Alex Petrochenko
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docs: bring README/CONTRIBUTING/INSTALLATION up to v1.9.8
README:
- Journey section: add v1.9.5 (weather recovery), v1.9.6 (stability fixes via
dual AI review), v1.9.7 (config validation), v1.9.8 (live config updates)
- Memory Evolution table: add v1.9.6 and v1.9.8 rows
- Project Structure: list all modular firmware files + tests/test_device.py
- Add Testing section explaining the 73-case hardware-in-the-loop suite
- Bump current version footer to v1.9.8
CONTRIBUTING:
- Flashing section: OTA preferred, FTDI fallback with exact esptool commands
- Add test suite invocation
- Add recovery section (triple power-cycle factory reset since v1.9.6)
INSTALLATION:
- New Factory Reset section explaining the 3x power-cycle trick
- New Verifying Installation section pointing to test_device.py