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[http://pcengines.ch/alix1c.htm PC Engines ALIX.1C] is [http://pcengines.ch/order.php widely available] as of August 2008.
[http://pcengines.ch/alix1c.htm PC Engines ALIX.1C] is [http://pcengines.ch/order.php widely available] as of August 2008.
== Score ==
{| border="0" style="font-size: smaller"
|- bgcolor="#6699ff"
! align="left" | Item
! align="left" | Points
! align="left" | Max
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''[[#Documentation]]'''
| style="background:lime" | 59
| 80
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''[[#Vendor participation]]'''
| style="background:yellow" | 0
| 10
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''[[#Example and support code]]'''
| style="background:yellow" | 0
| 10
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''[[#Hackability]]'''
| style="background:yellow" | 9
| 24
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Total'''
| style="background:lime" | 68
| 124
|}


== Documentation ==
== Documentation ==

Revision as of 21:21, 19 August 2008

Availability

PC Engines ALIX.1C is widely available as of August 2008.

Score

Item Points Max
#Documentation 59 80
#Vendor participation 0 10
#Example and support code 0 10
#Hackability 9 24
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

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.

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

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