Opencores.orgSeeks to design and publish core designs under a license for hardware modelled on the Lesser General Public License (LGPL) for software. http://www.opencores.org |
SystemCBroadly supported C++ open source language and simulation kernel for modeling and implementing electronic systems. http://www.systemc.org |
EthernutOpen Source embedded Ethernet Board combining and ATmega 128 with Realteks RTL8019AS. http://www.ethernut.de |
Microcontroller: VHDL: PIC 16C5XOne stable version, and another one under development. http://www.mindspring.com/~tcoonan |
OpenCollector DatabaseSite has a searchable index of many designs, tools and manufacturers. http://opencollector.org |
Hamburg VHDL ArchiveProvides a collection of free, public-domain or shareware, VHDL documentation, models, and tools. http://tech-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/vhdl |
SCEZ - Smart Card LibrarySmart Card Library with documentation on hardware modifications to run that cards on a palm. http://www.franken.de/crypt/scez.html |
PalmBotA site that documents what you need to build your Palm based robot. http://www.mbhs.edu/~josborn/palmbot/intro.html |
ManticoreFormerly called "The HULK", Manticore is an open source hardware design for a 3D graphics accelerator. It is written entirely in VHDL. http://icculus.org/manticore |
Linux TodayRichard Stallman`s thoughts on free hardware. http://features.linuxtoday.com/stories/6993.html |
Open Source HardwareIndustry analysis paper for a college course proposing a business to apply the Open Source model to hardware. http://web.dodds.net/~hozer/opensource.html |
DAISYAims to make VLIW and other novel ILP architectures hundred percent compatible with popular existing architectures such as PowerPC, x86, and S/390, as well as the Java Virtual Machine. http://www.research.ibm.com/daisy |
Writings on Open Source HardwareA collection of links to writings on themes related to Open Source Hardware like definitions, libraries, talks and conferences. http://opencollector.org/whyfree |
Art Interface DeviceThe Art Interface Device (AID) is a microprocessor platform for building electronic installation art. It can also be used as an interface between such artworks and computers. It will enable the artworks to respond to people and the physical environment. http://www.interaccess.org/aid/schedule.html |
ThinkCycle: Open Collaborative DesignNon-profit initiative that supports open source development and hosts a public repository of engineering design innovations in critical problem domains, such as low-power devices and portable health-care solutions for rural settings. http://www.thinkcycle.org |
The PalmOS Open Source PortalProvides a database of links to Palm based open source hardware projects, such as memory cards and sensors. http://www.palmopensource.com3?category=23 |
Free Model FoundryAdvancing standard modeling practices within the electrical engineering community. Supporting the use of VHDL, Verilog, and IBIS modeling languages. http://www.eda.org/fmf/wwwpages |