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No source code?! Not much value in replicating a PCB if you have to write all the code from scratch.
by GianFabien 3y ago
No source code?! Not much value in replicating a PCB if you have to write all the code from scratch.
- petsfed 3y agoI mean, if you have the firmware binary and the relevant arguments for the ISP (that is, In-System-Programmer), that's sufficient to make some PCBs do their jobs. Maybe not these, but you don't need source code as such to program a thing.
- kelnos 3y agoSure, but then it's not "open source".
- iancmceachern 3y agoYes, but it does not allow your to modify it, replicate it, or make it your own. The entire philosophy behind "free" software and open source, etc. In this case, it's highly likely that one or more components on those PCBs is unavailable now, so you need this source code to update what may need to be updated to be able to keep things alive.
- iancmceachern 3y agoYes, and it's very likely that one or more components is now unavailable.