overland-controller/docs/README.md

Documentation

This folder contains project documentation for Overland Controller.

Primary Documents

• API.md - HTTP API reference
• SERIAL_COMMANDS.md - Serial console command reference
• HARDWARE.md - Hardware overview
• ARCHITECTURE.md - System architecture
• CHANGELOG.md - Project change history

Project Tracking

• CHATGPT_HANDOFF.md - Concise assistant handoff with current status, goals, constraints, and validation notes
• project-state.md - Current project state
• roadmap.md - Roadmap and future plans
• decisions.md - Architecture and implementation decisions

Technical References

• dashboard-esp32s3.md - Current Waveshare ESP32-S3 dashboard plan
• CONFIGURATION.md - Configuration model and setup concepts
• TEMP_SETUP.md - DS18B20 temperature sensor setup
• UART_PROTOCOL.md - Optional UART diagnostics protocol

Archive

Older or duplicate documents have been moved to archive/.

Archived documents are kept for history, but the primary documents above should be treated as the current source of truth.

Parity

• PARITY_MATRIX.md - Command parity across USB serial, UART JSON, and HTTP API

• controller-roles.md - Cargo ESP vs Dashboard ESP32-S3 responsibility boundaries

• ../archive/legacy-pico-dashboard/ - Archived Pico dashboard implementation kept for reference only.

• ../firmware/esp32-s3-dashboard/ - Current ESP32-S3 dashboard firmware placeholder.

• repo-cleanup-audit.md - Active repo audit for stale Pico/UART dashboard references and DS18B20 documentation status.

• API.md - High-level API notes and telemetry ownership.

• cargo-api-contract.md - Cargo ESP API ownership and expected API areas for WebUI/dashboard clients.