Changes

=== Oscar Spec ===

=== Oscar Spec ===

Oscar, the first Gen 1 Architecture compliant board, introduced a very simple and bare-bones electrical standard.

Oscar, the first Gen 1 Architecture compliant board, introduced a very simple and bare-bones electrical standard.

=== Cookie Monster Spec ===

=== Cookie Monster Spec ===

As the limitations and general simpleness of the Oscar Spec became apparent, many new additions and alterations were made to provide for a more scalable and robust architecture -- introduced in Cookie Monster.

As the limitations and general simpleness of the Oscar Spec became apparent, many new additions and alterations were made to provide for a more scalable and robust architecture -- introduced in Cookie Monster.

One of the key introductions with the Cookie Monster spec was the separation of power regulation and avionics. All power regulation was broken out onto a separate PCB -- the newly introduced BMS, Apple Turnover -- and the avionics, Cookie Monster, added two connector inputs for BMS Power Input & BMS Data Input. These two connectors provided power and data analytics about the BMS, respectively.

One of the key introductions with the Cookie Monster spec was the separation of power regulation and avionics. All power regulation was broken out onto a separate PCB -- the newly introduced BMS, Apple Turnover -- and the avionics, Cookie Monster, added a BMS connector including power & data pins.  

In addition to splitting controls & power into separate domains, Cookie Monster added an important system that would persist in balloons architecture to this day -- the CAN interface. Cookie Monster added two connectors for CAN -- one input and one output. This multi-master interface would allow for scaling the architecture to any number of boards, allowing multiple boards to be connected and interface easily.  

In addition to splitting controls & power into separate domains, Cookie Monster added an important system that would persist in balloons architecture to this day -- the CAN interface. Cookie Monster added two connectors for CAN -- one input and one output. This multi-master interface would allow for scaling the architecture to any number of boards, allowing multiple boards to be connected and interface easily.  

=== Elmo Spec ===

=== Elmo Spec ===

The Elmo Spec maintained the introductions of the Cookie Monster spec, while decreasing the size of the BMS Data connector.  

The Elmo Spec maintained the introductions of the Cookie Monster spec, while splitting the size of the BMS connector into discrete data & power connectors.

=== Issues ===

=== Issues ===