MNT Reform User Manual

Details the main enclosure housing the Reform's electronics and external ports.

Explains the function of the main box top, serving as palm rest and bezel.

Details the screen back panel where the display is mounted and hinges attach.

Covers the screen front panel, acting as a display bezel and housing a lid sensor magnet.

Explains the screen support's role in connecting the main box to the screen via hinges.

Details the thin part covering the screen support, housing the hall effect sensor.

Explains the keyboard closure part that secures the keyboard in the main box top.

Details the lasercut acrylic grid plate for motherboard mounting and isolation.

Covers the bottom plate that closes the main box and includes fan mounting holes.

Presents the detailed circuit schematics for the Reform motherboard components.

Explains the power supply and charging circuitry, including regulators and battery management.

Details storage interfaces including Boot SD Card, mSATA, and additional SD card slots.

Covers display connections via DSI, LVDS, and HDMI interfaces, including backlight control.

Explains the PCI Express interface, including mPCIe slots for expansion cards like WWAN.

Details the Ethernet port and USB 2.0 high-speed ports and USB hub functionality.

Covers the audio codec and connections for line input, line output, and microphone.

Introduces the ATTiny microcontroller responsible for battery monitoring and lid sensing.

Details communication protocols and commands for interacting with the ATTiny via serial port.

Explains the undervoltage protection feature that shuts down the system at low battery levels.

Details the hall effect sensor used to detect lid open/closed states and wake the system.

Provides instructions on flashing firmware to the ATTiny microcontroller using an ISP programmer.

Covers keyboard firmware, modification of scancodes, and the process of flashing new firmware.

Provides instructions on safely removing and replacing keycaps on the Reform keyboard.

Details the procedure for desoldering and replacing individual Cherry ML keyswitches.

Presents the circuit schematic for the keyboard's row/column matrix and diodes.

Details the schematic for the ATMega32U4 microcontroller controlling the keyboard matrix.

Describes the trackball's special 'wheel mode' for scrolling and middle clicking.

Covers trackball firmware, its basis on LUFA, and the process of flashing new firmware.

Presents the circuit schematic for the trackball's microcontroller and optical sensor.

Details the system power-up sequence, LED indicators, and initial boot ROM behavior.

Explains U-Boot as a mini operating system for inspecting and starting the main OS kernel.

Provides steps for manually booting the Linux kernel from U-Boot via commands.

Guides on troubleshooting power issues by checking system voltages with a multimeter.

Details how to connect and use a serial console for diagnostic output from U-Boot and the kernel.