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There's a new online marketplace for open-hardware creators
- m4rc3lv 3y agoThere should be more good sites like this.
- RobotToaster 3y ago1) A few of the things I randomly clicked on there don't seem to have obvious hardware source links. 2) Disappointing the software itself isn't open source.
- daveguy 3y agoSeems like this one [0] is ripping off the Pololu brand [1]. How do you prevent this? I didn't see any way to report a listing. [0] https://lectronz.com/products/drv8825-stepper-motor-stepstick-driver-pololu https://lectronz.com/products/drv8825-stepper-motor-stepstic... [1] https://pololu.com https://pololu.com
- lbotos 3y agoI'm not sure if I'd call this "ripping off". It is broken english, but in the US you are allowed to say "X compatible replacement part" and not be infringing: https://aaronhall.com/online-retailer-may-use-manufacturers-trademarked-brand-without-infringement/ https://aaronhall.com/online-retailer-may-use-manufacturers-... This listing doesn't exactly pass all of the tests, but as a buyer I'm currently not confused.
- PragmaticPulp 3y agoThe listing says it's compatible with Pololu pinout. That has become a common term in stepper motor control. It's little more than a standard IC on a simple board with a standard pinout.
- malfist 3y agoHow are half these things open hardware? Most of the items list can be found, and probably are, on a no-name aliexpress page. I mean, in what world is a terminal block "open hardware" https://lectronz.com/products/-3-5mm-pluggable-terminal-block-4-pin-male https://lectronz.com/products/-3-5mm-pluggable-terminal-bloc...
- jdboyd 3y agoI mean, if they included drawings sufficient to recreate it, maybe a cad model for the plastic injection molds? But as it stands, I wouldn't call it especially open source.