PC Engines ALIX.1C Vendor Cooperation Score
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PC Engines ALIX.1C is widely available.
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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 |
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.
| Item | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Rom chip | Soldered | 0 |
| LPC header | Available, can be used for secondary rom chip | 9 |
| JTAG header | No | 0 |
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