
l_obj = LightingCoreAPI.read_core_lighting_xml(l_obj, p_xml, p_version)
l_obj.DeviceType = 1
l_obj.DeviceSubType = 2
return l_obj
