An Exploration of Openness in Hardware and Software Through Implementation of a RISC-V Based Desktop Computer

Butler, SimonHögskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för informationsteknologi,Forskningsmiljön Informationsteknologi,Software Systems Research Group (SSRG) (author)

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Open hardware and open source software platforms bring benefits to both implementers and users in the form of system adaptability and maintainability, and through the avoidance of lock-in, for example. Development of the \riscv\ Instruction Set Architecture and processors during the last ten years has made the implementation of a desktop computer using open hardware, including open processors, and open source software an approaching possibility. We use the SiFive Unmatched development board and Ubuntu Linux, and the recorded experiences of system builders using the Unmatched board to explore the extent to which it is possible to create an open desktop computer. The work identifies current limitations to implementing an open computer system, which lie mainly at the interface between the operating system and hardware components. Potential solutions to the challenges uncovered are proposed, including greater consideration of openness during the early stages of product design. A further contribution is made by an account of the synergies arising from open collaboration in a private-collective innovation process.

NATURVETENSKAP Data- och informationsvetenskap Programvaruteknik hsv//swe
NATURAL SCIENCES Computer and Information Sciences Software Engineering hsv//eng
INF304 Öppna data/Öppna system
INF304 Open Source
Software Systems Research Group (SSRG)
Software Systems Research Group (SSRG)

Gamalielsson, JonasHögskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för informationsteknologi,Forskningsmiljön Informationsteknologi,Software Systems Research Group (SSRG)(Swepub:his)gamj (author)
Lundell, BjörnHögskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för informationsteknologi,Forskningsmiljön Informationsteknologi,Software Systems Research Group (SSRG)(Swepub:his)lunb (author)
Brax, ChristofferCombitech AB, Linköping, Sweden(Swepub:his)brac (author)
Persson, TomasDigitalist Sweden AB, Stockholm, Sweden (author)
Mattsson, AndersHusqvarna AB, Huskvarna, Sweden(Swepub:his)matn (author)
Gustavsson, TomasPrimeKey Solutions AB, Solna Sweden (author)
Feist, JonasRedBridge AB, Stockholm, Sweden (author)
Öberg, JonasScania CV AB, Södertälje, Sweden (author)
Högskolan i SkövdeInstitutionen för informationsteknologi (creator_code:org_t)

In:OpenSym '22New York, NY, USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)97814503984599781450398466

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