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  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/jamie-steele/presonus-quantum-linux/blob/9a7853c7e7feddf11c7de6339a9bada4465873c2/docs/REVERSE_ENGINEERING_PLAN.md"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "hardware",
  "description_en": "PreSonus Quantum Linux documents control and audio behavior of the Quantum 2626 Thunderbolt interface while developing Linux support. Its research records channel routing and the recovered TCI protocol, with an in-house driver retained as a fallback beside builds of a separately authored upstream RFC driver. The author reports bounded playback and capture tests and unresolved stability issues.",
  "description_zh": "PreSonus Quantum Linux 在开发 Linux 支持时记录 Quantum 2626 Thunderbolt 音频接口的控制与音频行为。研究资料包括通道路由和还原的 TCI 协议；项目保留自研驱动作为备用方案，同时集成另一作者提交的上游 RFC 驱动。作者报告了有限范围的播放与录音测试，并列出稳定性问题。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/presonus-quantum-linux-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/presonus-quantum-linux-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/jamie-steele/presonus-quantum-linux/blob/9a7853c7e7feddf11c7de6339a9bada4465873c2/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "presonus-quantum-linux-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/presonus-quantum-linux-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/presonus-quantum-linux-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/presonus-quantum-linux-case/index.md",
  "name": "PreSonus Quantum Linux: investigating Quantum 2626 control for Linux audio",
  "name_zh": "PreSonus Quantum Linux：研究 Quantum 2626 的 Linux 音频控制",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "scope",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A Quantum 2626 Thunderbolt device is the only enabled, hardware-tested model.",
    "Source builds require matching Linux kernel headers, a compiler, Make, Git and curl.",
    "The driver is experimental; higher rates, physical S/PDIF and ADAT routing, and sustained stability need further testing.",
    "Repository-authored material is MIT licensed; upstream RFC driver bundles retain their GPL-2.0 notices."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "目前只有 Quantum 2626 Thunderbolt 设备启用并经过硬件测试。",
    "源码构建需要匹配的 Linux 内核头文件、编译器、Make、Git 和 curl。",
    "驱动仍属实验阶段；更高采样率、实体 S/PDIF 与 ADAT 路由，以及长期稳定性仍需测试。",
    "仓库原创内容采用 MIT 许可证；上游 RFC 驱动包保留其 GPL-2.0 声明。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "protocol"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/jamie-steele/presonus-quantum-linux",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}