http://www.elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#Terms_of_Use
Gerald On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 4:23 AM, anupsingh chandel < anupsinghchan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Jason, > > Thank you for all the documents and such an amazing product. I want to use > BBB in my design as an LCD driver and USB host. Can I use it..? But i don't > need other componets on the PCB apart from my requirement. Can I develop > PCB using the gerber provided? will there be any intellactual property > rights violation? > > Please let me know. > > Thank & regards, > Anup. > > > On Saturday, July 26, 2008 5:32:53 PM UTC+5:30, Jason Kridner wrote: > >> Andrew and all, >> >> The one thing I was hoping to have in place before sharing schematic and >> PCB layout files was to have a really good engagement plan. By engagement >> plan, I essentially mean the definition of the Beagle Board project goals >> and what type of business arrangements we'd entertain, such as endorsing >> the sale of cases, including certain features, or turning over >> manufacturing. Instead of waiting for these things to be perfectly clear, >> however, I'd like to just get the thoughts out there for some dialog. >> >> All Beagle Board peripherals and side products are welcome, as >> are "competing" projects that make use of the design. The goal of >> Beagle is to illustrate the capability of the OMAP3530 device at a cost >> point where most interested people can experience it. Beagle is meant >> to get those who are interested in OMAP to work in the open, enabling >> us all to get along a bit faster or further in our designs. Beagle is not >> meant to be a substitute for the system-on-module offerings that are >> tremendously beneficial to getting a product to market quickly, without a >> lot of up-front costs, but instead more for software developers, students, >> and hobbyists who don't plan on making more than one of their hardware >> setup. >> >> If someone wants to put a case around Beagle and call it a >> product, great. To be successful selling that product, they would need to >> add some value, such as a particular set of bundled software, >> additional peripherals, or some cost reduction. We don't want to be in >> the business of controlling this market. There are some really >> great manufacturers out there that understand the needs of >> community developers, system developers, and end consumers. We'd like to >> avoid disrupting their business plans by setting any >> misleading expectations. Now that Beagle is being broadly announced, it >> seems best to keep any product or manufacturing discussion out in the >> open. It is understood that this isn't something many people are >> comfortable with--to a great extent because it requires talking about >> things that you might not ever deliver, thus hurting your brand and >> reputation. While this is a dangerous reality, getting real community >> feedback on your plans is also good--and we really don't want to *OWN* >> Beagle. Our only concerns are that no one does it harm and that can be >> assured by making sure that plans for Beagle are discussed openly. Harm >> to Beagle is defined as something that would prevent those interested from >> being able to get/afford one, but making a better product than Beagle is in >> no way considered harmful. Beagle is intentionally incomplete, yet still >> flexible enough to enable exploration. >> >> Editing the website is welcome. This is a tough one for many people to >> swallow, but at least I am confident that this is a >> self-policing activity. I would have been quite happy if Bridge Worldwide >> would have added features to the website and then advertised the fact >> that they did so (they are a nice group of talented people). Perhaps >> that is a bit easier to appreciate than the idea that I'm fine with >> people editing the website to add essentially advertisements for their >> OMAP3-based designs, services, and products. I see that as a benefit to >> the community. I also think that this particular community is sufficiently >> active to recognize insincere behavior that would result in more bad press >> than good. Do what you can and take credit for it, but nothing more. >> There's nothing wrong with that. (Web content edits are desired to be git >> patches sent to this mailing list, similar to the Linux kernel patches.) >> >> Further, it is fully expected that for someone designing their own system >> they would purchase the OMAP35x EVM (http://www.ti.com/omap35x) and >> utilize the hardware expansion options and documented support channels. >> Developing a board is a complex task that will cost you thousands of $US. >> The EVM is still quite reasonably priced for developers interested in >> building their own hardware. >> >> BeagleBoard.org would obviously not handle returns and repairs for boards >> not manufactured under Gerald's supervision (or delegated supervision). >> >> All this said, here you go.... >> >> These design materials are *NOT SUPPORTED* and DO NOT constitute a >> reference design. Only "community" support is allowed via resources at >> BeagleBoard.org/discuss. >> >> THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE DESIGN MATERIALS, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED >> BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE >> COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" >> WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, >> BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND >> FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY >> AND PERFORMANCE OF THE DESIGN MATERIALS IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE >> PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY >> SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. >> >> We mean it, these materials may be totally unsuitable for any purposes. >> >> http://beagleboard.org/hardware/design >> >> Please let us know what luck you have in shopping for PCB makers >> and assemblers utilizing these materials. >> >> Thanks and best of luck, >> Jason >> On Jul 24, 2008, at 11:23 AM, Gerald Coley wrote: >> >> When available, it will be provided "as is" in the following formats: >> >> >> Schematic...... PDF and OrCAD >> PCB...............Gerbers and Allegro. >> >> >> Gerald >> >> >> On 7/24/08, opensource Aung <aung.op...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> is it available to get orcad format ? >>> >>> 2008/7/24, Dirk Behme <dirk....@googlemail.com>: >>> >>>> >>>> aung.op...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> > I would like to know the publish date of beagleboard schematic and >>>> > pcb layout in electronic form too. >>>> >>>> Do you know >>>> >>>> http://elinux.org/BeagleBoard#Schematic >>>> >>>> ? >>>> >>>> Dirk >>>> >>>> > On 7月24日, 上午4時14分, Andrew <andrew.czo...@czworks.co.uk> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >>Hi Jason, >>>> >> >>>> >>Thanks for the info. >>>> >> >>>> >>We love the concept of the beagleboard and hope to use it as the basis >>>> >>for a custom design. However the 0.4mm pitch OMAP35x with PoP is state >>>> >>of art in terms of PCB design, manufacture and assembly. >>>> >> >>>> >>We are looking to find a PCB maker and PCB assembler that can >>>> >>manufacture a custom design prefereably from the UK. >>>> >> >>>> >>When are you likely to publish the beagleboard schematic and pcb >>>> >>layout in electronic form? >>>> >> >>>> >>Regards, >>>> >> >>>> >>Andrew. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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