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Defining open hardware - LWN.net lwn.net LWN.net Oct 18, 2023 5 facts

claimArduino makes electronic schematics and design files for its boards available under the CC-BY-SA license, which permits the recreation of the boards but prohibits the use of the trademarked 'Arduino' name.

claimArduino Pro hardware, such as the Portenta H7, is released without the design files necessary for manufacturing, as noted by Adafruit in a 2021 blog post.

claimAlessandro Ranellucci of Arduino stated that the company restricts design files for the Arduino Pro line to "prevent counterfeiters from blindly downloading a file and manufacturing it without any R&D effort or contribution to the community."

claimArduino releases its "products for makers" as open-source hardware (though not OSHWA-certified), but releases its Pro line boards, such as the Portenta C33 and Portenta X8, without design files.

claimOpenHardware.io project pages include the license, photos, a description, a bill of materials, the source code for the associated software, and all necessary design files for the hardware.

Open Source Hardware - Devopedia devopedia.org Devopedia Jun 3, 2019 2 facts

claimOpen Source Hardware is defined by the sharing of design files, which may include architecture and design drawings, schematics, PCB layouts, bills of materials, HDL code, and production or assembly instructions.

claimOpen licensing or copyleft for hardware refers specifically to the design files and related documentation, as copying or modifying hardware is easier when these files are available.

What is open hardware? | Opensource.com opensource.com Opensource.com 2 facts

claimThe license governing the reproduction of open hardware must allow for the modification and distribution of design files in a way that allows others to easily obtain them.

claimOpen hardware must be accompanied by documentation, including design files and source code.

Open Source Hardware - The Turing Way book.the-turing-way.org The Turing Way 1 fact

procedureTo ensure clarity in Open Source Hardware documentation, creators should link the Bill of Materials to design files by using matching reference designators or providing diagrams that explain the correspondence between parts and design files.

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claimThe Open Source Hardware definition and statement principles define the essence of open-source hardware (OSHW) as the sharing of design files for a piece of hardware.

Open Source Hardware Definition | OSHWA oshwa.org OSHWA 1 fact

procedureThe distribution terms of Open Source Hardware must comply with the following criteria: The hardware must be released with documentation including design files, and must allow modification and distribution of the design files. Where documentation is not furnished with the physical product, there must be a well-publicized means of obtaining this documentation for no more than a reasonable reproduction cost, preferably downloading via the Internet without charge. The documentation must include design files in the preferred format for making changes, for example the native file format of a CAD program. Deliberately obfuscated design files are not allowed. Intermediate forms analogous to compiled computer code—such as printer-ready copper artwork from a CAD program—are not allowed as substitutes.