Mainboard
InputModules
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Mainboard
- The Framework Laptop 16 promises the “holy grail” of upgradable graphics.
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Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more
[2] https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Mainboard/tree/main/Mec...
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A journey from beginning to end
For what it's worth, it is possible to desolder the old connector and solder on a new one. Per Framework's documentation, the connector is a AUSB0534-P203A61. While I was able to find the part on the manufacturer's website, I'm not sure of a way to order it as an individual (I couldn't find it on Digi-Key or Mouser for example).
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Mainboard dimensions
Maybe in their repo you will find useful numbers: https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Mainboard
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Building a Cyber Deck for emulation
Might be on the pricier side, but the Framework laptop mainboard is available separately starting at $350 https://frame.work/products/mainboard as well as the battery https://frame.work/products/battery, and there's documentation with suggestions/designs on how to built around it for projects like this https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Mainboard. Should have plenty of power for emulation and light pc gaming, as well as thunderbolt support for an egpu.
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could I build a stand alone touchpad using the framework touchpad part?
Look like trackpad (TP?) is just IIC. https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Mainboard/blob/main/Electrical/Mainboard_Interfaces_Schematic_11th_Gen.pdf
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Framework in 2022: Year-in-review
We released a 3D printable Mainboard Case, and open sourced our Mainboard drawings and electrical documentation in a Github repository.
- Mainboard Dimensions wrong?
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Hooking up a 17.3" screen to a framework?
The block diagram for the Tiger Lake mainboards says that the current displays and motherboards communicate over eDP 1.2 (is Alder Lake-P the same?), so I started by looking for 17.3" screens that communicate with eDP 1.2.
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The Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition
One thing worth noting is that basically, even now (almost 10 months post announcement), almost no one has a 6000U laptop outs (a search on Amazon and Best Buy shows two 6800U laptop models total, one Asus and one Lenovo). Two niche vendors, XMG and Star Labs, have both publicly stated that they would have loved to have offered Ryzen 6000 laptops, but couldn't get any allotments. There are were also well documented chipset issues - even into the summer Lenovo and Asus talked about requiring firmware updates to enable their USB4 ports.
That being said, starting w/ Rembrandt, AMD now has full 40Gbps USB4 controllers built on-chip. I'm really looking forward to Ryzen 7040 because Phoenix looks great (Zen4 + RDNA3 on TSMC N4 - yes please) and hopefully USB4 support has matured enough on the AMD side that Framework is able to release something.
My understanding is that the I/O limitation is in the re-timers - currently the Framework uses 4X JHL8040R's (labeled as Burnside Bridge) directly connected to the iTBT: https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Mainboard/blob/main/Ele... Apple used these for their first M1 MBAs as well: https://github.com/ThomasKaiser/Knowledge/blob/master/articl...
But both Apple and AMD are now using Kandou retimers:
* https://www.gizchina.com/2022/07/25/apple-completely-got-rid...
* https://kandou.com/matterhorn.html
* https://kandou.com/assets/downloads/product-briefs/KB8001-Pr...
InputModules
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Which notebook do I choose?
If you're not in a rush, then I recommend seeing if the Framework 16" laptop is something you'd want.
- Framework Laptop 16 Deep Dive: Display
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Community Mod idea: ThinkPad keyboard inside Framework modular keyboard bay
The Framework laptop interfaces with the keyboard over USB 2.0, so all that would be needed from the technical side is a little microcontroller that translates whatever the ThinkPad keyboard is sending into a USB HID. Somebody already did a pretty similar project with a Teensy a couple of years ago, it might need some tweaks but I think most of the work there is already done.
- Framework Twitter
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Could System76 partner with Framwork for future Notebooks ? :>
Even if they don't partner with Framework, they could adopt Framework's modular plug in peripheral system. This would give weight to Framework's design and give more peripheral makers more potential customers. The specs are already open: https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/InputModules
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I have edited the pictures from Frameworks blog to try some layouts what do you think?
Source
- Framework 16in 'Input Module' documentation
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Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more
Works for me, thanks.
But the linked Github repos for the (GPU) expansion bay and the input module are still private/dead. :/
https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/ExpansionBay
https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/InputModules
What are some alternatives?
EmbeddedController - Embedded Controller firmware for the Framework Laptop
inputmodule-rs - Framework Laptop 16 Input Module SW/FW
Licom - Write and read comments on every page with a simple plug-in for your browser
ExpansionBay - CAD and documentation for the Expansion Bay module system in the Framework Laptop 16
Scripnix - Useful Python3 and bash shell scripts for macOS/BSD and *NIX. Useful to me, at any rate. YMMV.
framedeck - A Framework mainboard based Cyberdeck
ExpansionCards - Reference designs and documentation to create Expansion Cards for the Framework Laptop
ferris - A low profile split keyboard designed to satisfy one single use case elegantly
MainboardTerminal - A Retro-style Computer with a Modern Core
ruby - The Ruby Programming Language
hn-search - Hacker News Search
nixos-hardware - A collection of NixOS modules covering hardware quirks.