View source for PC Engines ALIX.1C Vendor Cooperation Score

[http://pcengines.ch/alix1c.htm PC Engines ALIX.1C] is [http://pcengines.ch/order.php widely available].

== Documentation ==

Score: 59/80

{| border="0" style="font-size: smaller"
|- bgcolor="#6699ff"
! align="left" | Item
! align="left" | Availability
! align="left" | Points

|- bgcolor="#6699ff"
| colspan="3" | '''CPU (Geode LX)'''

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Datasheet / register set'''
| Freely available [http://www.amd.com/files/connectivitysolutions/geode/geode_lx/33234F_LX_databook.pdf]
| style="background:lime" | 10

|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| '''BIOS programming guide'''
| NDA allowing GPL'd code
| style="background:yellow" | 3

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Errata'''
| NDA allowing GPL'd code
| style="background:yellow" | 3

|- bgcolor="#6699ff"
| colspan="3" | '''Chipset (CS5536)'''

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Datasheet / register set'''
| Freely available [http://www.amd.com/files/connectivitysolutions/geode/geode_lx/33238G_cs5536_db.pdf]
| style="background:lime" | 10

|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| '''BIOS programming guide'''
| NDA allowing GPL'd code
| style="background:yellow" | 3

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Errata'''
| Freely available [http://www.amd.com/files/connectivitysolutions/geode/geode_gx/34472D_CS5536_B1_specupdate.pdf]
| style="background:lime" | 10

|- bgcolor="#6699ff"
| colspan="3" | '''Super I/O'''

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Datasheet / register set'''
| Freely available [http://www.itox.com/pages/support/wdt/W83627HF.pdf]
| style="background:lime" | 10

|- bgcolor="#6699ff"
| colspan="3" | '''Mainboard'''

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Schematics'''
| Freely available [http://pcengines.ch/schema/alix1c.pdf]
| style="background:lime" | 10

|}

== Vendor participation ==

Pascal Dornier, the person behind PC Engines, does not directly participate in the project, but he has supplied developers with sample code and documentation and is very responsive.

Score: 7/10.

== Example and support code ==

== Hackability ==

Score: 9. No soldering required to recover from a bad flash, but an LPC dongle or LPC pod are required.

{| border="0" style="font-size: smaller"
|- bgcolor="#6699ff"
! align="left" | Item
! align="left" | Status
! align="left" | Points

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Rom chip'''
| Soldered
| style="background:yellow" | 0

|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| '''LPC header'''
| Available, can be used for secondary rom chip
| style="background:lime" | 9

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''JTAG header'''
| No
| style="background:yellow" | 0

|}

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