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Architecture#

These documents define the rules the ZShooter ICS is built on. They extend the COO ICS command-and-control specification with ZShooter-specific choices.

  • Design principles
  • Layer model
  • Messaging
  • Keywords and addressing
  • State models
  • Safety
  • Domain gateways
  • Configuration
  • Errors, alerts, and logging
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