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− | + | Open Circuits is a wiki for sharing [[open source electronics]] knowledge, schematics, board layouts, ports and parts libraries. This include open hardware [[Music Player]]s, [[atomic microscope]]s, [[PC]], [[PDA]] and [[Open Mobile Gadgets|mobile phone]]s, and [[battery|batteries]]. Please help us to build this resource by submitting your component descriptions, projects, techniques, and PCB footprints. | |
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− | + | == [[Projects]] and [[Ideas]] == | |
− | + | Descriptions, instructions, board layouts, and other documentation for electronics | |
− | * | + | * [[projects]] and |
− | * | + | * [[ideas]]. |
− | + | == [[Components]] == | |
+ | Lists of components, where to purchase them, how to use them. For many components there are links to projects using that particular component, this is especially true for microcontrollers, for example follow the links down to PIC microcontrollers and you will find many project links as well as tutorials..... | ||
− | + | == [[Basic Circuits and Circuit Building Blocks ]] == | |
+ | Circuits you will use over and over. | ||
− | + | == [[Techniques]] == | |
+ | How to do things. | ||
− | == | + | == [[Tutorials]] == |
+ | How to understand and plan what you are doing. These are for general theory, more specific information is linked to its topic. | ||
− | + | == [[PCB Footprints]] == | |
+ | Don't reinvent the wheel. Known working open PCB footprints for various components. | ||
− | + | == [[Got A Blog, Wiki or Website?]] == | |
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− | + | Link to it on the [[Got A Blog, Wiki or Website?]] or [[WikiNode]] page. | |
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− | == | + | == [[Got a Technical Question?]] == |
− | [[ | + | Perhaps it will be answered, perhaps not. Google for it first in the spirt of RTFM. Please do not ask us to do a school project for you. |
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+ | == [[Got A Blog or Website?]] == | ||
+ | Link to it here. hello darling | ||
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+ | == [[Meta Open Source ]] == | ||
+ | Not projects or information on projects, but stuff about the open source movement ( mostly hardware ) itself. | ||
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+ | == [[Open Hardware Initiatives ]] == | ||
The '''Open Source Movement''', typically covers '''Open Hardware''', '''Open Firmware''', and '''Open Software'''. | The '''Open Source Movement''', typically covers '''Open Hardware''', '''Open Firmware''', and '''Open Software'''. | ||
− | '''Open Hardware''' is | + | '''Open Hardware''' is the hardware equivalent of the '''Open Source Software''' movement originally developed by [http://www.gnu.org GNU/Linux] and the [http://www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation]. |
The '''Open Firmware''' movement provides firmware (i.e.: micro-code specifically related to the subcoding of hardware devices) which you may also know as '''soft-IP''' or '''FPGA''' coding see [http://www.opencores.org Open Cores] for more details. | The '''Open Firmware''' movement provides firmware (i.e.: micro-code specifically related to the subcoding of hardware devices) which you may also know as '''soft-IP''' or '''FPGA''' coding see [http://www.opencores.org Open Cores] for more details. | ||
− | Excellent examples of | + | Excellent examples of Open Hardware projects range from projects at ''OpenCircuits'' to [http://www.ethernut.de Tiny Embedded Ethernet Devices] and [http://www3.elphel.com Advanced & Intelligent Camera Designs] which provide solid-state camera and FPGA assisted hardware designs. |
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− | + | == Licences == | |
− | + | You need to be aware that certain licencing may curtail you from commericalizing or using your development in the market. The [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License] is one such licence, others are [Open_Circuits:Copyrights Attribution-ShareAlike], [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Creative Commons Licenses] but be aware that there are many more. | |
− | + | To understand what your entitlements and responsbilities are under the applicable licence(s); each hardware, firmware and/or software peice you have either copied, modified, developed using tools provided or if you intend distributing your development, you '''MUST''' read each and every licence, and be specifically aware that you may not mix such licence(s) together unless they can co-exist under one umbrella licence. For example you may modify, copy, enhance and distribute parts your project which are all under the same licence e.g.: [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public] or [[Open_Circuits:Copyrights details]]. | |
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