Artec Group DBE62 Vendor Cooperation Score: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:48, 23 August 2008

Availability

Artec Group DBE62 can be ordered from Artec Group.

Vendor Cooperation Score

Item	Points	Max
#Documentation	59	80
#Hackability	9	24
#Example and support code	10	10
Total	78	114

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 is required.

Item	Status	Points
Rom chip	Soldered	0
LPC header	Available	9
JTAG header	No	0

Example and support code

Artec Group actively participates in coreboot development through Mart Raudsepp (present) and Indrek Kruusa (past). They also support coreboot developers with hardware donations. Score: 10/10

Item	Status	Points
Example and support code	Vendor provides code and makes sure it gets integrated into the coreboot tree, no NDA/license agreement required.	10

Background on our rating system

See the Rating System page for more information.

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-Score: 9/24. No soldering required to recover from a bad flash, but an LPC dongle or LPC pod is required.
+Score: 9/24. No soldering required to recover from a bad flash, but an LPC dongle is required.
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