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To ease inventory management, we want to standardize on a common component size.

In addition, we should design a common set of blocks that can be used across multiple boards.

See MCU Schematic Capture Controller Board

We shouldn't need to plug in and unplug 30 different things to work on the electrical system.

If we can move more components directly onto the PCBs, this will make manufacturing and maintenance much easier.

Themis and the PJB are two examples of this problem.

Plutus also has many off-board connectors.

We need to minimize unnecessary interaction between systems as much as possible. It doesn't make sense for press the horn from the driver controls and have the power management system actually honk the horn.

This is will also reduce off-board connections.

We need to determine what needs to be on and what can be turned off at certain times.

We also need to consider current draw through our connectors and how to prevent ground loops.