Open Source Hardware Building Blocks

LEGOTM for the Internet of Things.

Ken Boak, Nanode Design.

C4CC December 14th 2011

Z80A Control Board – July 1985Wired Up whilst watching Live Aid

Twenty Five Years Ago – Hardware Used to be Hard......

If only Hardware were as simple as LEGO

It would be just like putting a few blocks together...

Project Nanode – What We Do

“Making Open Source Hardware as easy as LEGO”

“ We make low cost, open hardware available and accessible to all – to help kickstart the Internet of Things”

“Nanode – the minimalist open hardware solution needed to get your device onto the Internet.

And making whatever you wanted

Quickly try out a few ideas Even if they don’t always make complete sense..

But start with the right platform.....

And you can build up all sorts of new applications

Quickly and easily building your Application

From the parts you have readily to hand

Developing the functionality in code

Using small, tried and tested blocks

Well it’s the same with Open Source Hardware

• Take an 8–bit microcontroller

• The building block of today’s everyday technology.

Design Your Platform

And Realise it in Hardware

• First Prototype Breadboard August 2010

• ATmega328

• ENC28J60

• 74HCT125

• MagJack

• FTDI cable

• <£20 to build

Nanode 5 – A Good Starting Point

You have to start it somewhere

Start with the right PlatformAnd begin to build your application

Nanode 5 – a simple development platform

An 8 bit microcontroller platform with 3 connectivity interfaces and easilyaccessed I/O.

ETHERNET SERIAL

WIRELESS(optional)MICROCONTROLLER

`CONTROL & MONITORING APPLICATION

SRAM

Wired Serial Network Cloud

Nanode 5

6 Analogue Inputs6 Digital In/Out

Multi-drop Serial Bus

Nanode 5 evolves into Nanode RF

Nanode RF – Unzipped • Ethernet combined with Low Power RF connectivity

ETHERNET SERIAL WIRELESS

MICROCONTROLLER

`CONTROL & MONITORING APPLICATION

SRAM RTC

microSDCard

Cloud

Nanode RF

Ethernet Controller

Wireless Module

Mic

roco

ntr

olle

r

Serial

LEDs

Analogue In

Digital I/O LoDigital I/O Hi

Glu

e Lo

gic

Ethernet Connector Power

Finding Your Way Around Nanode RF

SRAM& RTC

Reset

Nanode RF –The Gateway to Wireless Sensing & Control Applications

WiNode – low cost RF Sensor-Actuator

WiNode – The Brains and Brawn of RF Sensor-Actuator Networks

Power Bridge SERIAL WIRELESS

MICROCONTROLLER

`CONTROL & MONITORING APPLICATION

SRAM RTC

microSDCard

WiNode

Motors, Relays, Steppers, LED Lighting

Nanode has been nominated for a “Best Internet of Things Project 2011 Award – Vote before Friday 5pm athttp://postscapes.com/best-iot-open-source-project-2011 Google Search: POSTSCAPES – your support appreciated.

Nanode – A Big Thanks to Everyone

Project Nanode: An ever growing family of friends and co-conspirators

Special Thanks to:

Code Design Andrew Lindsay, Trystan Lea, Glyn Hudson, Stephen Early

Hardware Design Ken Boak, Roger Light. Glyn Hudson, Vic Aprea

Beta Testing John Crouchley , Glyn Hudson, Trystan Lea, Andrew Lindsay

Original Idea Guido Socher, Pascal Stang , Tuxgraphics 2007

In Association with , Arbour Wood Ltd. C4CC, Debbie Davies, London HackspaceFoundation, MEGNI, NanodeDesign, OpenEnergyMonitor.org, OSHUG, Pachube, Wicked Device. And many more.Nanode, designed by Hackers for Hackers Empowered by

Nanode, WiNode and Nanode RF - NanodeDesign (c) 2011

www.nanode.biz www.nanodedesign.com