From: eLinux.org

EBR-1000EP

Sony Librié

http://www.eink.com/news/images/SONY_Reader_1000EP.jpg

This is Tim Riker's space for taking notes. Much of this is copied from elsewhere on the net including the Yahoo Librié group.

• Motorola MC9328MX1 (ARM920T) http://www.freescale.com/files/32bit/doc/data_sheet/MC9328MX1.pdf
• 6in reflective electronic paper display with E Ink technology (2bit grayscale)
• SVGA (800x600 dots) resolution at 170dpi
• 300g with case and batteries (190g without)
• 126mm x 190mm x 13mm
• Sony Linux OS: NSC Linux version 1.2.0 Patch 4.1
• 64MB SDRAM system memory (62500KB free)
• 4MB NOR flash memory (containing Linux bootloader, kernel, Memory Stick BIOS, keys and device informations)
• 32MB NAND flash memory Samsung KM29U256T? (containing fonts, dictionaries and bookshelf data, 11152KB free)
• 16MB NAND flash memory Samsung KM29U128T? (containing rootfs and Open MG data)
• Memory Stick slot
• USB 2.0 port
• Headphone jack
• Rear-mounted mono speaker
• 4xAAA batteries, ~10.000 pageturns
• Miniature Qwerty keyboard

Firmware

• http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/smojsdmk/LIBRIE/UPLIBRIE_06160.EXE (2004.06.23)
• http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/smojsdmk/LIBRIE/UPLIBRIE_04140.EXE (2005.04.13)

Links

• Runs Linux: http://www.sony.net/Products/Linux/Download/EBR-1000EP.html
• Appears to be a MV build
• Tear Down: http://www.teardown.com/channels/pdas/Sony_Librie.aspx
• 100 pin test connector CN1501 likely a Molex 54137-1008 http://www.molex.com/customer.html?supplierPN=541371008
• mate should be 53929-1008 http://www.molex.com/customer.html?supplierPN=539291008
• http://www.karpenko.de/librie/
• http://www.positron.org/projects/juicebox/
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/librie/
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybook/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadsunrise/sets/444695/
• http://www.dynamism.com/librie/
• http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/
• http://www.sven.de/librie/
• news://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hardware.sony.librie
• http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hardware.sony.librie
• http://www.timebooktown.jp/
• http://www.get-set.net/librie/ - translated buttons
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book
• http://www.dzhabrailov.ru/71417.html
• http://greggman.com/japan/xp-ime/xp-ime.htm
• http://www.rikai.com/library/kanjitables/kanji_codes.euc.shtml
• http://isthisthingon.org/unicode/
• http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/LIBRIE/download/libriele.html
• http://www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-bergme2/librie.htm
• http://rts-lab.eas.asu.edu/courses/cse494f03/images/userguide.pdf
• http://developer.berlios.de/projects/librietrans/

Category:

• Hardware Hacking