If you missed the announcement about O.S.C.A.R. on the homepage you should read this:
https://boardsort.com/oscarpress.htmlThe TL;DR is that it's an AI powered tool that attempts to categorize equipment based on an image you upload. It also explains why it made the decision it did.
At the moment it looks like we're limited to 20 uses a day and I used all 20 to check different pieces of equipment ranging from expansion boards, riser boards, cisco IP phone motherboards, WAP motherboards, etc. It correctly (as far as I could tell) categorized everything with one exception:
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It told me that the board in the image above contained transformers and so it downgraded the quality. I'm not sure if it mistook the capacitors for transformers or if something else confused it. (Technically the TDK-Lambda PAQ100S48-5 chip is a DC to DC converter but it's tiny.) This isn't a complaint by any means, I'm just sharing my experience.
What surprised me the most was that it correctly identified this:
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Despite the connector not being visible it still identified it as a logic board from a storage device. (It's a 5.25" board from a tape drive if I recall?) The response it gave me was:
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Grade:
High Grade non-SATA Hard Drive Board
Value:
$17.50 per pound.
This board appears to be a High Grade non-SATA Hard Drive Board. It lacks electrolytic capacitors and has connectors typical of older hard drive interfaces.
This seems like a great option for people who want 2nd opinions and/or immediate feedback about how to categorize their equipment. Thanks, Chris!
