{
  "added_at": "2026-11-08",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/jhdvp/ybx-esp32-emulator/blob/e52f7699ac39f77071b4a4024b05145990ef0c57/LICENSING.md"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "hardware",
  "description_en": "YBX ESP32 System Emulator reconstructs selected hardware behavior so original ESP32-S3 and ESP32-C3 e-ink reader firmware can run in QEMU. Its patches and host tools model display and touch paths, capture panel framebuffers, and record boot, peripheral and navigation experiments for YBX X4 Pro and CrossPoint images.",
  "description_zh": "YBX ESP32 System Emulator 在 QEMU 中重建部分硬件行为，以运行 ESP32-S3 和 ESP32-C3 电子阅读器的原始固件。补丁及主机工具模拟屏幕和触控路径、采集面板帧缓冲，并记录 YBX X4 Pro 与 CrossPoint 镜像的启动、外设和界面实验。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/ybx-esp32-emulator-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ybx-esp32-emulator-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/jhdvp/ybx-esp32-emulator/blob/e52f7699ac39f77071b4a4024b05145990ef0c57/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "ybx-esp32-emulator-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/ybx-esp32-emulator-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/ybx-esp32-emulator-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ybx-esp32-emulator-case/index.md",
  "name": "YBX ESP32 System Emulator: reconstructing e-ink reader hardware in QEMU",
  "name_zh": "YBX ESP32 System Emulator：在 QEMU 中重建设备硬件",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Users must supply firmware images separately; the repository does not distribute factory images.",
    "The source identifies the emulator as research-grade with incomplete peripheral coverage.",
    "Original host tooling is MIT licensed; QEMU-derived patches are GPL-2.0 licensed."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "用户需另行提供固件镜像；仓库不分发出厂镜像。",
    "资料将仿真器定位为研究用途，外设覆盖尚不完整。",
    "原创主机工具采用 MIT 许可证；派生自 QEMU 的补丁采用 GPL-2.0 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "firmware"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/jhdvp/ybx-esp32-emulator",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}