[Arm-netbook] EOMA Compliancy

[Nico Rikken]

Mike, great call.

Firstly I'd like to refer to the Arduino-approach, which seems to be
rather refined:
0) Official Arduino products
1) Certification: A certification program which strongly integrates the
product in the official Arduino line of products.
(https://arduino.cc/en/ArduinoCertified/)
2) Regulation: Via the Arduino AtHeart project. Some minimal
requirements on technology and openness, a fee, and a marketing-deal
benefiting both the regulator and the regulated.
(https://arduino.cc/en/ArduinoAtHeart/)
3) Recommended: Single-sided plug by the Arduino-crew on their homepage.
4) Other related hardware: Arduino-maintained list of compatible
products covering all types and boards also
(https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/SimilarBoards)
5) Unregulated: Any party can call their products 'Arduino-compatible',
like the Sparkfun RedBoard. (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11575)

I assume that both regulation and certification would require certain
technical compatibility although the officially stated requirements are
quite limited.

What I like about that way of certification is that it is not a
requirement, but if you do, it creates a synergistic relationship
between both parties.

More overall requirements related to EOMA I would assume to be:
- Meeting consumer certifications (FCC, CE).
- Preventing faulty installation by way of enclosure (shifting pin-out
or rotating EOMA).
- Proper handling of signals when plugging.
- Withstanding power outages.
- Withstanding all possible operating states.

As for what low-level technical requirements are feasible and how to
test them, I have no knowledge on that.

Kind regards,
Nico Rikken

just wanted to contribute my knowledge and vision