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Fast Forward From AlphaAgile Open Hardware Manufacturing
Photo Sources: Wikipedia, Seeed Studio. Adafruit Industries, SparkFun
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About
DangerousPrototypes.comA new open hardware project every month Available from Seeed StudioBatches of 100-500
IanStarted as a maker posting at Instructables.comFeature writer at DIY Life and Hack a Day blogs
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Hardware Hackers• Etch PCBs• Solder parts• Program chips
Community• Firmware• Software• Documentation
• Essential to thriving open hardware community
• How to get started?
Why Manufacture Open Hardware?
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• Licensing • Full
outsourcing• Contract
manufacturing
• DIY assembly
Get Your Stuffs Made
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• Support users• Get 10% of profits
royalty
• Little control over the quality of your 'brand‘
• Few options to expand
• Only the top designs make the cut
• Front the cash, take the risk
• Manufacturing and testing
• Inventory management• Sales (a website)• Fulfillment (pack &
ship)• Returns• Wholesale
You Them
Licensing (The Easy Way)
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(Dangerous Prototypes)
• Front the cash, take the risk• Support users• Inventory management• Wholesale• Concentrate on design, but still in charge of building business
(Seeed Studio)
• Manufacturing and testing• Sales (a website)• Fulfillment (pack & ship)• Returns
Fulfillment (Get Your Feet Wet)
You Them
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• Front the cash, take the risk
• Inventory management• Sales (a website)• Fulfillment (pack and
ship)• Returns• Wholesale• …Almost everything
• Assemble boards• Return complete
widgetsMaybe :• Part/PCB sourcing• Testing
Contract (Big Time)You Them
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Everything!
By hand: Small volume and kits
Teho Labs’ Arm Dev-boards
Pick and place: We like cool machines
• Adafruit, SparkFun
DIY Assembly (Indie Tech)You Them
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What goes in a production package?The Guts of Getting Stuff Made
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Package of Materials
• PCB files / Gerbers• Partlist• Firmware / Software• Test plan• Copy
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Board Files and Gerbers
• Your PCB and part placement
• Cadsoft Eagle • Gerber files
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Board Files and Gerbers
• Your PCB and part placement
• Cadsoft Eagle • Gerber files
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Partlist/BOM (stuff on the board)
• Bill of materials
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Partlist/BOM (stuff on the board)
• Bill of materials• Common
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Partlist/BOM (stuff on the board)
• Bill of materials• Specific
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Partlist/BOM (stuff on the board)
• Bill of materials• Common• Specific
• Try to use a standard partlist that most distributors stock
• Bill of materials• Specific
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Firmware and Software
• Anything that goes into your chip• HEX, SVF, BIN,
etc• Programming
instructions and utilities
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Test Plan
• Quick and easy way to test the hardware
• As automated as possible
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Copy
• Sell your widget• No crap, lots of
facts• Good (action)
pictures
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How does open hardware get made?
• Licensing• Fulfillment• Contract
manufacturing• DIY assembly
What do I need to get my stuff made?
• Design files (Gerbers/Eagle/etc.)
• Prototype• Partlist/BOM• Programming files
and software• Test plan• Copy
Take Home
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