Novena (computing platform)

Novena

Novena system in operation

Date invented| 2014
Design firm| Bunnie Studios
Manufacturer| Kosagi
Introduced| 2014
Processor| ARM Cortex-A9 (Freescale i.MX6 quad-core)
Frequency| 1.2 GHz (quad-core)
Memory| 4 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

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

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

* Open-source hardware
* Modular smartphone

## 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. https://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/portable-devices/novena-a-laptop-with-no-secrets. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
2. ↑ "Novena". Crowd Supply. https://www.crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena-open-laptop. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
3. ↑ Klint Finley (2014-04-02). "The Almost Completely Open Source Laptop Goes on Sale". Enterprise. WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2014/04/novena/. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
4. ↑ "Novena Helps Hackers Build Their Own Laptop". Blog.laptopmag.com. 2014-04-02. http://blog.laptopmag.com/novena-open-source-laptop. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
5. ↑ "Stretch Goals". Novena. Crowd Supply. April 21, 2014. https://crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena-open-laptop/stretch-goals. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
6. ↑ Stett Holbrook (April 2, 2014). "The World's First Open Source Laptop Makes its Debut". Make. http://makezine.com/2014/04/02/the-worlds-first-open-source-laptop-makes-its-debut/. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

## External links

* Novena page on Sutajio Ko-Usagi's wiki
* Building an Open Source Laptop
* The Novena Open Laptop
* Novena Five-Year Anniversary: End-of-Life

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