Re: Not "open source" hardware, "free design" hardware

[Jacob Hrbek]

> Does it include schematics of chips as well as schematics of boards? -- RMS

Usually depending on the chip e.g. Power Management Units (PMUs) are usually 
very simple circuits that don't have any firmware and they work by taking power 
and then converting it in power rails to power other components.

It's still important to have schematics for those as knowing how these work 
will avoid major failure (i've seen a cases where those caused a fire, because 
the developer didn't know how they work)

> What word can we use instead of "designs" to make it clear it includes these? 
> -- RMS

I use the term eCAD files, but it's not accurate as it doesn't include the 
firmware.. Maybe fabricating files? as in files used for fabrication of the 
device?

> How hard is it to make a layout, given a schematic? -- RMS

If you have a schematics that is past the prototyping phase then I would 
compare it to a simple math you just have to do a lot of it.

Schematic that is pre-prototyping would be
comparable to doing equasions on a middle school to me.

On 2/1/22 06:04, Richard Stallman wrote:
> Does it include schematics of chips
> as well as schematics of boards?

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Jacob Hrbek, In support of ukraine sovereignty #supportUkraine

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