Tsvetan Usunov

The talk will cover the design of very complex and powerful OSHW Linux boards based on the new NXP iMX8 and ST STMP1 SOC with FLOSS KiCAD tools and then running FLOSS software for cloud, IoT and Health to offer full transparency to the people who value their privacy not only on software but also on hardware level.

The talk will cover the design of very complex and powerful OSHW Linux boards based on the new NXP iMX8 and ST STMP1 SOC with FLOSS KiCAD tools and then running FLOSS software for cloud, IoT and Health to offer full transparency to the people who value their privacy not only on software but also on hardware level.

Olimex is designing Open Source Hardware Linux computers since 2012. They are adopted by hundreds of manufacturers all around the world and prove the Open Source business model is sustainable. The lecture is about the advantages which OSHW bring to the industrial vendors and what drives their decision to use our boards. We will explain the benefits for the SOC vendors to have OSHW designs with their ICs, the end user benefits and how OSHW helps us to excel our products and make them better and better.

Open Source Hardware room with two day soldering workshops.

Day 2 soldering workshop will be dedicated to Surface Mount Technology and is good for beginners which have no experience with SMT technology.

Beside the soldering workshop we will show our latest OSHW boards we work on, you are welcome to join and show your own OSHW projects too.

We will solder Binary Watch PCB made exclusively with SMT components.

During the soldering workshop we will introduce the electronic components used in the PCB and how to identify them and how components with polarity is to be recognized.

We will teach you the basics of SMT soldering, how to print solder paste with stencil, how to reflow using hot air, how good and bad solder joints look like and what is cold solder joint. At the end of the workshop you will build your own binary watch.

We have possibility to setup small electronic assembly/production "factory" at our house for less than EUR 1000. I will try to explain every step from the design to final product:

We live in exciting times. It was never so easy to design and produce electronic devices like today. This really unleash people's creativity. The Open Source Hardware movement helps people to study, modify, improve and share designs and knowledge. Today we have FOSS CAD tools like KiCad to design our electronic boards. There are multiply choices to manufacture PCBs even in small quantity. There are lot of places to source components at low cost. We have possibility to setup small electronic assembly/production "factory" at our house for less than EUR 1000. I will try to explain every step from the design to final product:

1. How to design your product with KiCad
2. How to generate files for production
3. Where to order your PCBs
4. Where to source the components for the assembly
5. How to setup small "factory" at home at budget
6. How to certify your OSHW project at OSHWA.org

and will demonstrate Do-It-Yourself oven, solder paste printer, manual pick and place tools which could be used for production.

Open Source Hardware room with two day soldering workshops. Day 1 soldering workshop will be dedicated to Through Hole Technology and is good for beginners which has no experience with component soldering.

Beside the soldering workshop we will show our latest OSHW boards we work on, you are welcome to join and show your own OSHW projects too.

With this soldering workshop we will show that assembling printed circuit boards is not hard to learn.

We designed special board with through holes components for FOSDEM - the FOSDEM MUSIC BOX which is Arduino programmable and can play music.

During the soldering workshop we will introduce the electronic components used in the PCB and how to identify them and how components with polarity is to be recognized.

We will teach you the basics of soldering, how good and bad solder joints look like and what is cold solder joint. At the end of the workshop you will build your own Music Box and could program it with Arduino IDE to play music.

Smart City concept includes Park Management, City Lighting management, Waste Management, Public Transport monitoring and management, Air quality monitoring, Security and People Healthcare alerts and monitoring. Olimex is working on OSHW solutions for two popular LWPAN technologies, the results of the work will be presented and demonstrated.

A presentation on the design of the TERES Do-It_Yourself laptop, fully designed with KiCad.

OLinuXino is Open Source Hardware Linux Computer with ARM processor, this allow people to learn, explore, modify and customize the boards for their own needs and projects. We will demonstrate how easy is to make your own Linux computer based on OLinuXino design.