Questions tagged [licensing]
For questions about licensing electronics or designing electronics with components that require a license.
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Question on OSH and patents
I was thinking about making something and making it OSH, but I found that there is a patent that covers some of the functionality. Is it okay for me to make a design and make it accessible to the ...
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Do I need a license to use a USB-A plug on my power cable?
I want to make a product that has a power cable with a USB-A plug on it.
There is no USB socket on the device, the cable just enters the device, similar to the HomePod mini.
The idea is to instruct ...
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Labeling requirements for equipment using off-the-shelf 900 MHz ISM radio
Can anyone tell me or point me to an authoritative reference as to what external labeling is required for an industrial product that uses an off-the-shelf 900 MHz ISM band radio?
I understand that ...
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USB usage restrictions
I find it quite hard to find any information on how to deal with legal issues concerning the use of USB online. I mainly have two question I cannot seem to find a definitive answer to.
Is it required ...
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Can anyone make a device that uses pcie?
As the title suggests, can anyone make a custom board that connects via a pcie connector? Do you need to purchase the rights/license to use it or is it all open to the public? For example my use ...
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Msg about opencore in Quartus programmer
I did some changes to a design in Quartus and in Qsys. Now when I load the design to my FPGA with Quartus programmer then I get a message about opencores and that there is unlimited time. The msg was ...
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CAN Bus Licensing
Looking around for possible solutions for long distance communication between multiple microcontrollers I found the CAN bus. However, it says that there is a licensing fee for any implementation of ...
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What company and/or government permits/licenses are required when selling an electrical device in the United States?
Are there specific licenses that need to be on hand, or any permits that need to be signed by various parties, in the United States, when an electronic device is sold? If it's easier, if the device ...
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Do I need a license to design IP cores with AXI interfaces?
Many IP cores especially from Xilinx have an AXI interface from ARM. (AXI, AXI-Lite, AXI-Stream, APB, ... are parts of AMBA - ARM's bus architecture).
The AXI interface standard is free for download (...
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Is it illegal to transmit in the FM range for personal use
I am building an FM transmitter. It is going to be designed to transmit only for a short range of around 50 to 100 meters. My question is whether it is illegal to transmit signals in the FM band over ...
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Can I share source code/software from Microchip through my website?
I've done some projects including bootloader for PIC microcontrollers. But all these are done by modifying official microchip codes. Also want to share official drivers and softwares. I want to share ...
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SD Card 4-bit Mode License
The Micro (STM23F4xx) I'm using happens to include a SDIO peripheral that is supposed to support the 4-bit parallel bus SD Card protocol. I'm aware that the SD Association holds patents on the ...
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How appropriate are the open source licences currently in use for inclusion of HDL cores in a commercial product?
HDL IP cores targeted towards ASICs, FPGAs or both are often very useful for adding functionality to a project quickly. Commercially licences cores are available from many sources for a range of ...
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PCB/SoC component licensing restrictions
Let's say I plan on building a consumer electronic system (some electronic product). This system would have a PCB and a plethora of various components: LEDs, transistors, resistors, light sensors, ...
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PMBus licensing
I have just (20 mins ago) started looking at the possibility of using PMBus in future products and have come across the PowerOne licensing issue (referenced by electronicdesign.com), but also other ...
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