Open source hardware

Open source hardware consists of physical artifacts of technology designed and offered by the open design movement. Both free and open source software (FOSS) as well as open source hardware is created by this open source culture movement and applies a like concept to a variety of components. The term usually means that information about the hardware is easily discerned. Since the rise of reconfigurable programmable logic devices, sharing of logic designs has been a form of open source hardware. Licenses[edit] The RepRap general-purpose 3D printer with the ability to make copies of most of its own structural parts Rather than creating a new license, some open source hardware projects simply use existing, free and open source software licenses.[1] Despite superficial similarities to software licenses, most hardware licenses are fundamentally different: by nature, they typically rely more heavily on patent law than on copyright law. Noteworthy licenses include: Development[edit] See also[edit]

Maker Faire New York Debrief - News by Emcee Grady | October 06, 2010 | 8 comments Share Use this URL to share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ As you may have known, Maker Faire New York has come and gone and SparkFun was in attendance. It was awesome! We saw some amazing projects, met some great people, and just generally had a wonderful time. One of our favorite things to do at Maker Faire is meet and talk with some of our customers. A pair of happy young soldering gurus! We also ran soldering workshops! Playing the SparkFun "Snake Stomp" game. We hope those who made it out to Maker Faire had as much fun as we did!

OpenHardware Developer Site An Online Opensource Robot and Hardware Shop A Trip to Maker Faire Shen Zhen, 2014 The past weekend has witnessed another giant meetup of makers across the globe. At SheKou, a costal area of Shenzhen, the “city of manufacturing”, this two-day event has aroused over 100 dedicated groups of makers to showcase their projects to the coming audience. Being one among them, Team DFRobot take this chance to recall and share what we’ve seen and heard during this trip. Before the Show Thanks to the incorrect weather forecast, we enjoyed a couple of sunny days before Maker Faire Shenzhen, and took visits to some local “spots of interest”. Maker Faire Shenzhen The “Great Show $ Tell” begins with an enormous Bumblebee, standing at the entrance of plaza, fenced off.

Online : Open source hardware 2009 - The definitive guide Welcome to definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009. First up – What is open source hardware? These are projects in which the creators have decided to completely publish all the source, schematics, firmware, software, bill of materials, parts list, drawings and “board” files to recreate the hardware – they also allow any use, including commercial. Similar to open source software like Linux, but this hardware centric. Each year we do a guide to all open source hardware and this year there are over 125 unique projects/kits in 19 categories, up from about 60 in 2008, more than doubling the projects out there! This year, I am asking for your help – the Open source hardware page on Wikipedia is missing more projects that it actually has total at the moment. In this version of the guide on MAKE I will link to the product page and if it’s sold in the Maker Shed there is an additional link to the Maker Shed if you’d like to support OSH and get a kit or project. Phillip Torrone

Liudr's Blog Matériel informatique libre Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Le matériel libre (en anglais open hardware ou hackable device) désigne les technologies et produits physiques développés selon les principes de l'open source. Le Matériel OpenSource est un terme qui regroupe des artéfacts tangibles — machines, dispositifs ou toutes choses physiques — dont les plans ont été rendus publics, de façon que quiconque puisse les fabriquer, modifier, distribuer et les utiliser. Une définition commune du Matériel OpenSource (OSHW - OpenSource Hardware) existe et fut créée par différents acteurs[1]. À l’inverse de ce concept de matériel libre, Richard Stallman a souligné que le BIOS est souvent bloqué pour n’être utilisé que par des ordinateurs sous Windows en France : il conviendrait alors de parler de « matériel privateur » qui limite la liberté de son utilisateur[2]. Définition proposée par certains auteurs[modifier | modifier le code] « Auparavant, les gens collaboraient dans leurs villages. Bateaux : Aérien :

Parts & Kits for Arduino Online, Buy Microcontroller Boards, Electronic Components for Arduino - Welcome - Freetronics Mais pourquoi je n’y ai pas pensé avant… Mais pourquoi je n’y ai pas pensé avant… Vous avez un netbook ou un ordi sans lecteur DVD... Et pas de bol, vous avez besoin de démarrer cette machine avec un CD ou un DVD... 2 solutions s'offrent à vous : Acheter un lecteur DVD USB externe (ouh c'est cher)Vous arranger pour que l'install se fasse via une clé USB bootable (ouh c'est chiant... ou pas) Mais regardez autour de vous 2 secondes... Il suffit de démonter l'adaptateur du boitier et au lieu d'y brancher un disque IDE, pourquoi ne pas brancher votre lecteur DVD IDE, vous donnant ainsi un lecteur DVD externe :-) C'est magiiiiiiique et pour une fois, y'a même pas besoin de fer à souder ! [source et photo] Vous avez aimé cet article ?

Elektronik wie Handy, Notebook o. iPhone verkaufen - Ankauf FLIP4NEW SheevaPlug Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. SheevaPlug sur un disque dur externe USB lui servant de stockage de masse et en comparaison avec une pièce d'1 € SheevaPlug en comparaison avec un iPhone Le SheevaPlug est un des premiers « Plug Computer » (littéralement ordinateur prise électrique) à être disponible sur le marché. Il possède un processeur Marvell Kirkwood 6281 ARM-compatible[1], consommerait moins de 5 watts. Une variante intégrant un port eSATA est également disponible. Cet appareil a déjà été surnommé comme le « NSLU2 Killer » (littéralement le tueur de NSLU2) à cause de son bas prix[3]. Le SheevaPlug tourne sous Ubuntu 9.04 ARM build, disponible sur le site de téléchargement d'Ubuntu[4]. Caractéristiques techniques[modifier | modifier le code] Processeur Marvell KirkwoodMémoire Connectivité Consommation électrique au repos ~3 Watts (Cos Phi ~ 0.4)~7.5 VAavec un hub usb: 2 clés USB + 1 clé Wifi + 1 clé carte son ~6 Watts (Cos Phi ~ 0.45)~12 VA SheevaPlug, sur Wikimedia Commons

The MacBook Air Samsung SSD is about to get twice as fast I had a chance to meet with Samsung Storage solutions at CES 2012 this week and got the low down on its new OEM SSDs that Apple tends to buy in large numbers. Samsung and Toshiba are the OEMs that provide the SSDs in MacBook Airs. Samsung’s 470 OEM SSD product is noticeably faster than the Toshiba model that Apple also puts in otherwise identical MacBook Airs. We have talked about the speed difference before and how Air-buyers often will pay a premium for the faster Samsung drives. Well, the speed difference is about to get even more noticeable. Samsung told me that it sold out of the 470 series OEM SSDs late last year and the company only makes a much faster variety: the 830 series. How fast is the 830 Series controller/chips? Samsung stopped short of announcing it is shipping the 830s to Apple, but the company confirmed it ran out of 470s a while ago and all of its SSD customers were receiving the updated 830 series. Theoretically, a few things could happen at this point…