The Intel Framework Laptop 13s use a Microchip MEC1521, and the AMD ones (13" and 16") use a Nuvoton NPCX9.
Intel
The embedded controller firmware is based on an older version of the ChromeOS EC; this is what is in the default branch (hx20-hx30
). It diverges heavily from the main
branch, because main
tracks ChromeOS upstream.
Apart from the modifications to the core EC “OS”, all of the code is in baseboard/fwk
and board/hx[23]0
.
AMD
This one is based on the Zephyr port of the ChromeOS EC, and tracks mainline more closely. It is in the branch lotus-zephyr
.
All of the model-specific code lives in zephyr/program/lotus
.
The 13"-specific code lives in a few subdirectories off the main tree named azalea
.
The EC host command API has been very stable.
The communication interface changed between the MEC1521 and NPCX9; more details are available in this Linux patch series.
If you’re looking to develop a tool for the 16" model, you’ll need to switch to the NPCX9 communication protocol with Framework’s specific modifications to the memory-mapped I/O region.
I’ve been working on porting FrameworkHacksPkg
(my EC UEFI toolkit) and CrosEC
(my Windows driver) for the same.