.. _hardware_integration:

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Adding New Hardware
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This section covers contributor-facing workflows for integrating new hardware into **navigate**.

They include guidelines for hardware communication patterns, instructions for adding a supported device type to the core codebase, and resources for building a full custom device plugin.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   hardware_communication_guidelines
   add_new_device
   advanced