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Availability
PC Engines ALIX.1C is widely available as of August 2008.
Vendor Cooperation Score
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. Score: 7/10
| Item
|
Status
|
Points
|
| Example and support code
|
Vendor provides code via e-mail, no NDA/license agreement required.
|
7
|
Background on our rating system
See the Rating System page for more information.
