iopus5: add an article about open hardware ventilator - tgtimes - The Gopher Times Err bitreich.org 70 hgit clone git://bitreich.org/tgtimes git://enlrupgkhuxnvlhsf6lc3fziv5h2hhfrinws65d7roiv6bfj7d652fid.onion/tgtimes URL:git://bitreich.org/tgtimes git://enlrupgkhuxnvlhsf6lc3fziv5h2hhfrinws65d7roiv6bfj7d652fid.onion/tgtimes bitreich.org 70 1Log /scm/tgtimes/log.gph bitreich.org 70 1Files /scm/tgtimes/files.gph bitreich.org 70 1Refs /scm/tgtimes/refs.gph bitreich.org 70 1Tags /scm/tgtimes/tag bitreich.org 70 1README /scm/tgtimes/file/README.md.gph bitreich.org 70 i--- Err bitreich.org 70 1commit a284cc137e344f8b7adda123976479bc03498d85 /scm/tgtimes/commit/a284cc137e344f8b7adda123976479bc03498d85.gph bitreich.org 70 1parent 4a3cc39268f37abf9b710b2705f6c792f0a6567c /scm/tgtimes/commit/4a3cc39268f37abf9b710b2705f6c792f0a6567c.gph bitreich.org 70 hAuthor: Josuah Demangeon URL:mailto:me@josuah.net bitreich.org 70 iDate: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 04:06:28 +0200 Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 iopus5: add an article about open hardware ventilator Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 iDiffstat: Err bitreich.org 70 i A opus5/article-tgtimes-breathing-op… | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 i1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) Err bitreich.org 70 i--- Err bitreich.org 70 1diff --git a/opus5/article-tgtimes-breathing-open-source.mw b/opus5/article-tgtimes-breathing-open-source.mw /scm/tgtimes/file/opus5/article-tgtimes-breathing-open-source.mw.gph bitreich.org 70 i@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ Err bitreich.org 70 i+.SH tgtimes Err bitreich.org 70 i+Breathing Open-Source Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+The previous opus had a word or two about how difficult it could Err bitreich.org 70 i+be to get open hardware medical devices. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+The Freespireco Err bitreich.org 70 i+.FS Err bitreich.org 70 i+https://www.pubinv.org/project/freespireco/ Err bitreich.org 70 i+.FE Err bitreich.org 70 i+project aims to bring a respirator device to life as a completely Err bitreich.org 70 i+Open Hardware project. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+The challenge is not coming-up with something that works and is Err bitreich.org 70 i+reliable, but instead to provide a structure robust enough to be Err bitreich.org 70 i+accepted (and funded) for performing all the necessary certifications Err bitreich.org 70 i+needed before being allowed to the medical device market. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+There are usually categories of criticalities, and an artificial Err bitreich.org 70 i+respirator is not escaping to the rule. The organiser of the project Err bitreich.org 70 i+have pursued this goal since long, and might likely have a very long Err bitreich.org 70 i+road to go. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+It is essentially a pioneer of Open Hardware for critical medical Err bitreich.org 70 i+devices, step-by-step paving up the road toward certification: Err bitreich.org 70 i+designing and building devices to test these equipment, issuing Err bitreich.org 70 i+standards for data (like a JSON schema received over a serial Err bitreich.org 70 i+port directly from the device). Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+The strategy: offering reproducible tests as an anchor for trust. Err bitreich.org 70 i+Precious argument for facing big pharma equipment vendors that Err bitreich.org 70 i+are having an interest in locking their device down, preventing Err bitreich.org 70 i+repair or even inspection. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+A journey toward braving Goliath, it might as well be easier to Err bitreich.org 70 i+get open-source in Space. The RTEMS Err bitreich.org 70 i+.FS Err bitreich.org 70 i+https://rtems.org/ Err bitreich.org 70 i+.FE Err bitreich.org 70 i+project proves it is. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+But that does not discourage the project's authors to keep going, Err bitreich.org 70 i+not in an illusion of getting embraced by the medical industry, Err bitreich.org 70 i+but in full foresight that nobody would want its mom's life given Err bitreich.org 70 i+to a hobbyist toy made in a garage. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+One breath at a time, the project takes anchors onto organisations, Err bitreich.org 70 i+foundations, structures, standards, and everything it takes to pass Err bitreich.org 70 i+over the barrier of life-critical reliability and certification. Err bitreich.org 70 .