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  "added_at": "2026-11-08",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/faghy/SONIC_CORE_SCOPE_PCI_x64-Linux-driver/blob/107a8bf56db1f4e717c3e6fcf1c2db6c6b7ad86d/docs/dsp_boot_analysis.md"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "hardware",
  "description_en": "The Pulsar II project reconstructs Linux support for the Creamware/Sonic Core DSP sound card from analysis of scScope.sys and Sim2k.dll. Its kernel module, loader, and SCOPE file decoders handle card initialization, DSP modules, audio streams, and device files; reports document register and boot behavior.",
  "description_zh": "Pulsar II 项目通过分析 scScope.sys 和 Sim2k.dll，为 Creamware／Sonic Core DSP 声卡重建 Linux 支持。内核模块、加载器和 SCOPE 文件解码器处理声卡初始化、DSP 模块、音频流及设备文件；研究记录说明寄存器和启动行为。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/sonic-core-pulsar-ii-linux-driver-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/sonic-core-pulsar-ii-linux-driver-case/",
  "evidence_class": 1,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/faghy/SONIC_CORE_SCOPE_PCI_x64-Linux-driver/blob/107a8bf56db1f4e717c3e6fcf1c2db6c6b7ad86d/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "sonic-core-pulsar-ii-linux-driver-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/sonic-core-pulsar-ii-linux-driver-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/sonic-core-pulsar-ii-linux-driver-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/sonic-core-pulsar-ii-linux-driver-case/index.md",
  "name": "Pulsar II: reconstructing Linux support from Windows SCOPE analysis",
  "name_zh": "Pulsar II：通过 Windows SCOPE 分析重建 Linux 支持",
  "preview_kind": "image",
  "preview_url": "https://awesomerea.org/previews/sonic-core-pulsar-ii-linux-driver-case.gif",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A Creamware/Sonic Core Pulsar II card and Linux kernel headers for the driver.",
    "The official SCOPE 5.1 installer and a valid licence are needed for DSP files, which are supplied by the user.",
    "External clock and factory synth, ADAT, S/PDIF, and MIDI port support remain incomplete or untested.",
    "GPL-2.0-or-later for the driver and tools; the MAME-derived SHARC disassembler remains BSD-3-Clause."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要 Creamware／Sonic Core Pulsar II 声卡及 Linux 内核头文件。",
    "DSP 文件需由用户从持有效许可证的官方 SCOPE 5.1 安装程序中提供。",
    "外部时钟及原厂合成器、ADAT、S/PDIF、MIDI 端口支持尚未完成或测试。",
    "驱动及工具采用 GPL-2.0-or-later；源自 MAME 的 SHARC 反汇编器采用 BSD-3-Clause。"
  ],
  "scope": "partial",
  "targets": [
    "binary",
    "firmware"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/faghy/SONIC_CORE_SCOPE_PCI_x64-Linux-driver",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}