From 354c630a2b3189e2d02788b1871038b037cf0464 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: STCB <21@stcb.cc>
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2025 19:43:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Switching to new protocol Alpha.

Currently only the Best Case Scenario diagram is available;
Logic diagram and according documentation is required.
---
 protocol_prototype/IcingProtocol.drawio | 142 +++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

diff --git a/protocol_prototype/IcingProtocol.drawio b/protocol_prototype/IcingProtocol.drawio
index 2d65c5c..01312d7 100644
--- a/protocol_prototype/IcingProtocol.drawio
+++ b/protocol_prototype/IcingProtocol.drawio
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