ABSTRACT

Fundamentally, open-source hardware (open hardware) is a concept based on the open-source design principle. Physical designs, circuits, or any other physical objects that can be redistributed, modied, studied, or created by anyone are treated as open-source hardware. As already known, the source code for open hardware blueprints, computer-aided design (CAD) drawings, schematics, logic designs, and the source le is completely available for enhancement and further modication under permissible licenses. Users with access to the tools can read and manipulate all these source les and can update and improve the code that is further deployed on the physical device. They can add features/x bugs in the software or even modify the physical design of the object itself aside from their ability to share such modications.