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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.cite-ref-1[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.cite-ref-2[2]cite-ref-3[3]cite-ref-4[4]

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.cite-ref-5[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.cite-ref-6[6]

• See also

• References

• External links

• Open-source hardware

• Modular smartphone

cite-note-11. ↑ citerefandrew-huangsean-cross2015Andrew 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. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

cite-note-22. ↑ "Novena". Crowd Supply. Retrieved 2014-08-15.

cite-note-33. ↑ citerefklint-finley2014Klint Finley (2014-04-02). "The Almost Completely Open Source Laptop Goes on Sale". Enterprise. WIRED. Retrieved 2014-08-15.

cite-note-44. ↑ "Novena Helps Hackers Build Their Own Laptop". Blog.laptopmag.com. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-08-15.

cite-note-55. ↑ "Stretch Goals". Novena. Crowd Supply. April 21, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

cite-note-66. ↑ citerefstett-holbrook2014Stett Holbrook (April 2, 2014). "The World's First Open Source Laptop Makes its Debut". Make. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

• Novena page on Sutajio Ko-Usagi's wiki

• Building an Open Source Laptop

• The Novena Open Laptop

• Novena Five-Year Anniversary: End-of-Life