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minus-squarebitwolf@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoIt’s the embedded controller. It sits on top of the UEFI and coordinates laptop hardware behaviors between the UEFI and the individual components. It controls things like “is lid sensor closed? Suspend”. Whereas the UEFI + OS actually handles the suspend.
minus-squareEmerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoembedded controller. it does some stuff and things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_controller#Tasks
What’s an EC?
It’s the embedded controller. It sits on top of the UEFI and coordinates laptop hardware behaviors between the UEFI and the individual components.
It controls things like “is lid sensor closed? Suspend”.
Whereas the UEFI + OS actually handles the suspend.
embedded controller. it does some stuff and things
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_controller#Tasks