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Can Arduino be used in commercial products?
Is it legal for me to sell a product that's built with an Arduino? I know that it's open source, but does that mean I can sell my product for profit, or only for use in prototyping?
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What make now that I have implemented a working prototype of my system?
I developed code for an Arduino board (Arduino Uno + Ethernet Shield and some sensor) and I am thinking to try to make some money by selling the resulting system. Is it legally possible make that with ...
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Inspection/QA Criteria for Selling Electronics?
I'm a software developer who has recently taken up a penchant for home electronics and personal robotics. I'd like to start building a prototype for a small device that I would sell though a website, ...
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Is this LED fixture safe for use with its current fabrication?
My father is currently interested in investing into a Ukrainian LED fixture manufacturer, and after he bought home a sample, I'm scared. There are 94 LEDs paired up with diodes, all in series, ...
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Intel x86 and patent implications
It's been a long time since x86 was introduced (80386 for example was manufactured 27 years ago... Oh god I am old), so I wonder, what is stopping 3rd party companies from manufacturing x86-compatible ...
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FCC part 15 “must accept interference from other sources”: what does this mean?
I've googled around a bit and here are the interpretations I've found in non-authoritative sources:
that the device is unable to filter out interference caused by
other certified equipment
that if ...
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Deciphering Portable Appliance Test results
All UK companies are required to perform yearly tests of all portable appliances used in the office, redundantly called "PAT tests". I've recently received my first test result sheet, and while all ...
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Legality of Reverse Engineering
If there was a "law/legal" stack exchange site I'd post it there, but it's in its infant stages in Area 51. I'm a musician and an electrical engineering student. I've designed a modification to the ...
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Legality of using HDMI connectors in non-HDMI product
I'm developing a product which needs an external 100ohm 100mbps LVDS connector. HDMI connectors would be perfect, especially because we could take advantage of the availability of cheap HDMI cables.
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Is there any reason for an electronics engineer to go for a professional engineering (PE) license?
Is there any reason for an electronics engineer to go for a professional engineering (PE) license? My understanding is that becoming a PE is only useful/necessary for architectural electrical ...
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Avoiding copyright violations when writing header files
Many manufacturers apply licenses to the header files they publish for their products. These files usually consist of a long list of #defines which are a correlation between the names and adjacent ...
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What certification is needed for electronic devices in Europe?
I am going to be selling my project, Super OSD. It has a 3 MHz SMPS PSU and an 8 MHz crystal oscillator, but is not intended to emit radio signals. Will it be necessary to get testing to sell in ...
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Copying evaluation board PCB layouts
On the one hand, PCB layouts are considered copyrighted information, and copying them verbatim is a bad idea for legal reasons.
On the other hand, the PCB layout of an evaluation board is pretty much ...
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Creative Commons for physical objects?
Does anyone know if it is possible to file physical objects under creative commons or something similar? I don't want to make money off anything I make, I want to show the public how to make it and ...
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Best licenses for Open Hardware
Can anyone give me a rundown of the various licenses that are well-suited to open hardware? I've designed a few circuit boards and would like to make them available for others to use, so I need to ...
