☔️ ☸️ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 MNT Reform - Completely open notebook for paranoid 🖖 🐼 🌑

MNT Reform is the most open notebook for paranoid ever created. All circuit boards, the bootloader and drivers are open, it does not have a webcam, and 18650 cans are replaceable as batteries. A real celebration of red-eyed.

The i.MX8 ARM processor is used in the form of a ready-made SoM (system on module) with completely passive cooling and only 4GB of RAM.

Specifications

Processor: NXP / Freescale i.MX8MQ with 4x ARM Cortex-A53 cores (1.5 GHz), 1x Cortex-M4F core. The processor and memory are designed as a replaceable SO-DIMM.
Memory: 4GB LPDDR4
the GPU: Vivante GC7000Lite the GPU driver of the mainline Linux kernel and support for OpenGL 2.1, ES 2.0
Display Full HD (1920x1080 pixels) 12.5 " IPS eDP, connected via MIPI-DSI interface Little 128x32px OLED screen to display status messages. .
the USB: 3x the USB 3.0 (the Type-A)
Network interface: . the Ethernet port Gigabit miniPCIe Wi-Fi access (available only in the assembly option)
disc: the Internal M.2 M-key the socket for the SSD of Full size bed NVMe the SD card slot..
PCIe: 1x miniPCIe socket (PCIe 2.0 1x), 1x M.2 / NGFF socket M-key (PCIe 2.0 1x)
Keyboard: Reform mechanical USB keyboard with Kailh Choc Brown Switches, dimmable backlight, open firmware
Trackball (Option): Reform optical USB trackball with 5 mechanical switches (Kailh Choc Brown), open firmware
Trackpad (Option): Reform capacitive USB trackpad, open firmware
Enclosure: Modular case from CNC-milled, bead-blasted, black-anodized 6061 aluminum. Bottom cover milled from semi-transparent acrylic.
Sound: Wolfson WM8960 ADC / DAC, stereo speakers, 3.5 "headset / microphone jack (no internal microphone)
Camera: No. Internal MIPI-CSI connector
Battery:LiFePO4 battery technology - which is more fire-safe and has more charge-cycles than LiPo batteries. 8x owner-serviceable 18650 cells totalling 12 Ah / 3.2 V. 5 h approximate battery life
System controller: NXP LPC11U24 ARM Cortex-M0 chip with open firmware and hackable expansion port
Operating system: Preloaded with Debian GNU / Linux 11, Linux 5.x mainline kernel
Dimensions: 29 x 20.5 x 4 cm
Weight: ~ 1.9 kg

Motherboard

SoM with a processor, video core and RAM is inserted into the motherboard as a SO-DIM module. In the photo it is closed by a radiator. It is noteworthy that HDMI / DisplayPort is not used to connect the display, as this would require proprietary firmware. The display is connected via MIPI DSI -> eDP converter.

System on Module (SoM)

As brains, a ready-made SoM from Boundary Devices is used. This board has a processor with a video core and 4GB of RAM. Here are the USB and PCIe controllers. The module is simply inserted into the motherboard via the SO-DIMM connector (like RAM in laptops), so anyone can design their SoM and completely replace the platform.

Battery

The guys decided not to bother and put the usual 18650 cans. These elements are familiar to everyone who dealt with electronic cigarettes. The idea is that anyone can replace batteries from easily accessible cells from a local store.

Keyboard

Backlit mechanical keyboard with Kailh Choc switches. The layout is strange, for some reason a very small gap and two viola in the center.

Status OLED screen

Above the keyboard is a small 128 x 32 px OLED screen that you can use as you like from the system. The current keyboard layout and status messages can be displayed on it.

Display

12.5 "IPS eDP (embedded DisplayPort) panel from Innolux, 24-bit color, FullHD resolution (1920 x 1080).

Trackball or touchpad

You can choose either a trackball or a touchpad. The firmware and drivers of both are naturally open.

Case and appearance

As the bottom cover, just a piece of transparent plexiglass is used.

A crowdfunding fundraising campaign has been launched on CrowdSupply . The price for an unassembled DIY kit is $ 999, for an option in the assembly with a hard drive and a WiFi module $ 1,500

MNT Reform - Completely open notebook for paranoid