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Contributing to Open Hardware
with FOSSi Foundation
Oleg Nenashev
April 12, 2021 - Code for Cause webinar
Recording: https://youtu.be/XWdESLb-FDo?t=304
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> whoami
St.Petersburg Polytechnic Free and Open Source
University (SPbPU)
Silicon Foundation
LibreCores
@oleg_nenashev
oleg-nenashev
Jenkins
CloudBees
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Agenda
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Intro to open source hardware (OSHW)
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FOSSi, and how to find OSHW projects
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Open Source Hardware projects in GSoC
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Q&A
Recording (April 12, 2021):
https://youtu.be/XWdESLb-FDo?t=304
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Open Source Hardware examples
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Open Source Hardware examples
BeagleBoard
Arduino
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Open Source Hardware examples
● Systems on Chips
● CPUs, Memory, etc.
● Small IP blocks
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Open Hardware is not just “hardware”
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Hardware Description Languages
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Open Source EDA - Electronics
Design Automation tools
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Open Source Instruction Sets
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RISC-V, OpenMIPS, …
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Does not always mean open source
implementations...
Software Development tools compilers, simulators, …
Image Source:
https://www.open-electronics.org/what-can-open-sourc
e-hardware-learn-from-software/
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Open Hardware is not just “code”
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Documentation
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Demo materials
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Design
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Helping users
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Advocacy & Outreach
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Community events
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Image Source:
https://www.open-electronics.org/what-can-open-sourc
e-hardware-learn-from-software/
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Anyone can
contribute!
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How to contribute?
1. Follow your interests. Open
Hardware is everywhere
2. Find a related project/organization
3. Find contributor guidelines
4. Start from small contributions
5. Make sure you enjoy contributing
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Open Hardware Organizations - Examples
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● FOSSi Foundation is a non-profit foundation
● Mission: Promote and assist free and open digital
hardware designs and their related ecosystems.
● Operates as an open, inclusive, vendor-independent
group. https://fossi-foundation.org/
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Projects
Events
OSHW
Licensing
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How do I find OSHW
projects?
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Social coding platforms: GitHub, GitLab, etc.
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OSHW projects use the same platforms as software!
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Many repositories on GitHub et al.
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Example: https://github.com/topics/hdl
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HDL - hardware description Languages
There are special aggregator sites!
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https://opencores.org/
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What is
LibreCores?
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https://www.librecores.org/
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● LibreCores CI is a
toolset/service to provide
continuous integration to
hardware projects
● Provide automation
service
● Powered by Jenkins
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Open Hardware in
Google Summer of Code
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OSHW organizations in GSoC 2021
https://www.fossi-foundation.org/gsoc
https://beagleboard.org/gsoc
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The end?
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Takeaways
● Open Hardware does not longer have a
high barrier of entry
● You do not need to be a hardware engineer
to contribute to Open Hardware
● OSHW evolves quickly, many opportunities
● OSHW is good for your career
● Everyone can contribute!
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What to do next?
1. Try contributing to ANY open hardware project
2. Ask in community chats/channels if you need
help or any pointers
3. Keep exploring!
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References
● https://www.fossi-foundation.org/
● https://www.librecores.org/
● https://www.fossi-foundation.org/gsoc
● Recording (12.04.2021): https://youtu.be/XWdESLb-FDo?t=304
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QUESTIONS?
Contacts:
E-mail: [email protected]
GitHub: oleg-nenashev
Twitter: @oleg_nenashev
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