Section 31 of 104
29. Initial Smart Node and Sensor Architecture
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The Initial Smart Node architecture shall use centralized, accessible, and replaceable intelligence rather than permanently embedding complex electronics throughout every structural element.
Selected Nodes, particularly accessible corner, edge, service, or utility Nodes, may contain a removable Smart Module installed as a protected cassette or Cartridge.
The Module may include:
sensing electronics;
local processing;
communication capability;
power management;
secure identity;
event storage;
diagnostic functions;
replaceable battery or power Interface.
Remote connection states and environmental conditions may be transferred to the Module through simple, durable, and inspectable signal paths integrated into Nodes, Cartridges, or Components.
The architecture shall allow information such as Cartridge-lock status to reach the Smart Module without requiring a complete electronic Module at every connection.
The initial Building should use a strategic mixture of smart and passive Nodes. The exact quantity shall be determined by coverage, criticality, access, cost, and reliability rather than by a fixed percentage alone.
Every critical structural or functional chain should have an identified inspection or monitoring method. Where continuous sensing is unnecessary, scheduled physical inspection may remain acceptable.
Smart Module replacement shall not require removal or damage of the primary Node.
Loss of sensing, communication, or AI service shall produce a detectable degraded state and shall not create an unsafe structural condition.