List of open source hardware projects

Computer systems

• Beagle Board - a single-board computer based on low-power Texas Instruments processors, using the ARM Cortex-A8 core, running Angstrom Linux.
• RHINO Platform - a software defined radio intended board with Spartan-6 FPGA and the ARM Cortex-A8 core, running BORPH Linux.
• Bug Labs - a handheld prototyping system based on the Texas Instruments OMAP3530 processor with ARM Cortex A-8 (600 MHz) Angstrom Linux.
• ECB ATmega32/644 - Single-board computer based on the Atmel ATmega32/644 (20 MHz) with webserver-capability and less than 100 mA power consumption.
• Milkymist One - Single-board computer implementing all the core logic with open source Verilog HDL design files, which is confidential and proprietary in most other open source hardware computers.
• PC532 - a personal computer design based on the NS32532 microprocessor, released in 1990.
• SIE : XBurst+FPGA hardware hacking/development board
• ECBOT: Robotic platform based on Atmel's AT91RM9200 SoC
• ECB_BF532: DSP development platform
• AndroidStamp: iMX233 based development board
• Simputer - handheld computer aimed at developing countries
• Pandora - The Pandora is designed to be a handheld game console with high-end PDA capabilities, but may also be run as a low-power full-featured Linux desktop.
• GP32 - The GP32 (GamePark 32) is a handheld console built by the Korean company Game Park.
• Qi - Qi's mission is to promote and encourage the development of copyleft hardware,its projects includes Ben Nanonote
• Twibright I2C2P - optically insulated bidirectional I2C interface for parallel port, whose PC side is powered from the parallel port

Cameras

• Elphel, Inc. - cameras based on free software and hardware designs.
• Xué - reconfigurable network camera based on the Milkymist system-on-chip.
• The Franken camera and open source camera with open source logic and hardware circuits made by Stanford University.

Amateur radio

• Homebrew D-STAR Radio
• ClockTamer - configurable clock generator for the use with USRP and other radio equipment.
• CB PLL Board - Prototype microprocessor tuning for CB & 10 Meter Radios.

Computer components

CPU

There are several "open source hardware" CPUs, typically implemented as a soft microprocessor.

• Amber is an ARM-compatible 32-bit RISC processor. Amber implements the ARMv2 instruction set.
• LEON is an open source 32-bit SPARC-like CPU created by the ESA. It's the standard CPU for the European Space Industry.
• Milkymist SoC, featuring the LatticeMico32 microprocessor core, has a complete set of independently developed open source system-on-chip cores such as a SDRAM controller, bus components, graphics accelerators and a variety of I/O devices.
• MyCPU is a "central processing unit" that is completely build with discrete logic gates.
• OpenCores is 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 Wishbone.
• OpenSPARC is an open-source processor project to which Sun Microsystems have contributed the UltraSPARC T1 and UltraSPARC T2 multicore processor designs.
• OpenRISC is a group of developers working to produce a very high performance open source RISC CPU.

Several designs include a CPU:

• Arduino, an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple I/O board and a development environment that implements the open source Processing / Wiring language. Also clones of this platform including Freeduino.
• Ethernut - open-source electronics prototyping platform for building tiny Embedded Ethernet Devices.
• Maple - open-source Arduino-compatible development hardware based on an ARM Cortex-M3 microprocessor designed by LeafLabs, a company focused on open-source hardware.
• Milkymist One is an interactive VJ station featuring the open source Milkymist SoC as CPU.
• Pinguino - open-source electronics prototyping platform based on PIC (Microchip). A alternative is the Jaluino board supported by the JAL compiler (JAL). There is support for both hardware and software.
• PLAICE - The PLAICE is an open source hardware and software project developing a powerful in-circuit development tool that combines in one device the features of a FLASH Programmer, Memory Emulator, and High Speed Multi-Channel Logic Analyzer. It runs uClinux.

Graphics cards

• Open Graphics Project aims to design an open architecture and standard for graphics cards.
• http://wacco.mveas.com/: Project VGA Home of the Low Budget, Open Source, VGA Compatible video card
• Milkymist SoC contains an open source Verilog HDL design of an embedded high performance 2D texture mapping unit.

Wireless hardware

• openPICUS - Open source platform for smart sensors and Internet of things
• OpenPattern
• RedBee open source/hardware 802.15.4 development system based on the Freescale MC13224V ARM7 radio.
• Sun SPOT is an open source hardware and software platform for sensor networks and battery powered, wireless, embedded development.
• USRP universal software radio peripheral is a mainboard with snap in modules providing software defined radio at different frequencies, it has a USB 2.0 link to its host computer.
• PowWow Power Optimized Hardware and Software FrameWork for Wireless Motes is an open source hardware and software platform for wireless sensor networks.
• Twibright RONJA - Open source Free Space Optic system, DIY in a garage, 10 Mbit/s full duplex/1.4 km
• Ubertooth - an open source 2.4 GHz wireless development platform suitable for Bluetooth experimentation
• Carambola WiFi OEM module - Open source software (OpenWRT) and hardware WiFI 802.11/b/g/n OEM module

Laptop case

• VIA OpenBook - a netbook case design released by VIA Technologies

Audio electronics

• MIDIbox The MIDIbox project is an open source modular DIY hardware and software platform for MIDI devices like controllers, synthesizers, sequencers
• Monome 40h - A reconfigurable grid of sixty-four backlit buttons, used via USB. A limited batch of 500 monome 40h has been produced. All the design process, design specifications, firmware and PCB schematics are available online
• Neuros Digital Audio Computer an open source portable digital audio player
• The Stribe A programmable array of illuminated touch-strips that interfaces to music software via USB
• Hackme Rockit - An 8 Bit Digital Analog Hybrid Synthesizer
• OMFootCtrl - Open source project for designing inexpensive OSC and MIDI foot controllers
• Shruthi-1 http://mutable-instruments.net/ The Shruthi-1 is a hybrid monosynth, combining the warmth of real analogue filters with the edginess and synthesis possibilities (FM, wavetable oscillators, modulation matrix, sequencing, full MIDI implementation) of digital synthesizers. Its hardware design is deceptively simple — optimized for DIY assembly, not for large-scale manufacturing — but don’t be fooled, its sonic range is wide! Sometimes grungily digital like a PPG-Wave, fat and funky like a SH-101, videogame-y like a Commodore 64, weird and warm like an ESQ-1 ; but more often than not, truly original.

Video electronics

• Milkymist One - a video synthesizer for interactive and dance-directed VJing.
• Neuros OSD an open source digital video recorder

Other

• Chumby - "ambient" information device
• Ben NanoNote - handheld notebook computer based on a MIPS processor running Linux.
• Microingenia Electronics Trainers and development boards [1]
• The Talking Breathalyzer An open source Breathalyzer that talks and tells you how much you’ve had to drink. [2]
• Tinkerforge Bricks and Bricklets A collection of open source hardware modules that can control motors and sense the environment.
• ColorHug display colorimeter

Telephony

• Openmoko - open phone framework (first use case: FIC Neo FreeRunner, Released as of mid 2008)
• IP04 IP04 -The IP04 is a 4 port IP-PBX that runs Asterisk and uClinux on a powerful embedded Blackfin processor.
• XiVO - Small appliance with 4 T0 and 2 analog ports IP-PBX that runs Asterisk on a Intel Tolapai with TDM Bus processor.
• TuxPhone [3] - Is a project to develop open source (hardware and software) GSM/GPRS cellphone.

Machines and tools

• Global Village Construction Set: A project to design open source versions of 50 different sustainability related machines.
• The RepRap Project, an open source, 3D printer/fabber
• The Maker Bot, an open source, 3D printer/fabber
• The Lasersaur, an open-source laser cutter
• The LAOS Laser, another open-source laser cutter
• The Multimachine, an open source machine tool project
• The CubeSpawn Project, an open source, Flexible Manufacturing System
• LifeTrac, a tractor
• OSLOOM, an open source thread controlled loom
• Contraptor is a DIY open source construction set for experimental personal fabrication, desktop manufacturing, prototyping and bootstrapping.
• PERVADO - OSMIlling, an open hardware milling machine project
• Ultimaker, an open hardware 3D printer
• The MakerSlide, linear bearing system.
• AnniRouter, an open hardware CNC router
• ShapeOko, another open hardware CNC router, desktop variety

Renewable energy

• Wind turbines: To assist people in the developing countries, and hobbyists alike, several projects have been open-sourced, e.g. the Jua Kali wind turbine, Hugh Piggot's wind turbine, ForceField Wind Turbine, et cetera
• OpenEnergyMonitor project: a project to develop and build open source energy monitoring and analysis tools for energy efficiency and distributed renewable microgeneration.
• Free Charge Controller project: an open source charge controller using MPPT to maximize power delivery from alternative energy sources. In its current state, it is designed to interface a 60 watt solar panel to charge a battery, but alternative input sources and loads are planned.
• Arduino MPPT Solar charge controller: an open source Arduino based MPPT 12v solar charge controller for lead-acid battery.
• CleanInventors Solar Tracker:Solar Tracker using Arduino.
• AlgaeFarm project: an open source hardware project to design and build an automated small-scale photobioreactor for the cultivation of microalgae. The project aims "to create a safe, affordable, and multi-feature reactor that increases the viability of small-scale photobioreactors for school research and science fair projects, biofuel research and development, growing your own fish food, etc."
• SolarFire project: An open source linear reflecting fresnel solar concentrator. It is intended to be used by small industries and agricultural purposes, replacing use of coal and wood fires.It is also being deployed by Open Source Ecology project.
• Twibright Exciter pedal-poweder Self-Excited Induction Generator (SEIG) giving directly mains voltage based on cheap 3-phase induction motor

Robotics

Further information: Open-source robotics

• Arduino Controlled Servo Robot (SERB)[4]
• e-puck mobile robot, an open-hardware, education oriented, mobile robot.
• ICub
• Orb swarm (http://wiki.orbswarm.com/)
• OpenRAVE
• Protei, open hardware shape-shifting
• RobotCub
• Spykee
• The Humanoid Project

Sailing robot for Ocean sensing and cleaning (http://protei.org/)

Home automation

A range of open design hardware can be used in home automation.

• DIY Magic Mirror - An Arduino, open source^{[citation needed]} based interactive Magic Mirror with home automation and Halloween features.
• Freebus - Open source home automation system
• openPICUS - Open source platform for smart sensors and Internet of things

Medical devices & Biotech

• OpenEEG - a DIY eeg measurement device which can be built for about 150$.
• openECGproject - tries to develop an open source hardware and software solution for electrocardiography.
• OpenPCR - an open hardware PCR machine for duplicating DNA

Automotive

• eCorolla - Finnish electric car project
• Local Motors (Rally Fighter)
• Riversimple Urban Car
• c,mm,n
• OScar
• Open Moto X - electric TTXGP motorcycle

Prototyping system

• MLAB The universal electronic prototyping system.

CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled)

• Open Source CNC Community A community dedicated to the spread of open source CNC knowledge.

Music Instruments

• Zoybar An open R&D Lab for academic, hobbyist, and commercial developers to easily create music instruments and applications.

Other projects

• MintyTime - A binary clock made with LEDs
• LED Throwies - Non-destructive graffiti and light displays.
• CUBIT (multi-touch) System - Open source multitouch system.
• The Bus pirate - Universal bus interface and programmer.
• Butterfly MP3 - An open source MP3 player based on the AVR Butterfly.
• S2PROTO, an FPGA Prototype Board with SPARTAN2 made with KICAD.
• marsohod.org, an Altera CPLD Prototype Board for educational purposes.

See also

• Thingiverse

External links

• List of open source hardware projects at the Open Directory Project
• Open Hardware Directory at the P2P Foundation
• Kernel Accelerator Device
• Simply RISC S1 Core (EETimes article)
• Vyatta Open Networking - The Open-Source Alternative to Cisco
• List of open hardware projects compiled as part of the 2009 Grounding Open Source Hardware (GOSH!) summit