+
+*****************
+ Output commands
+*****************
+
+The shared router supplies one device FIFO for singles and batches. The
+driver checks ownership, output access, value type, and expiry before
+physical work. Steady outputs accept Boolean values. Pulse outputs
+accept only true and complete after the function 05 acknowledgement,
+without coil readback or transient reports. Analog outputs accept JSON
+numbers from zero through ten volts and round them to millivolts. Exact
+range checks precede floating-point conversion.
+
+A batch accepts steady digital outputs only. It sorts eligible targets
+by coil address, writes each contiguous range with function 15, and uses
+function 05 for an isolated target. Gaps remain unchanged. It reads the
+complete coil range once after all writes. A transport failure fails all
+pending members, including those in an earlier successful range. A
+mismatch fails only that member. Commands that expire before their write
+are rejected. Physical writes also have the earliest member deadline.
+
+Changed feedback is sent before results. Each changed commanded point
+has its command ID as causation. Unrelated output changes have no
+command cause. Equal feedback needs no second report. The framework
+ledger records all outcomes before feedback or result publication, so a
+failed send cannot cause another physical action on replay. A repeated
+command reuses its first result ID, time, status, and reason. The ledger
+is memory-only and bounded to 256 records for the assembly. An eviction
+or process restart removes that duplicate protection.
+
+Commands received during device backoff are rejected if invalid or
+expired, and fail as unavailable otherwise. No command executes before
+the connection setup and baseline complete. Shutdown does not retry a
+physical action. Results use fixed failure reasons without transport
+addresses or untrusted response data. Drivers return errors and do not
+log them. Publication and independent cleanup failures stop the driver
+through the runner.
+
+Fake tests cover single writes, cross-bank batches, gaps, partial
+transport failure, mismatches, pulses, analog boundaries, expired work,
+cancellation, duplicate replay, and failed feedback or result sends.
+They do not verify electrical simultaneity, contact timing, hardware
+interlocks, or physical pulse width. Local motor protection remains
+necessary when network commands control moving equipment.
+
+A caller cancellation interrupts blocked transport work through its
+deadline. A timeout caused only by that interruption is a context stop
+for the runner. A joined independent transport or cleanup failure stays
+a failure. Operation timeouts while the worker context is active remain
+device failures and enter reconnect recovery.