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Open Source Hardware for academic projects
Aung Ko Ko ThetB.Eng Electronics 2003
https://sg.linkedin.com/in/aungkokothet
5 Mins to ask questions..
Open Source Hardware for academic
projects
–What do you expect me to talk about?
–What are the requirements for a FYP and
Master Thesis Projects?
Can you relate this to your life in university?
Learn???
A ca de mia
• Academia is the nationally and internationally recognized establishment of professional scholars and students, usually centeredaround collegesand universities, who are engaged in higher education and research.
You need to learn details on the components of the system you are
going to create as a professional, and you also need to learn to
integrate those components as a whole and make sense out of it
So…let’s see if you could make sense out of
my presentation…..
Agenda
• Definitions
• Open Source Hardware
• Project Management
• Key Take Aways
The Electronics Landscape… by Prof. Anant Agarwal (MIT) from Circuits and electronics open course ware
System Architecture Physical Devices
Picking a topic
Future Hardware Trends
– 3D Printing– Consumer Electronics (Mobile Phones, Kitchen
Equipments..etc)– Health and Wellness– Home – The Internet of Things– Mobile Accessory– Life Logging (Quantified Self)– Toys and Games– Wearable Technologies
Electronics Hardware Deliverables
• Documents– System Architecture
• Interfaces? I2C, SPI, UART etc etc• Power 12V, 5V, 3.3V, 230V, 400V etc• Controls PWM, Digital High Low etc
– Schematics– Bill of Materials– PCB Layout– Wire Lists/Wiring Drawings
• Physical Parts– PCB Assembly– Encasing– Wires– HMI
• End Product
System Architecture Functional
Schematic
Bill of Materials
Academia
Open Source?
OSHW Definition
Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can• study, • modify, • distribute, • make, and • sell the design or hardware based on that design.
The hardware’s source, the design from which it is made, is available in the preferred format for making modifications to it.
Ideally, open source hardware uses • readily-available components and materials, • standard processes, • open infrastructure, • unrestricted content, and • open-source design tools to maximize the ability of individuals to make and use hardware.
Open source hardware gives people the freedom to control their technology while sharing knowledge and encouraging commerce through the open exchange of designs.
Open Source Hardware Layers
Silicon Chip Level
Functional Level
Sub-System Level
Product Level
Product Level Examples
• 3D Printer (MakerBot? Reprap?)
• Drones (AR Drones?)
• Mobile Phone (Open Moko?)
• Vehicle (Tabby?)
• RF (HackRF?)
• Instruments (RedPitaya)
• Renewable Systems (Opensource Ecology)
Open Source Hardware ExerciseLook at the catalogs and you can ask questions
• Type in the links in your mobile phones
• Figure out those you found there if they are at the…
– Silicon Chip Level
– Functional Level
– Sub System Level
– Product Level
….sub system level might be more suitable for FYP, for master
theses..product level (integration) or functional level (research) might be
a better approach
Microchip Open Source Hardware Platform
Arduino Business Model
Adafriuit
Processing BoardsLinkIt ONE Edison
Raspberry Pi Beaglebone
Factors to compare
• Expandability• Hardware Accessibility• Community• Processor• RAM• Flash• Std I/Os HDMI, Audio, USB, Ethernet, COM, Wifi, Bluetooth, GSM, GPRS• Digital I/Os GPIO, PWM , Timers, Counters etc• Analog I/Os • Interface I/Os I2C, CAN, I2S, SPI, 1 wire• Power Consumption• Arduino Comaptibility• Dimension• OS• Price
Raspberry pi
beagleboard
Typical Example..from beaglebone black wiki
Communities
• Myanmar PIC Group• Open Source Hardware Association• Open Source Ecology• DIYs• Audrino• Sparkfun• Adafruit• Raspberry Pi• Chip Makers Supported Community• Component Suppliers Supported Community
Element 14 community
Digikey Product Training Modules
Myanmar PIC Group
NYE Tech Force
Chip Makers Supported Community
• Microchip
• Texas Instruments
• NXP Semiconductors
• ARM
• AVR
• Power Integrations
• Altea
• Wolfson Open source Audio Board (Jasper)
And…more
• MIT Open Course Ware ..recommended circuit and electronics
• Coursera
• khan academy
• TED Talks
• Ben Heck’s show (element 14)
• EEVBlog
• Tear Downs
Constraints are everywhere in every project, embrace them to push your creativity
Thesis/FYP requirements
Budget???NYE??
Lin Yar Ma???
I have other things to do???
The idea of iterations
Projects?
The devil’s in the details
I really got over the “get into details right away” attitude after I took some drawing classes..If you begin to draw the details right away you can be sure that the drawing is going to suck….you should begin by getting your proportions right for the whole scene, then you sketch the largest objects in your scene up to the smallest one. The sketch must be very loose at this point. Then you can proceed with shading which consists of bringing volume to life….do it until the volumes are there..work from large to small…always…
-Patrick Lafleur, Creation object Inc (from Signal vs. Noise) [getting real 37 signals]
Key Take away’s…
• You are at the center of the academic project you are working on, you need to know where you are going, you need to decide what is important for you, you need to use the information wisely
• Constraints are everywhere in every project, embrace them to push your creativity