Web Directory

» ARM Developments
   Embedded system based on ATMEL AT91M40800 processor and Network Card based on Crystal CS8900A.
   http://www.ap-systems.co.uk/

» Bug Labs
   Develops BUG: modular software and hardware platform, web-enabled, set of pre-matched components: color screen, camera (video enabled), GPS, accelerometer; snap together, no soldering. Open source.
   http://www.buglabs.net/

» DAISY: Dynamically Architected Instruction Set from Yorktown
   Goals: make VLIW and other novel ILP architectures fully compatible with common extant architectures such as PowerPC, x86, S/390, and Java Virtual Machine.
   http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/daisy/

» Elphel, Inc.
   A project working on cameras and imaging solutions with Free software and open hardware. Contains a list of products along with their prices and documentation.
   http://www3.elphel.com/

» Ethernut
   Several open source reference designs, based on 8-bit AVR, ARM7 and ARM9. All schematics and the CAD data are published as open source hardware.
   http://www.ethernut.de/

» IT, CE, Office and Telecom datasheets
   ICEcat.biz offers data-sheets from many sponsoring manufacturers who support the Open Catalogue Open ICEcat.
   http://www.icecat.biz

» Manticore
   Was "The HULK"; hardware design for a 3D graphics accelerator, written fully in VHDL. Open source.
   http://icculus.org/manticore/

» Open Graphics Project: OGP
   Goals: design an open source hardware, architecture and standard for graphics cards, mainly for open source software and operating systems.
   http://wiki.opengraphics.org/

» Open Programmer
   Free USB programmer for PIC micros, I2C EEPROMs and other devices. Control applications for Windows and GNU/Linux are provided along with their source code.
   http://openprog.altervista.org/

» Open Source Hardware: Birth of a Long Tail Market?
   Asks what if creating computer hardware became as individualized, as free from corporate control, as open source software, with future scenario where this occurs.
   http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3700366

» OpenCollector Database
   Site has a searchable index of many designs, tools and manufacturers.
   http://opencollector.org/

» PIC USB Prototype Development Board
   Prototype development boards based on PIC18LF4455 microcontroller with open source bootloader and schematics.
   http://www.diolan.com/pic/demoboard.html

» Richard Stallman: On Free Hardware
   Stallman's views, definition, problems. Linux Today.
   http://features.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-06-22-005-05-NW-LF

» Ronja (Reasonable Optical Near Joint Access)
   Optical point-to-point data link.
   http://ronja.twibright.com/

» SystemC
   Broadly supported C++ open source language and simulation kernel for modeling and implementing electronic systems.
   http://www.systemc.org/

» The Future of Hardware is Open Source
   Brief analysis of some benefits, problems, and means. Raiden's Realm.
   http://www.raiden.net/?aid=315

» Writings on Open Source Hardware
   A collection of links to writings on themes related to Open Source Hardware like definitions, libraries, talks and conferences.
   http://opencollector.org/Whyfree/