Open Source Hardware Jamil Khatib Birzeit University 18.04.2007

Contents Open Hardware concepts Barriers & Difficulties Business models Open Hardware for developing countries Handasa Arabia organization Examples

Open Hardware concepts

Barriers & Difficulties

Business models

Open Hardware for developing countries

Handasa Arabia organization

Examples

Open Hardware Definition Availability of information needed to reproduce the design/device Design HDL Schematics PCB Concept of operation Testing, verification & Models Interfaces and interconnections Software drivers Production and fabrication

Availability of information needed to reproduce the design/device

Design

HDL

Schematics

PCB

Concept of operation

Testing, verification & Models

Interfaces and interconnections

Software drivers

Production and fabrication

Advantages for developing countries Knowledge transfer Cost reduction of design process Cooperation & Cost distribution Explore and encourage innovators Different point of views (Market, developers, users, etc)

Knowledge transfer

Cost reduction of design process

Cooperation & Cost distribution

Explore and encourage innovators

Different point of views (Market, developers, users, etc)

Barriers EDA design software Open source EDA software Physical implementation Simulation Modeling HDL languages Implementation on PLDs (Programmable chips ( Test and measurements Online test and measurement devices Shared (online) labs

EDA design software

Open source EDA software

Physical implementation

Simulation

Modeling

HDL languages

Implementation on PLDs (Programmable chips (

Test and measurements

Online test and measurement devices

Shared (online) labs

Intellectual Property (Protection) Copyrights HDLs & schematics (The description) Patents Registration process

Copyrights

HDLs & schematics (The description)

Patents

Registration process

Problems in Arab world Lack of technical expertise Lack of industrial R&D activities Lack of cooperation between the industry and the universities Lack of cooperation between universities

Lack of technical expertise

Lack of industrial R&D activities

Lack of cooperation between the industry and the universities

Lack of cooperation between universities

Business Models Design distribution OpenTech Design support ASICS.ws Design implementation Flextronics

Design distribution

OpenTech

Design support

ASICS.ws

Design implementation

Flextronics

OpenTech Package 10 CDs More than 300 Electronics design software More than 350 Hardware designs More than 5 free books & tutorials More than 650 sold CDROMs

10 CDs

More than 300 Electronics design software

More than 350 Hardware designs

More than 5 free books & tutorials

More than 650 sold CDROMs

Advantages to Local Unis New source of learning Share the development Feedback & support Source of innovation Show the prodcuts/projects of the university Free tools and Designs to build upon (Complete system) Possible business models

New source of learning

Share the development

Feedback & support

Source of innovation

Show the prodcuts/projects of the university

Free tools and Designs to build upon (Complete system)

Possible business models

Handasa Arabia

Handasa Arabia Organization Made in Palestine Competition Arab Science & Technology Foundation International Electronics Design contest for students (IEDCS) IEEE ICM & Waterloo Canada Open Source hardware platform Technology Transfer Support

Made in Palestine Competition

Arab Science & Technology Foundation

International Electronics Design contest for students (IEDCS)

IEEE ICM & Waterloo Canada

Open Source hardware platform

Technology Transfer Support

Contribution to Technological Development International Contests IEDCS04 , 05 , 06, 07 International Electronics Design Contest for Students Winners’ Papers published at IEEE ICM Proceedings Local/International Conferences ASTF Technology meeting (Syria, 2006) ALECSO Open Source meeting (Tunis, 2005) Cairo ICT 2005 (Cairo, 2005) IEEE ICM'03,04, IEDCS04 contest (Tunis, 2004) Journalism Syndicate and Scientific Society of Telecommunication Engineers (Cairo, 2004) The IEEE Egyptian Engineering Day (Cairo, 2004) Open source workshop (Syria, 2004)

International Contests

IEDCS04 , 05 , 06, 07

International Electronics Design Contest for Students

Winners’ Papers published at IEEE ICM Proceedings

Local/International Conferences

ASTF Technology meeting (Syria, 2006)

ALECSO Open Source meeting (Tunis, 2005)

Cairo ICT 2005 (Cairo, 2005)

IEEE ICM'03,04, IEDCS04 contest (Tunis, 2004)

Journalism Syndicate and Scientific Society of Telecommunication Engineers (Cairo, 2004)

The IEEE Egyptian Engineering Day (Cairo, 2004)

Open source workshop (Syria, 2004)

Open Source EDA Design Entry (Schematics) Layout Simulation Verification VHDL & Verilog Icarus Verilog FreeHDL (VHDL) Alliance (VHDL)

Design Entry (Schematics)

Layout

Simulation

Verification

VHDL & Verilog

Icarus Verilog

FreeHDL (VHDL)

Alliance (VHDL)

Examples

gEDA

Kicad

KiCAD

gtkwave

Magic

Open Source Hardware Board Designs Test boards, Processors boards Systems Logic Analyzer HDL Cores OpenCores Models Free Model Foundry

Board Designs

Test boards, Processors boards

Systems

Logic Analyzer

HDL Cores

OpenCores

Models

Free Model Foundry

OpenCores

OpenCores

Open Hardware resources www.handasarabia.org www.opencollector.org www.opencores.org

www.handasarabia.org

www.opencollector.org

www.opencores.org

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