From 4f8f4cfa3dcf25f469e0661babfa6dcdc651bd40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BenWhiteJam <41975995+BenWhiteJam@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 13:07:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update Rococo readme intro (#869) --- cumulus/README.md | 16 +++------------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/cumulus/README.md b/cumulus/README.md index 96a38915fd..ab096e2059 100644 --- a/cumulus/README.md +++ b/cumulus/README.md @@ -56,15 +56,10 @@ Refer to the [setup instructions below](#local-setup) to run a local network for # Rococo :crown: -[Rococo](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss://rococo-rpc.polkadot.io) is the testnet for -parachains. It currently runs the parachains -[Tick](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss://tick-rpc.polkadot.io), -[Trick](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss://trick-rpc.polkadot.io) and -[Track](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss://track-rpc.polkadot.io). +[Rococo](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss://rococo-rpc.polkadot.io) is becoming a [Community Parachain Testbed](https://polkadot.network/blog/rococo-revamp-becoming-a-community-parachain-testbed/) for parachain teams in the Polkadot ecosystem. It supports multiple parachains with the differentiation of long-term connections and recurring short-term connections, to see which parachains are currently connected and how long they will be connected for [see here](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frococo-rpc.polkadot.io#/parachains). Rococo is an elaborate style of design and the name describes the painstaking effort that has gone -into this project. Tick, Trick and Track are the German names for the cartoon ducks known to English -speakers as Huey, Dewey and Louie. +into this project. ## Build & Launch Rococo Collators @@ -99,12 +94,7 @@ Once the executable is built, launch collators for each parachain (repeat once e ## Parachains -The parachains of Rococo all use the same runtime code. The only difference between them is the -parachain ID used for registration with the relay chain: - -- Tick: 100 -- Trick: 110 -- Track: 120 +- [Canvas - WASM Smart Contract](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frococo-canvas-rpc.polkadot.io#/explorer) The network uses horizontal message passing (HRMP) to enable communication between parachains and the relay chain and, in turn, between parachains. This means that every message is sent to the relay