Linux Today
Richard Stallman's thoughts on free hardware.
Manticore
Formerly called "The HULK", Manticore is an open source hardware design for a 3D graphics accelerator. It is written entirely in VHDL.
Writings on Open Source Hardware
A collection of links to writings on themes related to Open Source Hardware like definitions, libraries, talks and conferences.
OpenCollector Database
Site has a searchable index of many designs, tools and manufacturers.
Hamburg VHDL Archive
Provides a collection of free, public-domain or shareware, VHDL documentation, models, and tools.
Open Source Hardware
Industry analysis paper for a college course proposing a business to apply the Open Source model to hardware.
Free Model Foundry
Advancing standard modeling practices within the electrical engineering community. Supporting the use of VHDL, Verilog, and IBIS modeling languages.
Ethernut
Open Source embedded Ethernet Board combining and ATmega 128 with Realteks RTL8019AS.
SCEZ - Smart Card Library
Smart Card Library with documentation on hardware modifications to run that cards on a palm.
Art Interface Device
The Art Interface Device (AID) is a microprocessor platform for building electronic installation art. It can also be used as an interface between such artworks and computers. It will enable the artworks to respond to people and the physical environment.
PalmBot
A site that documents what you need to build your Palm based robot.
Microcontroller: VHDL: PIC 16C5X
One stable version, and another one under development.
Opencores.org
Seeks to design and publish core designs under a license for hardware modelled on the Lesser General Public License (LGPL) for software.
The PalmOS Open Source Portal
Provides a database of links to Palm based open source hardware projects, such as memory cards and sensors.
DAISY
Aims to make VLIW and other novel ILP architectures hundred percent compatible with popular existing architectures such as PowerPC, x86, and S/390, as well as the Java Virtual Machine.
SystemC
Broadly supported C++ open source language and simulation kernel for modeling and implementing electronic systems.
ThinkCycle: Open Collaborative Design
Non-profit initiative that supports open source development and hosts a public repository of engineering design innovations in critical problem domains, such as low-power devices and portable health-care solutions for rural settings.
|