8. Appendices ------------- Glossary ~~~~~~~~ - **AT86RF215** – Dual-band (sub-GHz, 2.4 GHz) transceiver IC. - **CI/CD** – Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment. - **dBm** – Logarithmic unit of RF power relative to 1 mW. - **EIRP** – Effective isotropic radiated power. - **FPGA** – Reconfigurable integrated circuit. - **HopSync™** – Beechat’s stateless FHSS protocol. - **MIMO** – Multiple-input multiple-output. - **OTA** – Over-the-air firmware update. - **Reticulum** – Cryptographic mesh stack used in Kaonic. - **Zero-trust** – Security model requiring cryptographic verification for all actions. Contact & Support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For questions, email: `outreach@beechat.network `_