Base Scaffold System

@@ -55,20 +55,35 @@ On arrival at a workcell, the scaffold goes through a three-step handshake befor  ### Panels -Panels provide the scaffold's contact interface for mounting molecules. The contacts are **[Large Contacts](https://wiki.adom.inc/adom/machinecontactlarge)**, arranged in an **18 × 18 grid** at 32 mm spacing center-to-center across the 576 mm × 576 mm workspace (see [Design Envelope](#design-envelope)). A molecule's machine pins press into the contacts, which are essentially retainer clips. On the base scaffold, contacts serve a mechanical role only — the project's electrical connections are made by wires (see [Wiring](#wiring)).+Panels provide the scaffold's contact interface for mounting molecules. The contact field is built from **nine panels** in a 3 × 3 array, each a 192 mm × 192 mm, 1.6 mm PCB carrying a 6 × 6 block of contacts. Together they present **324 [Large Contacts](https://wiki.adom.inc/adom/machinecontactlarge)** in an **18 × 18 grid** at 32 mm spacing center-to-center across the 576 mm × 576 mm workspace (see [Design Envelope](#design-envelope)); the first contact sits 16 mm in from the field origin. A molecule's machine pins press into the contacts, which are essentially retainer clips. On the base scaffold, contacts serve a mechanical role only — the project's electrical connections are made by wires (see [Wiring](#wiring)).  ![Base scaffold panels, top view](screenshots/scaffold-top.jpg) -*Top view of the three panels, showing the contact grid across the full workspace.*+*Top view of the nine panels (3 × 3), showing the contact grid across the full workspace.*  ### Alignment Sheet -The alignment sheet is a **kinematic coupling mechanism** that, together with fiducials, gives precise, repeatable alignment from one workcell to the next, and provides rigid support for heavy projects — up to a maximum project mass of **20 kg**. The sheet has a **600 mm × 600 mm** profile and is **1/4″ (6.35 mm)** thick.+The alignment sheet is a **kinematic coupling mechanism** that, together with fiducials, gives precise, repeatable alignment from one workcell to the next, and provides rigid support for heavy projects — up to a maximum project mass of **20 kg**. The current sheet has a **600 mm × 600 mm** profile and is **3/8″ (9.525 mm)** thick, with 144 blind M3 panel-mount holes and 9 through M3 holes (drawing `WB00_BaseScaffoldAlignmentSheet_Sliding`, rev 2026-09-01). An earlier 576 mm × 576 mm, 6 mm sheet (drawing `BaseScaffoldAlignmentSheet`, 2025-05-04) is the legacy variant and is no longer the reference.  ### Factory Mobility  The scaffold slides into workcells and can move around the factory without tearing the project down. **UHMW sliders** attached to the bottom of the base scaffold let it slide in and out of workcells. Once taken out of a workcell, base scaffolds and their projects are stored on **racks**. +### Mechanical variants and CAD sources++Two mechanical assemblies exist in the Adom Fusion hub (project **Main**). The renders on this page and the description above are of the **sliding-frame base**, the variant that rides on rails into a workcell. The **storage stack** is the plate-and-skids subset James assembled on 2026-09-01 for the TMF8829 Depth Lab audit; it carries the current 9.525 mm sheet but no frame, rails or workcell dock.++| Document (Fusion, project Main) | What it is | Tip | Last edit |+|---|---|---|---|+| `Assembly0.0_SlidingBaseScaffold` | Sliding-frame base: 9 panels, alignment sheet, 2040 rails, UHMW sliders, Y-stop, control-panel dock. Source of the renders on this page. | v14 | Stephen, 2026-08-31 |+| `Assembly_BaseScaffold` | Storage stack: 9 panels + 324 contacts, 600 × 600 × 9.525 mm sheet, panel fasteners, storage skids, legacy control-panel housing. | v1 | James, 2026-09-01 |+| `WB00_BaseScaffoldAlignmentSheet_Sliding Drawing` | Manufacturing drawing of the current 600 × 600 × 9.525 mm alignment sheet. | v2 | Drew, 2026-09-01 |+| `Assembly3.0_BaseScaffoldRails` | Rail sub-assembly used by the sliding-frame base. | v8 | Luke, 2026-08-20 |+| `Assembly1.2_ControlPanelScaffoldMount` | Scaffold-side control-panel mount in the sliding-frame base (v2.0.1 boards). | v4 | James, 2026-08-31 |+| `ControlPannelMount_Scaffold2.1`, `RFMount_Scaffold2.1` | Scaffold-side mount and RF mount for the V2.1.0 control panel. In progress, not yet placed in either assembly. | v1 / v3 | James, 2026-09-01 |++Known gaps as of 2026-09-11, tracked in [issue #2](https://wiki.adom.inc/adom/base-scaffold-system/issues/2): the sliding-frame assembly still links a 7 mm sheet body rather than the released 9.525 mm sheet, both assemblies still carry the v2.0.1 / older control-panel models rather than V2.1.0, and the V2.1.0 dock has not been assembled yet. Which assembly is the reference for new customer projects is a call for the mechanical owners (James and Luke); until they close that issue, treat the sliding-frame base as the documented configuration and the values above as the released dimensions.+ ### Wiring  Scaffold wiring is bent automatically by machine. Two solid-core gauges are used, and there is no hard signal/power division between them — the gauge matches the contact family it plugs into:@@ -86,6 +101,8 @@ For detailed specs — insulation, bend limits, current ratings — the individu  The control panel is **self-aligning**, which lets the system make a secure electrical connection when the base scaffold is inserted. +The current electronics are **V2.1.0** (see the control-panel page below). The scaffold-side mount and RF mount for V2.1.0 are being modelled by James (`ControlPannelMount_Scaffold2.1`, `RFMount_Scaffold2.1`, 2026-09-01); the assemblies and renders on this page still show the v2.0.1 boards on the earlier mount.+ ![Base scaffold control panel, front elevated view](screenshots/scaffold-front-elevated.jpg)  *Front elevated view, with the control panel boards mounted at the front edge of the scaffold.*

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@   "slug": "base-scaffold-system",   "title": "Base Scaffold System",   "type": "app",-  "version": "0.1.3",+  "version": "0.1.4",   "description": "The Base Scaffold: your electronics workbench in the cloud, and the electro-mechanical foundation for all projects in Adom's Cloud Lab (Fort Worth, TX). System overview, customer interaction model, factory/workcell integration, and mechanical design (panels, alignment sheet, wiring).",   "tags": [     "hardware",@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@   "visibility": {     "public": true   }-}\ No newline at end of file+}