Novena (computing platform)

Novena is an open-source computing hardware project designed by Andrew "bunnie" Huang and Sean "Xobs" Cross. The initial design of Novena started in 2012.[1] It was developed by Sutajio Ko-usagi Pte. Ltd. and funded by a crowdfunding campaign which began on April 15, 2014. The first offering was a 1.2 GHz Freescale Semiconductor i.MX6 quad-core ARM architecture computer closely coupled with a Xilinx FPGA. It was offered in "desktop", "laptop", or "heirloom laptop" form, or as a standalone motherboard.[2][3][4]

Novena laptop motherboard
Novena
Novena logo
Novena system in operation
Date invented2014
Design firmBunnie Studios
ManufacturerKosagi
Introduced2014
ProcessorARM Cortex-A9 (Freescale i.MX6 quad-core)
Frequency1.2 GHz (quad-core)
Memory4 GiB DDR3
Ports
  • 1 Gbit/s Ethernet
  • 100 Mbit/s Ethernet
  • 2 × USB 2.0, supporting 1.5 A
  • USB OTG
  • HDMI
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • SD card reader

On May 19, 2014, the crowdfunding campaign concluded having raised just over 280% of its target. The extra funding allowed the project to achieve the following four "stretch goals", with the three hardware stretch goals being shipped in the form of add-on boards that use the Novena's special high-speed I/O expansion header, as seen in the upper-left of the Novena board:

  • Development of free and open source graphics drivers for the on-board video accelerator (etnaviv)
  • Inclusion of a general-purpose breakout board providing 16 FPGA outputs and eight FPGA inputs (3.3 or 5 V gang-selectable via software), six 10-bit analog inputs (up to 200 ksps sample rate) and two 10-bit analog outputs (~100 ksps max rate)
  • Inclusion of a "ROMulator" breakout board capable of emulating TSOP NAND flash devices
  • Inclusion of a MyriadRF software-defined radio at all hardware-purchasing backing levels.[5]

The Novena shipped with a screwdriver, as users are required to install the battery themselves, screw on the LCD bezel of their choice, and obtain speakers as a kit instead of using speaker boxes. Owners of a 3D printer can make and fine tune their own speaker box. The mainboards were manufactured by AQS, an electronics manufacturing services provider.[6]

See also

References
  1. Andrew Huang; Sean Cross (October 27, 2015). "Novena: A Laptop With No Secrets: How we built a laptop with nothing but open-sourced hardware and software". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. "Novena". Crowd Supply. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  3. Klint Finley (2014-04-02). "The Almost Completely Open Source Laptop Goes on Sale". Enterprise. WIRED. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  4. "Novena Helps Hackers Build Their Own Laptop". Blog.laptopmag.com. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  5. "Stretch Goals". Novena. Crowd Supply. April 21, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  6. Stett Holbrook (April 2, 2014). "The World's First Open Source Laptop Makes its Debut". Make. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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