Re:The Framework Laptop
by simonebrunozzi on Thursday February 25, 2021 @12:13PM
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> We designed the Expansion Cards in a way that it's possible to 3D print the housings for them on a home 3D printer and get PCBs fabbed through the normal hobby channels.
That's a bold and brave move. Well done.
GPIO cards on a modern laptop? Sign me up!!!
Yes! Actually, one of the first cards we built internally is a little Arduino-compatible one with a SAMD21 microcontroller and an external-facing 0.1" pin header for GPIO.
Will the expansion cards work if plugged into a USB-C port on another laptop or desktop? (Assuming I have driver e.g. Linux installed).
Yep! Most do not require any custom drivers.
Re:The Framework Laptop
by TimTheTinker on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:43PM
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Woooow. This has a huge market potential among hobbyists.
Wow that's actually a really cool idea
I love it!
Will your specs include metric or just imperial measurements like you just used here?
Re:The Framework Laptop
by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:17PM
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Fear not, modern inches are metric inches:
since the adoption of the international yard during the 1950s and 1960s, it has been based on the metric system and defined as exactly 25.4 mm.
We designed the Expansion Cards in a way that it's possible to 3D print the housings for them on a home 3D printer and get PCBs fabbed through the normal hobby channels. We hope that folks in the community come up with interesting card ideas and bring them out themselves in addition to what we develop.