Building Open Source Hardware: DIY Manufacturing for Hackers and Makers

This is the first hands-on, how-to, best-practice guide to developing and manufacturing open source hardware. Open hardware community leader Alicia Gibb combines essential beginner-to-intermediate-level technical information with a complete open source hardware kit to foster experimentation. She reveals why so many people in the DIY/Maker movement have become so excited about creating their own hardware, explains the history of open hardware, and demystifies the entire process: planning, building, debugging, manufacturing, and distribution.