A cartridge-based expansion project for uConsole focused on reducing the friction of using different modules.

Build a visually consistent cartridge ecosystem for uConsole that makes modules faster to insert, power, detect, and use.

The product goal is not one universal cartridge for everything. The product goal is a clean split between native standards and compatibility cartridges.

• uConsole remains the host compute and UI platform
• uCart Host provides one primary slot, power, and detection logic
• C1 is the compact native cartridge standard
• C2 is the future expanded native cartridge standard
• C3 is the compatibility cartridge class for devices that do not honestly fit the native shell and UX rules
• the primary host backplane remains the C1 electrical interface in v1

• C1 Native Compact: standard native cartridge with consistent shell and faceplate behavior
• C2 Native Expanded: larger native cartridge class, same ecosystem, not yet frozen
• C3 Compatibility: adapter-style cartridge for stock external tools using the host interface where practical

• C1-001 Utility Nav built around RP2040 + GNSS + RTC
• C3-001 RTL-SDR Scout
• C3-002 Proxmark3 Easy RFID

Deferred from the frozen v1 set:

• future native LoRa/GNSS cartridge candidates for C1 or C2
• C3-003 HackRF One compatibility study

• one native C1 cartridge proving the standard is real
• two C3 compatibility cartridges proving stock tools can be adapted cleanly
• host-side power input, device detection, and simple service access

• docs/ project docs and architecture
• hardware/ cartridge shell, slot, and interface assets
• software/ host-side setup, scripts, and detection logic

1. freeze the C1/C2/C3 class model
2. prove one native cartridge and one compatibility cartridge in the same host
3. validate insertion, detection, and power stability on a simple prototype