github hardware archive solution?

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Speaking for myself, I have numerous audio hardware and audio test hardware projects going simultaneously. They are all public gpl.

The schematics are spread out on diyaudio in different topics. Publishing revisions is becoming a chore because nothing is in a central location.

I don't like the idea of someone building an old version of a my design when an update is readily available.

So I'm thinking github may be a solution. I did a search here and does not seem to be used very much. Its perfectly ok to use gethub for hardware only. ie gerbers,schematics,test reports and 'bug' reports.


There is no firmware to upload yet but that is coming.
Any ideas?
 
You, and others if repository is public, can in any moment download as zip package any of pushed revisions. Also you can mark any important build as release (with or without release note) to keep track of your work and for easier reference when communicating with other people.
In summary, highly recommended service, and it's not surprise that Microsoft decided to buy it. Hopefully they will not ruin it over the time by e.g. starting to charge for it. But even in that case you have at least one strong alternative that has free option: Bitbucket.
 
If there's one thing regarding "hardware documentation" that I too often find missing, it's a discussion/text commentary of design philosophy, down (almost) to the point of why a particular device or (say, resistor or capacitor) value was chosen, and what it does in the circuit. You certainly don't need a paragraph on every component, but something like "Q8, Q9, Q10 and Q11 make a quasi-complementary symmetry output, biased by Vbe multiplier Q7. R15 is adjusted to give 45mA quiescent current through the output devices."

Many or most Heathkit manuals had "Circuit Description" sections doing pretty much this, and I learned quite a bit about electronics reading those along with the actual schematic.
 
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