Open Source Hardware :Open Source Hardware Jamil Khatib Birzeit University 18.04.2007


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


Open Hardware Definition :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


Advantages for developing countries :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)


Barriers :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


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


Problems in Arab world :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


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


OpenTech Package :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


Advantages to Local Unis :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


Handasa Arabia :Handasa Arabia


Handasa Arabia Organization :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


Contribution to Technological Development :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)


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


Examples :Examples


gEDA :gEDA


Kicad :Kicad


KiCAD :KiCAD


gtkwave :gtkwave


Magic :Magic


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


OpenCores :OpenCores


OpenCores :OpenCores


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


Thank you :Thank you