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Revision as of 23:05, 19 August 2008
Availability
PC Engines ALIX.1C is widely available as of August 2008.
Score
Item | Points | Max | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
#Documentation | 59 | 80 | |
#Hackability | 9 | 24 | |
#Vendor participation | 0 | 10 | |
#Example and support code | 0 | 10 | |
Total | 68 | 124 |
Documentation
Score: 59/80
Item | Availability | Points |
---|---|---|
CPU (Geode LX) | ||
Datasheet / register set | Freely available [1] | 10 |
BIOS programming guide | NDA allowing GPL'd code | 3 |
Errata | NDA allowing GPL'd code | 3 |
Chipset (CS5536) | ||
Datasheet / register set | Freely available [2] | 10 |
BIOS programming guide | NDA allowing GPL'd code | 3 |
Errata | Freely available [3] | 10 |
Super I/O | ||
Datasheet / register set | Freely available [4] | 10 |
Mainboard | ||
Schematics | Freely available [5] | 10 |
Hackability
Score: 9/24. No soldering required to recover from a bad flash, but an LPC dongle or LPC pod is required.
Item | Status | Points |
---|---|---|
Rom chip | Soldered | 0 |
LPC header | Available, can be used for secondary rom chip | 9 |
JTAG header | No | 0 |
Vendor participation
PC Engines does not directly take part in the project. Score: 0/10.
Item | Status | Points |
---|---|---|
Vendor participation | No direct vendor participation | 0 |
Example and support code
Pascal Dornier, the person behind PC Engines, has supplied developers with sample code and documentation and is very responsive via e-mail.
Background on our rating system
See the Rating System for more information.