Novena (computing platform)

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|name = Novena

|logo = File:Novena_logo015.png

|image = Bunnie's Novena.jpg

|caption = Novena system in operation

|invent-date = 2014

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|designfirm = Bunnie Studios

|manufacturer = Kosagi

|introduced = 2014

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|processor = ARM Cortex-A9 (Freescale i.MX6 quad-core)

|frequency = 1.2 GHz (quad-core)

|memory = 4 GiB DDR3

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• 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}}

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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 journal |title= Novena: A Laptop With No Secrets: How we built a laptop with nothing but open-sourced hardware and software |journal= IEEE Spectrum |date= October 27, 2015 |author1=Andrew Huang |author2=Sean Cross |url= https://spectrum.ieee.org/novena-a-laptop-with-no-secrets |access-date= November 4, 2016 }} 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 web|url=https://www.crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena-open-laptop |title=Novena |publisher=Crowd Supply |date= |accessdate=2014-08-15}}{{cite web|author=Klint Finley |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/04/novena/ |title=The Almost Completely Open Source Laptop Goes on Sale | work = Enterprise |publisher=WIRED |date=2014-04-02 |accessdate=2014-08-15}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.laptopmag.com/novena-open-source-laptop |title=Novena Helps Hackers Build Their Own Laptop |publisher=Blog.laptopmag.com |date=2014-04-02 |accessdate=2014-08-15}}

File:Novena laptop motherboard.jpg

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 web |url= https://crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena-open-laptop/stretch-goals |title= Stretch Goals | work = Novena |publisher=Crowd Supply |date= April 21, 2014 |accessdate= November 4, 2016 }}

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 web |title= The World's First Open Source Laptop Makes its Debut |date= April 2, 2014 |author= Stett Holbrook |work= Make |url= http://makezine.com/2014/04/02/the-worlds-first-open-source-laptop-makes-its-debut/ |accessdate= November 4, 2016 }}