Artec Group DBE62 Vendor Cooperation Score - Revision history

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== Availability ==

[http://www.artecgroup.com/thincan/models.html Artec Group DBE62] can be ordered from Artec Group.

== Vendor Cooperation Score ==

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

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''[[#Documentation]]'''
| style="background:lime" | 59
| 80
| [[Image:four-hares.png]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''[[#Hackability]]'''
| style="background:yellow" | 9
| 24
| [[Image:two-hares.png]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''[[#Example and support code]]'''
| style="background:lime" | 7
| 10
| [[Image:three-hares.png]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Total'''
| style="background:lime" | 75
| 114
| [[Image:four-hares.png]]

|}

== 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

|}

== Hackability ==

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

|}

== 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

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

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Example and support code'''
| Vendor provides code and makes sure it gets integrated into the coreboot tree, no NDA/license agreement required.
| style="background:lime" | 7
|}

== Background on our rating system ==

See the [http://www.coreboot.org/Rating_System Rating System] page for more information.

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 |- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
 | '''Total'''
-| style="background:lime" | 78
+| style="background:lime" | 83
 | 114
 | [[Image:four-hares.png]]

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 |- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
 | '''[[#Hackability]]'''
-| style="background:yellow" | 9
+| style="background:yellow" | 14
 | 24
-| [[Image:two-hares.png]]
+| [[Image:three-hares.png]]
 |- bgcolor="#eeeeee"

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 | '''JTAG header'''
 | Yes
-| style="background:yellow" | 5
+| style="background:lime" | 5
 |}

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 == Hackability ==
-Score: 9/24. No soldering required to recover from a bad flash, but an LPC dongle is required.
+Score: 14/24. No soldering required to recover from a bad flash, but an LPC dongle is required.
 {| border="0" style="font-size: smaller"
@@ Line 124: / Line 124: @@
 |- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
 | '''JTAG header'''
-| No
+| Yes
-| style="background:yellow" | 0
+| style="background:yellow" | 5
 |}

@@ Line 104: / Line 104: @@
 == Hackability ==
-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.
 {| border="0" style="font-size: smaller"
@@ Line 119: / Line 119: @@
 |- bgcolor="#dddddd"
 | '''LPC header'''
-| Available, can be used for secondary rom chip
+| Available
 | style="background:lime" | 9

@@ Line 142: / Line 142: @@
 | '''Example and support code'''
 | Vendor provides code and makes sure it gets integrated into the coreboot tree, no NDA/license agreement required.
-| style="background:lime" | 7
+| style="background:lime" | 10
 |}
 == Background on our rating system ==
 See the [http://www.coreboot.org/Rating_System Rating System] page for more information.