Sim.One with v.1.4 will exit from experimental/research stage

With v.1.4 version of the hardware Sim.One will exit form the experimental and research stage to go in sale to the public. Never like this time we can say, it's finished when it's finished because we didn't had a release schedule until now and the beta of the hardware was done for a restrict group of developers.


After internal and public debate we are proud to present the guideline for Sim.One in v.1.4 that will arrive this winter to be available to all.


Improvements:


- Console and JTAG can be connected to PC thru a single mini USB cable.
- New Add-in connectors, 2 x 40 pin female headers(the same used on PC104) to allow easy stacking of additional boards, with all the Processor peripherals available ( SPI. I2C, ADC, PWM etc.)


What the main board will lose:


- VGA
- Audio
- SDCard connector
- one 40 pin connector (JP9)


Planned Modules:


- Module with two Serial I/O, with one selectable RS232/RS485
- Module with Audio and Electronics to drive 4.3'' PSP 1000 LCD


The SDCard socket will be reaplaced from a dedicated USB reader, nano size, for this reason all the tree USB will be available onboard (in v.1.3 only two USB are present).

Thank you for all of you that have contributed to this project.

SimpleMachines to adopt CERN Open Hardware License v.1.1

Starting from september, SimpleMachines Italy will adopt CERN Open Hardware License (OHL) v.1.1 for all its design, old, current and new.

From CERN Press:

In the spirit of knowledge and technology dissemination, the CERN OHL was created to govern the use, copying, modification and distribution of hardware design documentation, and the manufacture and distribution of products. This legal framework will facilitate knowledge exchange across the electronic design community.

A workshop on Open hardware is scheduled to be held in Grenoble on the 9th October 2011, during the 13th International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems.


You can review the new License here .