Building BIOS Architecture

The Cartridge Registry is the specialized authoritative inventory of all Cartridge Types and Cartridge Instances associated with the building.

Each Cartridge Type record shall include:

Cartridge Type ID;

manufacturer;

product family;

version;

Cartridge classification;

standard form factor;

applicable Interface Types;

Capability Declaration;

environmental and operating limits;

applicable Engineering Profiles;

certification;

maintenance requirements;

software-support status;

approved replacement relationships.

Each Cartridge Instance record shall include:

Cartridge Instance ID;

associated Type ID;

actual manufacturing configuration;

production batch;

factory-test status;

Digital Passport;

current building and location;

host component;

connected Interface Instances;

negotiated capabilities;

installed firmware and software;

commissioning records;

active restrictions;

faults;

maintenance history;

connection-cycle history where applicable;

lifecycle state.

The Registry shall identify whether a Cartridge is:

registered but not assigned;

assigned to a planned location;

delivered;

stored onsite;

installed;

connected;

commissioned;

operational;

degraded;

isolated;

removed;

under refurbishment;

approved for reuse;

decommissioned.

A Cartridge discovered in the building but absent from the approved Registry shall enter an Unregistered or Quarantined state.

A registered Cartridge installed in a different location shall not be automatically re-associated. Location, compatibility, dependency, and authorization shall be verified.

The Cartridge Registry shall maintain the history of every host relationship. Reusable Cartridges shall carry their history across buildings without losing the identity of the physical Instance.