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<h2 id="communications">Communications</h2> <h3>Amateur radio</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/D-STAR/JzfQgqQl">Homebrew D-STAR Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/HackRF_One/N10gvpTY">HackRF One</a></li></ul> <h3>Audio electronics</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Monome/CuVNbebI">Monome</a> 40h – reconfigurable grid of 64 backlit buttons, used via USB; a limited batch of 500 was produced; all design process, specifications, firmware, and PCB schematics are available online</li> <li><a href="/facts/Neuros_Technology/QnjyWCyK">Neuros Digital Audio Computer</a> – portable digital audio player</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arduinome/E1CaXxFC">Arduinome</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/MIDIbox/Xe1A8Hm1">MIDIbox</a> – modular DIY hardware–software platform for <a href="/facts/MIDI/tblhmeFV">MIDI</a> devices including controllers, synthesizers, sequencers</li></ul> <h3>Telephony</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/List_of_open-source_mobile_phones/bCzFFaTc">List of open-source mobile phones</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Openmoko/lKe9IRzf">Openmoko</a> – phone framework (first use case: <a href="/facts/First_International_Computer/08vPBySm">First International Computer</a> (FIC) <a href="/facts/Neo_FreeRunner/lKe9IRzf">Neo FreeRunner</a>, released as of mid-2008</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenBTS/tzeQgj7z">OpenBTS</a> and OsmoBTS – software-based GSM base stations</li> <li><a href="/facts/Project_Ara/s0pI80xg">Project Ara</a> – <a href="/facts/Modular_design/uRrYMyqp">modular design</a>, <a href="/facts/Hot_swapping/Jn56Jw3h">hot swapping</a> pluggable mobile phone; due to enter trial production in 2015, but was suspended in 2016<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_open-source_mobile_phones/bCzFFaTc">PiPhone and ZeroPhone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Telecom_Infra_Project/bB8eeRHw">Telecom Infra Project</a> – collaborative <a href="/facts/Open_Compute_Project/nCt85QF1">Open Compute Project</a> focusing on <a href="/facts/Optical_networking/NkrXjW7R">optical</a> <a href="/facts/Broadband_networks/MwNj5jL8">broadband networks</a> and open <a href="/facts/Cellular_network/8zA0jQJ9">cellular networks</a> to create global access</li> <li><a href="/facts/PinePhone/x5rsB0tK">PinePhone</a> – developed by <a href="/facts/Computer_manufacturer/PIU2T66l">computer manufacturer</a> <a href="/facts/Pine64/LmLKlRtq">Pine64</a>, intended for allowing the user to have full hardware and software control over the device, released as of end-2019</li></ul> <h3>Video electronics</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Milkymist/9pKWEkBM">Milkymist</a> One – video synthesizer for interactive and dance-directed <a href="/facts/VJing/Ca48ks5Q">VJing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Neuros_Technology/QnjyWCyK">Neuros OSD</a> – digital video recorder</li></ul> <h3>Networking</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/NetFPGA/bQFsU0KR">NetFPGA</a> – hardware platform, software, community, and education material to enable research and education effort in a line-rate network environment</li></ul> <h4>Wireless networking</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/OpenPicus/fjeoaYwh">OpenPicus</a> – platform for <a href="/facts/Smart_transducer/Me7pSJl4">smart sensors</a> and <a href="/facts/Internet_of_things/rwwGAxn3">Internet of things</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sun_SPOT/7E8cWSGl">Sun SPOT</a> – hardware–software platform for <a href="/facts/Sensor_network/r5LIAVsU">sensor networks</a> and battery powered, wireless, embedded development</li> <li><a href="/facts/USRP/Nldbmq5S">USRP</a> – universal software radio peripheral is a mainboard with snap in modules providing software defined radio at different frequencies, has USB 2.0 link to a host computer</li> <li><a href="/facts/PowWow/vRC6g9et">PowWow</a> Power Optimized Hardware and Software FrameWork for Wireless Motes – hardware–software platform for <a href="/facts/Wireless_sensor_network/r5LIAVsU">wireless sensor networks</a></li> <li>Twibright <a href="/facts/RONJA/SHKVGG9s">RONJA</a> – free-space optic system, 10 Mbit/s full duplex/1.4 km</li> <li><a href="/facts/SatNOGS/B44U4K8y">SatNOGS</a> – software-hardware project of a global <a href="/facts/Low_Earth_orbit/rq1TwayJ">low Earth orbit</a> <a href="/facts/Satellite_ground_station/pvVfBAwg">satellite ground station</a>, including for data and Internet</li></ul> <h2 id="electronics">Electronics</h2> <h3>Cameras</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/AXIOM_(camera)/lb0N2cqP">AXIOM</a> – <a href="/facts/Digital_cinema_camera/LsP2aa5B">digital cinema camera</a> built by apertus° community</li> <li><a href="/facts/Elphel/GTsqNnWv">Elphel, Inc.</a> – cameras based on free hardware–software designs</li></ul> <h3>Computer systems</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Arduino/Ah1eKzyS">Arduino</a> – open-source <a href="/facts/Microcontroller_board/MKrnAhnm">microcontroller board</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chumby/w09q5XCB">Chumby</a> – information <i><a href="/facts/Ambient_device/hyxm59TH">ambient device</a></i></li> <li><a href="/facts/CUBIT/T1feS0pJ">CUBIT</a> – multitouch surface-interaction system</li> <li><a href="/facts/Netduino/XvUpWX6a">Netduino</a> – <a href="/facts/Microcontroller/MKrnAhnm">microcontroller</a> board, <a href="/facts/.NET_Micro_Framework/334B92WM">.NET Micro Framework</a> based</li> <li><a href="/facts/NodeMCU/CMMtouKK">NodeMCU</a> – <a href="/facts/Wi-Fi/u94quCsx">Wi-Fi</a> microcontroller board</li> <li><a href="/facts/Novena_(computing_platform)/207pXfoR">Novena</a> – an ARM based computer built by <a href="/facts/Andrew_Huang_(hacker)/HbQjMk6g">Andrew Huang</a> and associates</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenPOWER_Foundation/490VY6za">OpenPOWER</a> – <a href="/facts/Power_ISA/GLy1WS0m">Power ISA</a>, an open-source hardware instruction set architecture (<a href="/facts/Instruction_set_architecture/8p8vwUeE">ISA</a>) initiated by <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenSPARC/6cokbgCP">OpenSPARC</a> – Sun's, later Oracle's high-performance processor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Parallax_Propeller/KkCzK2jL">Parallax Propeller</a> – a multi-core microcontroller with eight 32-bit RISC cores</li> <li><a href="/facts/Parallella/AcrgoDAm">Parallella</a> – <a href="/facts/Single-board_computer/JaBPWTKF">single-board computer</a> with a <a href="/facts/Manycore_processor/ozoxeNzT">manycore</a> coprocessor and <a href="/facts/Field-programmable_gate_array/M8LSGcAU">field-programmable gate array</a> (FPGA)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pinebook/KqvLYTJ0">Pinebook</a> – Notebook from <a href="/facts/Pine64/LmLKlRtq">Pine64</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SparkFun_Electronics/pxqxTjSr">SparkFun Electronics</a> – <a href="/facts/Microcontroller/MKrnAhnm">microcontroller</a> development boards, <a href="/facts/Breakout_board/muSR2p43">breakout boards</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bus_Pirate/s5F6uxs6">The Bus Pirate</a> – universal bus interface and programmer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Turris_Omnia/Qcsxy23k">Turris Omnia</a> – open-source SOHO network router</li> <li><a href="/facts/RISC-V/pUSKDat1">RISC-V</a> – an open-source hardware instruction set architecture (<a href="/facts/Instruction_set_architecture/8p8vwUeE">ISA</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/MIPS_architecture/efV4KgK4">MIPS</a> – a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture</li> <li><a href="/facts/Maximite/rjlE96ta">Color Maximite</a> – open-source single-board computer running the BASIC language as its operating system and compatible with Arduino Uno micro-controller peripherals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Humane_Reader_and_Humane_PC/s1tshyFr">Humane Reader and Humane PC</a></li></ul> <h3>Peripherals</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Nitrokey/Yt5Gy4Jv">Nitrokey</a> – USB key for data and email encryption and strong authentication</li> <li><a href="/facts/System76/mD3Imnjs">System76</a> Launch – US-manufactured Mechanical keyboard line designed and built by <a href="/facts/System76/mD3Imnjs">System76</a> with open-source firmware</li></ul> <h3>Robotics</h3> <p class="note">Further information: <a href="/facts/Open-source_robotics/e6gWqKp0">Open-source robotics</a> and <a href="/facts/List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages/l3x4PXwn">List of open-source robotics software</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ArduCopter/YqrSxWfl">ArduCopter</a> – <a href="/facts/Arduino/Ah1eKzyS">Arduino</a>-based <a href="/facts/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle/qt87T19t">drone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/E-puck_mobile_robot/Knr5xbvx">e-puck mobile robot</a> – <a href="/facts/Mobile_robot/klkTEo39">mobile robot</a> designed for education</li> <li><a href="/facts/ICub/A5zVBrWt">ICub</a> – 1 metre high humanoid robot</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenRAVE/9bThv8Qb">OpenRAVE</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/RobotCub/A5zVBrWt">RobotCub</a> – predecessor of <a href="/facts/ICub/A5zVBrWt">ICub</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Spykee/UJpPIfrs">Spykee</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Multiplo/BBNSVu1o">multiplo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenROV/o52kwG2j">OpenROV</a> – <a href="/facts/Telerobotic/neQ6bswt">telerobotic</a> submarine</li> <li><a href="/facts/Python_Robotics/V89SY4NG">Python Robotics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thymio/sdS0HGv5">Thymio</a> – robot for education</li> <li><a href="/facts/TurtleBot/zRalCDwA">TurtleBot</a></li></ul> <h3>Microcontrollers</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Freeduino/Ah1eKzyS">Freeduino</a> – an open-source <a href="/facts/Physical_computing/HCln3YdC">physical computing</a> platform based on a simple I/O board and a development environment that implements the open source <a href="/facts/Processing_(programming_language)/DTgLD5Iq">Processing</a> / <i>Wiring</i> language. Also clones of this platform including Freeduino.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tinkerforge/YBuwlTdL">Tinkerforge</a> – a platform comprising stackable microcontrollers for interfacing with sensors and other I/O devices</li></ul> <h3>Components</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ethernut/lrCPz0Vk">Ethernut</a> — embedded Ethernet adapters</li> <li><a href="/facts/IOIO/U8GAvCT6">IOIO</a> — a board that allows Android applications to interface with external electronics</li> <li><a href="/facts/PLAICE/RVGhonEY">PLAICE</a> — a device that combines a <a href="/facts/Flash_memory/Cn8JsStx">flash memory</a> <a href="/facts/Programmer_(hardware)/1whv1utW">programmer</a>, <a href="/facts/In-circuit_emulation/lcXrRxYd">in-circuit emulation</a>, and a multichannel <a href="/facts/Logic_analyzer/uqjrQdUp">logic analyzer</a>. It runs <a href="/facts/UClinux/jSjp2fEF">uClinux</a>.</li> <li>Twibrigh <a href="/facts/RONJA/SHKVGG9s">RONJA</a> — a 10 Mbit/s full duplex <a href="/facts/Free-space_optical_communication/V3lyvTxk">FSO</a> wireless optical network adapter from 2001<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/System76/mD3Imnjs">System76</a> Thelio Io — System76 Thelio desktops use an open-source daughterboard to control thermals and other functions. This is a step toward building a fully open-source computer and give users full control over their hardware.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li></ul> <h4>CPUs</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Amber_(processor_core)/AJUgIBEY">Amber</a> is an <a href="/facts/ARM_architecture/SALsYA79">ARM</a>-compatible 32-bit <a href="/facts/RISC/aQbGM62p">RISC</a> processor. Amber implements the ARMv2 <a href="/facts/Instruction_set/8p8vwUeE">instruction set</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/LEON/AT23bfmM">LEON</a>, a 32-bit, <a href="/facts/SPARC/m7KhEtET">SPARC</a>-like CPU created by the <a href="/facts/European_Space_Agency/L8YRNV0C">European Space Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenPOWER/490VY6za">OpenPOWER</a>, based on IBM's <a href="/facts/POWER8/kokdP5VT">POWER8</a> and newer multicore processor designs</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenSPARC/6cokbgCP">OpenSPARC</a>, a series of open-source microprocessors based on the <a href="/facts/UltraSPARC_T1/mfxg7MjI">UltraSPARC T1</a> and <a href="/facts/UltraSPARC_T2/GEuRGo8t">UltraSPARC T2</a> multicore processor designs</li> <li><a href="/facts/Parallax_Propeller/KkCzK2jL">Parallax P8X32A Propeller</a> is a multicore microcontroller with an emphasis on general-purpose use</li> <li><a href="/facts/ZPU_(microprocessor)/uJpW4nf1">ZPU</a>, a small, portable CPU core with a <a href="/facts/GNU_Compiler_Collection/t07jh01k">GCC</a> toolchain. It is designed to be compiled targeting FPGA<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenRISC_1200/lh7yFT5y">OpenRISC 1200</a>, an implementation of the open source <a href="/facts/OpenRISC/G40wlEKP">OpenRISC</a> 1000 RISC architecture</li></ul> <h2 id="environmental">Environmental</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Open_Source_Ecology/AeSeyklg">Open Source Ecology</a></li></ul> <h3>Renewable energy</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Small_wind_turbine/magb0kP0">Wind turbines</a></li></ul> <h3>Lighting and LED</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/LED_Throwies/Sl3Poga6">LED Throwies</a> – nondestructive graffiti and light displays</li></ul> <h2 id="neither-electronic-nor-mechanical">Neither electronic nor mechanical</h2> <h3>Architecture and design</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/WikiHouse/NHm84y4n">WikiHouse</a> – project to design and build houses</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenStructures/XTjaTwpF">OpenStructures</a> – design from furniture to house</li></ul> <h3>Domotics</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/List_of_home_automation_software/r7ot2olS">List of home automation software § Open-source software</a></p> <h2 id="machines-and-production-tools">Machines and production tools</h2> <h3>Automotive</h3> <h4>Complete vehicles</h4> <h5>Land</h5> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Open-source_car/udWPwQRa">Open-source car</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Rally_Fighter/DpH0szUH">Rally Fighter</a> – made by <a href="/facts/Local_Motors/YWzGVukw">Local Motors</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Riversimple_Urban_Car/wphlqT7H">Riversimple Urban Car</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenXC/ysHDWJm8">OpenXC</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OScar/5trINAkA">OScar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wikispeed/F656uwjv">Wikispeed</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OSVehicle_Tabby/w1UdfAlX">OSVehicle Tabby</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li></ul> <h5>Airplanes</h5> <ul><li><a href="/facts/MakerPlane/xS9nszzH">MakerPlane</a></li></ul> <h4>Engine control units</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/SECU-3/jc2q0Mpt">SECU-3</a> – gasoline engine control unit</li></ul> <h4>Electric vehicle chargers</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/OpenEVSE/uEC0zLqN">OpenEVSE</a> – charger for electric cars<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>3D printers and scanners</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/RepRap_project/QTysPgzF">RepRap project</a> – <a href="/facts/3D_printing/lbvWU3t0">3D printer-fabber</a>; <a href="/facts/Recyclebot/7JoKBtyj">recyclebots</a>, like the <a href="/facts/Lyman_filament_extruder/WQEUEHrf">Lyman filament extruder</a>, provide the filament for RepRaps</li> <li><a href="/facts/LulzBot/I2V4WDDS">LulzBot</a> – <a href="/facts/3D_printing/lbvWU3t0">3D printer</a> design by <a href="/facts/Aleph_Objects/I2V4WDDS">Aleph Objects</a>; is <i><a href="/facts/Respects_Your_Freedom/k0sBmw7y">Respects Your Freedom</a></i> certified by the <a href="/facts/Free_Software_Foundation/k0sBmw7y">Free Software Foundation</a></li></ul> <h3>CNC milling machines</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Maslow_CNC/tjLAy63k">Maslow CNC</a> - an open source CNC router project notable for low cost and unique vertical design</li></ul> <h3>Other hardware</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Multimachine/3GpmJw7g">Multimachine</a> – <a href="/facts/Machine_tool/XPHaqz0p">machine tool</a> project</li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_Source_Ecology/AeSeyklg">Open Source Ecology</a>'s <a href="/facts/Global_Village_Construction_Set/AeSeyklg">Global Village Construction Set</a> (GVCS) – 50 industrial machines needed to build a small civilization with modern comforts</li> <li><a href="/facts/Precious_Plastic/Y1XW3HTC">Precious Plastic</a>'s – <a href="/facts/Plastic_recycling/uk9fne5K">plastic recycling</a> tools – Shredder, Extruder, Injector, Compressor, and supplemental resources</li> <li><a href="/facts/Defense_Distributed/LLaCccdg">Defense Distributed</a>/<a href="/facts/Liberator_(gun)/CBlB9Hrr">Liberator (gun)</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Charon_(gun)/87xzo67m">Charon (gun)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FGC-9/rGWMIqnk">FGC-9</a> (gun)</li></ul> <h2 id="science">Science</h2> <h3>Medical devices</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/List_of_open-source_health_software/Mze3nGRW">List of open-source health software</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Open_Prosthetics_Project/YGS1Rlnu">Open Prosthetics Project</a> – design of open-source <a href="/facts/Prosthesis/odTuXtC0">prosthetics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Open-source_ventilator/lVrJCKvr">Open-source ventilator</a></li></ul> <h3>Scientific hardware</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Open-Source_Lab_(book)/A1sM0WsE"><i>Open-Source Lab</i></a> – documents dozens of scientific tools, but is closed-source itself</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenBCI/hax4ApNj">OpenBCI</a> – <a href="/facts/EEG/XGvpcBl5">EEG</a> amplifier<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="satellite">Satellite</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/UPSat/2oze78n5">UPSat</a></li></ul> <h2 id="partially-open-source-hardware">Partially open-source hardware</h2> <p>Hardware that uses closed source components </p> <h3>Computers</h3> <h4>Single-board computers</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tinkerforge/YBuwlTdL">Tinkerforge</a> RED Brick, executes user programs and controls other Bricks/Bricklets standalone</li></ul> <h5>ARM</h5> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Banana_Pi/KBfktNU4">Banana Pi</a>, uses low-power processors with an <a href="/facts/ARM_architecture/SALsYA79">ARM</a> core; runs <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, and <a href="/facts/OpenWRT/3VYxerTY">OpenWRT</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/BeagleBoard/e5aKymjU">BeagleBoard</a>, uses low-power Texas Instruments processors with an <a href="/facts/ARM_Cortex-A8/vM6beXwg">ARM Cortex-A8</a> core; runs <a href="/facts/%25C3%2585ngstr%25C3%25B6m_distribution/5RlfebtG">Ångström distribution</a> (Linux)</li> <li><a href="/facts/IGEPv2/NT0HT8b7">IGEPv2</a>, an ARM <a href="/facts/OMAP_3/3oz3mLlT">OMAP 3</a>-based board designed and manufactured by <a href="/facts/ISEE_(company)/1zLYyuFE">ISEE</a> in Spain. Its expansion boards are also open-source.</li> <li><a href="/facts/OLinuXino/dUAnmu9a">OLinuXino</a>, designed with <a href="/facts/KiCad/x1TH8QCs">KiCad</a> by OLIMEX Ltd in <a href="/facts/Bulgaria/Er5pY3YS">Bulgaria</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/PandaBoard/wY71lSv5">PandaBoard</a>, a variation of the <a href="/facts/BeagleBoard/e5aKymjU">BeagleBoard</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rascal_(single-board_computer)/4HCQr7oC">Rascal</a>, an ARM based Linux board that works with Arduino shields, with a web server that includes an editor for users to program it in <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a>. Hardware design files released under the Creative Commons BY-SA license.</li> <li><a href="/facts/96Boards/fcKezxXr">96Boards</a> (includes but not limited to, DragonBoard 410c, HiKey, HiKey960, Bubblegum-96 and more...)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Parallella/AcrgoDAm">Parallella</a> <a href="/facts/Single-board_computer/JaBPWTKF">single-board computer</a> with a <a href="/facts/Manycore_processor/ozoxeNzT">manycore</a> coprocessor and <a href="/facts/Field-programmable_gate_array/M8LSGcAU">field-programmable gate array</a> (FPGA)</li></ul> <h5>ATMega</h5> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Arduino/Ah1eKzyS">Arduino</a> – open-source <a href="/facts/Microcontroller_board/MKrnAhnm">microcontroller board</a></li></ul> <h4>Desktop computers</h4> <ul><li>Thelio — Desktop computers manufactured in the US by <a href="/facts/System76/mD3Imnjs">System76</a></li></ul> <h5>Motorola 68000 series</h5> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Minimig/1UD7GeGT">Minimig</a> – a re-implementation of an <a href="/facts/Amiga_500/uSPFfX48">Amiga 500</a> using a <a href="/facts/Field-programmable_gate_array/M8LSGcAU">field-programmable gate array</a> (FPGA).</li></ul> <h5>National Semiconductor NS320xx series</h5> <ul><li><a href="/facts/PC532/omtk1Gyk">PC532</a>, a <a href="/facts/Personal_computer/koaYfNce">personal computer</a> design released in 1990, based on the <a href="/facts/NS320xx/zCXoyxzh">NS32532</a> microprocessor</li></ul> <h5>RISC-V</h5> <ul><li><a href="/facts/HiFive1/MnPxjdWI">HiFive1</a> is an <a href="/facts/Arduino/Ah1eKzyS">Arduino</a>-compatible development kit featuring the Freedom E310, the industry's first commercially available <a href="/facts/RISC-V/pUSKDat1">RISC-V</a> <a href="/facts/System_on_a_chip/1RVvVe6N">SoC</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/HiFive_Unleashed/eRbd8Igr">HiFive Unleashed</a> is a <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> development platform for <a href="/facts/SiFive/MnPxjdWI">SiFive</a>’s Freedom U540 SoC, the world’s first 4+1 64-bit multi-core Linux-capable <a href="/facts/RISC-V/pUSKDat1">RISC-V</a> <a href="/facts/System_on_a_chip/1RVvVe6N">SoC</a>."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li></ul> <h4>Notebook computers</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Novena_(computing_platform)/207pXfoR">Novena</a>, a notebook computer that uses a 1.2 GHz <a href="/facts/Quad-core/ABNb65hQ">quad-core</a> <a href="/facts/Freescale/mRjBBbeX">Freescale</a> processor closely coupled with a <a href="/facts/Xilinx/rbXfxqqG">Xilinx</a> FPGA<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/VIA_OpenBook/9MAQFElp">VIA OpenBook</a>, a <a href="/facts/Netbook/aExm3tmc">netbook</a> case design released by <a href="/facts/VIA_Technologies/g6REHNFE">VIA Technologies</a></li></ul> <h4>Handhelds, palmtops, and smartphones</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ben_NanoNote/W5TCHvEf">Ben NanoNote</a>, a <a href="/facts/Palmtop_PC/c28NGHpt">palmtop PC</a> based on the <a href="/facts/MIPS_architecture/efV4KgK4">MIPS architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Openmoko/lKe9IRzf">Openmoko</a>, a smartphone containing a single-board computer equipped with a GSM/UMTS modem</li> <li><a href="/facts/Simputer/xQoDLFdl">Simputer</a>, a handheld computer released in 2002</li></ul> <h2 id="related">Related</h2> <h3>Instruction sets</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/SuperH/4GTLXc1N">J-Core</a>, an implementation of the <a href="/facts/SuperH/4GTLXc1N">SuperH</a> with some extensions<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/MIPS_architecture/efV4KgK4">MIPS</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/Power_ISA/GLy1WS0m">Power</a>, which originated from <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a>'s <a href="/facts/IBM_POWER_instruction_set_architecture/AptQ0xLu">POWER ISA</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/RISC-V/pUSKDat1">RISC-V</a>, a <a href="/facts/RISC/aQbGM62p">RISC</a> ISA that originated in 2010 at the <a href="/facts/University_of_California%2c_Berkeley/MXVEjklr">University of California, Berkeley</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SPARC/m7KhEtET">SPARC</a></li></ul> <h3>Organisations</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bug_Labs/eXVaMITr">Bug Labs</a>, a US technology company that began by developing and selling open-source hardware peripherals for <a href="/facts/Rapid_prototyping/zYQ6ccPI">rapid prototyping</a> of electronics</li> <li><a href="/facts/LowRISC/9KpMKGoB">LowRISC</a>, a not-for-profit organization that aims to develop open hardware</li> <li><a href="/facts/M-Labs/9pKWEkBM">M-Labs</a>, developers of the Milkymist <a href="/facts/System_on_a_chip/1RVvVe6N">system on a chip</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_Compute_Project/nCt85QF1">Open Compute Project</a>, an organization for sharing designs of <a href="/facts/Data_center/DS5wJY41">data center</a> products among companies</li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_Graphics_Project/bQ3qXozt">Open Graphics Project</a>, a project that aims to design a standard open architecture for <a href="/facts/Graphics_card/bcKfPyFt">graphics cards</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenCores/I4qbrRUP">OpenCores</a>, a loose community of designers that supports open-source cores (logic designs) for CPUs, peripherals and other devices. OpenCores maintains an open-source on-chip interconnection bus specification called <a href="/facts/Wishbone_(computer_bus)/xTu4vkDw">Wishbone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenRISC/G40wlEKP">OpenRISC</a> is a group of developers working to produce a very-high-performance <a href="/facts/Open-source_license/FlFTwHmd">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/RISC/aQbGM62p">RISC</a> <a href="/facts/Central_processing_unit/Jxp1bqMV">CPU</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Open-Source_Lab_(book)/A1sM0WsE"><i>Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs</i></a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Thingiverse/z83KVGB2">Thingiverse</a>, open-source designs of objects, many of which are 3D-printable</li> <li><a href="/facts/Open-source_hardware/UgCHeVsm">Open-source hardware</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_open-source_first-person_shooters/JFH6XhUg">List of open-source first-person shooters</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_open-source_mobile_phones/bCzFFaTc">List of open-source mobile phones</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_open-source_video_games/PSK8G1Ie">List of open-source video games</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Open-source_robotics/e6gWqKp0">Open-source robotics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Modular_smartphone/4b76c1YS">Modular smartphone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_Source_Ecology/AeSeyklg">Open Source Ecology</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Telecom_Infra_Project/bB8eeRHw">Telecom Infra Project</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The dream of Ara: Inside the rise and fall of the world's most revolutionary phone". VentureBeat. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2021. <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2017/01/10/inside-project-ara-googles-revolutionary-modular-phone/" target="_blank">https://venturebeat.com/2017/01/10/inside-project-ara-googles-revolutionary-modular-phone/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Twibright Labs - Ronja". <a href="http://ronja.twibright.com" target="_blank">http://ronja.twibright.com</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Don Watkins, Opensource.com (24 April 2019). "How System76 is creating open-source hardware". OpenSource.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025. <a href="https://opensource.com/article/19/4/system76-hardware" target="_blank">https://opensource.com/article/19/4/system76-hardware</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"ZPU - the worlds [sic] smallest 32 bit CPU with GCC toolchain :: Overview". OpenCores. <a href="http://opencores.org/project,zpu" target="_blank">http://opencores.org/project,zpu</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Cicero, Simone (27 December 2013). "10 of the Most Incredible Open Source Hardware Projects Born in 2013". Open Electronics. Futura Group. Retrieved 12 March 2017. <a href="http://www.open-electronics.org/10-of-the-most-incredible-open-source-hardware-projects-born-in-2013/" target="_blank">http://www.open-electronics.org/10-of-the-most-incredible-open-source-hardware-projects-born-in-2013/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>OpenEV <a href="https://www.openevse.com/" target="_blank">https://www.openevse.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Cicero, Simone (27 December 2013). "10 of the Most Incredible Open Source Hardware Projects Born in 2013". Open Electronics. Futura Group. Retrieved 12 March 2017. <a href="http://www.open-electronics.org/10-of-the-most-incredible-open-source-hardware-projects-born-in-2013/" target="_blank">http://www.open-electronics.org/10-of-the-most-incredible-open-source-hardware-projects-born-in-2013/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Katherine Noyes. "Tiny $57 PC is like the Raspberry Pi, but faster and fully open". PCWorld. 2012. <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2013622/tiny-57-pc-is-like-the-raspberry-pi-but-faster-and-fully-open.html" target="_blank">http://www.pcworld.com/article/2013622/tiny-57-pc-is-like-the-raspberry-pi-but-faster-and-fully-open.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"HiFive1: Open Source, Arduino-Compatible RISC-V Dev Kit". Crowd Supply. Retrieved 31 May 2017. <a href="https://www.crowdsupply.com/sifive/hifive1" target="_blank">https://www.crowdsupply.com/sifive/hifive1</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"SiFive HiFive Unleashed Getting Started Guide" (PDF). SiFive. SiFive, Inc. Retrieved 13 April 2018. <a href="https://static.dev.sifive.com/HiFive-Unleashed-Getting-Started-Guide-v1p1.pdf" target="_blank">https://static.dev.sifive.com/HiFive-Unleashed-Getting-Started-Guide-v1p1.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Novena". Crowd Supply. <a href="https://www.crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena-open-laptop" target="_blank">https://www.crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena-open-laptop</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"The Almost Completely Open Source Laptop Goes on Sale". Wired. 2 April 2014. <a href="https://www.wired.com/2014/04/novena/" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/2014/04/novena/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Novena Helps Hackers Build Their Own Laptop". 2 April 2014. <a href="http://blog.laptopmag.com/novena-open-source-laptop" target="_blank">http://blog.laptopmag.com/novena-open-source-laptop</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Holbrook, Stett (2 April 2014). "The World's First Open Source Laptop Makes Its Debut". Make. Retrieved 12 March 2017. <a href="http://makezine.com/2014/04/02/the-worlds-first-open-source-laptop-makes-its-debut/" target="_blank">http://makezine.com/2014/04/02/the-worlds-first-open-source-laptop-makes-its-debut/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"J-Core Open Processor". Retrieved 19 June 2016. <a href="http://j-core.org/" target="_blank">http://j-core.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>j-core Design Walkthrough (PDF). Embedded Linux Conference. San Diego. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016. <a href="http://j-core.org/talks/ELC-2016.pdf" target="_blank">http://j-core.org/talks/ELC-2016.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>