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Introduction to Open Source Laptop Project

Lukas Henkel | Created: May 25, 2023 | Updated: July 17, 2024 laptop

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| Created: May 18, 2023 2 Concept Phase – Initial CAD Design | Created: June 16, 2023 3 Concept Phase – Cooling and Airflow Part 1 | Created: July 26, 2023 4 Concept Phase – Lid Assembly Design Part 1 | Created: September 19, 2023 5 Concept Phase – Lid Assembly Design Part 2 | Created: September 26, 2023 6 Design Phase – Lid Assembly Mechanics Part 1 | Created: November 3, 2023 7 Design Phase – Lid Assembly Mechanics Part 2 | Created: November 16, 2023 8 Design Phase – Lid Assembly Mechanics Part 3 | Created: November 23, 2023 9 Design Phase – Lid Assembly Electronics Part 1 | Created: December 20, 2023 10 Design Phase – Lid Assembly Electronics Part 2 | Created: February 16, 2024 11

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Start Follow 你是否曾梦想过设计自己的开源笔记本电脑？ 长久以来，我一直对这个想法很着迷。 你可能可以想象，这是一项艰巨的任务，需要大量的时间和资源。 独自从事如此规模的项目使情况变得更加困难。 那么，为什么要开始这样的冒险呢？尤其是对于一种已经被成千上万的人制造和销售了多年的产品设计？

知识就是力量

在普通的消费电子产品中隐藏着大量的知识。在过去的二十年中，这些设备经过不断优化，以便将越来越多的计算能力塞入尽可能小的空间中。将大量电子元件封装到狭小的空间中，同时牢记所有功能标准，这是一项巨大的工程挑战，从而导致了这些设备的设计和制造方式的创新。这些创新虽然经常被忽视或认为是理所当然的，但却是我们可以从中学习的隐藏的知识瑰宝。

当我开始设计电子产品时，拆开我的第一部智能手机和笔记本电脑后，我感到非常震惊。 这些设备中的电子产品及其集成方式似乎是黑魔法！ 我已经开始拆开我能拿到手的每一个电子设备，以便了解它们的构造方式。 虽然我从这些“逆向工程”工作中获得了很多，但学习仅限于您可以在合理的时间内追溯到的内容。 剩余的知识，尤其是来自设计阶段的知识，将永远隐藏，除非您在智能手机或笔记本电脑的研发部门工作。 laptop project 为了使这些隐藏的知识能够被更多的人获得，我计划不仅免费提供成品的设计源文件，还要记录我是如何实现这一点的。 当然，我没有大型消费电子产品制造商多年来积累的大量经验，但我至少可以向您展示如何处理事情、使用哪些工具以及如果您自己开始这个项目可能会犯哪些错误。

此外，开源硬件项目作为参考非常有用，可以帮助您进入某些电子领域，如果没有某种起点，这些领域可能会让人不知所措。 既然我过去从这些开源项目中获益，我希望我能够回馈社区。 Altium 365

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应对多学科挑战

笔记本电脑的设计特别适合分享想法和概念，因为它涉及许多多学科的挑战，不仅在电子设计中，而且在散热管理、机械设计、高速 PCB 设计等等方面。 laptop project 这给我们带来了激励任何工程师的绝佳动力——挑战。 设计、制造和测试像笔记本电脑这样复杂的系统绝非易事，并且几乎可以保证在流程的某些步骤中会失败。 通过做你以前从未做过的事情，学习效果最好，所以如果你还没有制造过笔记本电脑，那么你就走对了路。

专注于可维护性和可升级性

说到正确的轨道，当我们制造出的消费设备只能持续保修期，并且在损坏后很难甚至不可能维修时，我们就没有走在正确的轨道上。 这给我们带来了另一个动力——构建可以轻松维修、升级并且最好可以回收利用的东西。 laptop project logo-altium

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不幸的是，一家非常重视可修复性和长产品寿命的公司无法与忽视这些想法的公司竞争。 近年来，人们一直在朝着更可持续的产品的方向发展。 像“维修权”这样的举措在这方面发挥着巨大的作用，我们也可以为此做出贡献。 还有一些项目，例如 Framework Laptop 或 DELL 的 LUNA 笔记本电脑概念，正在朝着可维护性和可升级性的方向发展。 我希望我们能够见证这种趋势的开始，并通过这个项目在创造变革中发挥直接作用。

接下来是什么？

这次启动只是我对为了推动该项目而进行的一些思考的简短一瞥。 在未来的更新中，我想更深入地探讨我为使这款笔记本电脑成为现实而做出的设计决策。 其中涉及许多有趣的开源仿真工具，这些工具可能会帮助您应对日常设计挑战，并且在此过程中可以获得大量的知识。

请继续关注未来的文章，我将在其中分享有关此旅程的更多详细信息。 通过订阅此项目，您可以将更新直接发送到您的收件箱，其中包括：

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关于作者

关于作者

Lukas 是一位充满激情的硬件设计师，在电子行业拥有超过 10 年的经验。 作为他自己的工程服务公司的联合创始人，他有幸参与了许多令人兴奋的项目，承担了从精密模拟设计到高速 PCB 布局和电力电子等各种挑战。

作为开源理念的坚定支持者，Lukas 的目标是让任何有兴趣的人深入了解现代电子设备的构造和功能。 在这个目标的驱动下，他创立了 Open Visions Technology (OV Tech GmbH) 公司，该公司旨在将高度可修复、完全记录的先进消费硬件推向市场。

Lukas 坚信，凭借当今在线获取知识和工具的途径，任何有想法、有动力和有激情的人都可以创造非凡的东西。 他期待成为一个充满热情的社区的一员，并很高兴看到人们如何将他们的想法变为现实。 More content by Lukas Henkel

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