| 词条 | SparkFun Electronics |
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|name = SparkFun Electronics |logo = Sparkfun logo.svg |logo_size = 175px |type = Private |key_people = (CEO) Glenn Samala 2016 - Present[1] Nathan Seidle 2003 - 2016[2] |industry = Electronics manufacturing and education |num_employees = 150+ (2015) [3] |homepage = sparkfun.com |foundation = 2003 |location = Niwot, Colorado, United States }} SparkFun Electronics (sometimes known by its abbreviation, SFE) is an electronics retailer in Niwot, Colorado, United States. It manufactures and sells microcontroller development boards and breakout boards. All products designed and produced by SparkFun are released as open-source hardware. HistorySparkFun Electronics was founded in 2003 by Nathan Seidle when he was a Junior at University of Colorado Boulder. Its first products were Olimex printed circuit boards.[4] The name 'SparkFun' came about because one of the founders of SparkFun was testing a development board, and sparks flew out; Fun was chosen because the company's self-stated aim is to educate people about electronics. In January 2011, an education department was formed to outreach to local schools, hackerspaces, and events. Open-source hardwareDuring the Open Source Hardware summit in October 2010, SparkFun was one of the contributors in drafting the first OSHW definition.[5][6] All products designed and produced by SparkFun are released as Open-source hardware (OSHW),[7] with schematics, EAGLE files, and datasheets posted on each product page. Product images are licensed under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0[8] ContestsAntimovThis contest was based upon violating the 2nd and 3rd laws of robotics, where a fully automated robot would destroy itself after interacting with props and objects in a performance. The competition was retired in 2011.[9][10][11] AVCThe Autonomous Vehicle Challenge is a recurring contest held annually by SparkFun. The objective is to build an automated vehicle that can circumnavigate a course without human interaction. As of 2015, aerial vehicles are not allowed.[12][13][14] ProjectsSparkFun has become one of the favoured suppliers for those without mainstream suppliers as well as the increasingly popular "Maker" community, particularly for the Arduino and related devices.[15] Whilst many of the non-component products sold by SFE are from other manufacturers, it does manufacture and sell some of its own complete products:
Legal disputesTrademark dispute with SPARC InternationalOn October 16, 2009, SPARC International sent a Cease and Desist letter demanding SparkFun stop using the "SparkFun" name and immediately transfer ownership of sparkfun.com to SPARC International. The letter claimed the SparkFun trademark was too visually and phonetically similar for companies in the same industry.[18][19] The two companies signed a trademark coexistence agreement on April 2, 2010.[20] Fluke trademark infringementOn March 7, 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection informed SparkFun that a shipment of multimeters meant for sale on SparkFun's website had been seized. The Port of Denver deemed that the yellow protective jackets on the imported multimeters too closely resembled the trade dress of Fluke Corporation's competing multimeters. Rather than pay the cost of shipping the imported multimeters back, SparkFun chose to have them destroyed.[21] In a letter to SparkFun, Fluke announced that they would be supplying the company with a shipment of genuine Fluke products and equipment as a gesture of goodwill and support for the maker movement, which SparkFun accepted.[22] See also
References1. ^https://www.sparkfun.com/news/2162 2. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB27mY5QXWE 3. ^https://www.sparkfun.com/static/about 4. ^History of SparkFun Electronics. 5. ^{{cite web|first=Nate|last=Seidle|publisher=SparkFun Electronics|title=Open Source Hardware|url=http://www.sparkfun.com/news/456|accessdate=30 April 2012}} 6. ^{{cite web|first=Emcee|last=Grady|publisher=SparkFun Electronics|title=OSHW Definition V1.0|url=http://www.sparkfun.com/news/550|accessdate=30 April 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web|publisher=Engineering TV|title=SparkFun Electronics and Open Source Hardware|first=curtis|last=Ellzey|url=http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/SparkFun-Electronics-and-Open-S;Only-Engineering-TV-Videos|accessdate=30 April 2012}} 8. ^{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Clark|publisher=SparkFun Electronics|title=Open Source ALL the Things!|url=http://www.sparkfun.com/news/735|accessdate=30 April 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web|first=Emcee|last=Grady|publisher=SparkFun Electronics|title=Antimov!|url=http://www.sparkfun.com/news/462|accessdate=30 April 2012}} 10. ^{{cite web|first=Warren|last=Riddle|publisher=Switched|title=Self-Destructing Robot Carnage at the Antimov Competition|url= http://www.switched.com/2010/10/21/antimov-competition-results-in-self-destructing-robot-carnage/|accessdate=2 May 2012}} 11. ^https://www.sparkfun.com/products/retired/9975 12. ^{{cite web|first=Emcee|last=Grady|publisher=SparkFun Electronics|title=Announcing the 2012 Autonomous Vehicle Competition|url=http://www.sparkfun.com/news/767|accessdate=30 April 2012}} 13. ^{{cite news|first=Anton|last=Olsen|publisher=Wired|title=SparkFun To Host 3rd Annual Autonomous Vehicle Competition|url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/03/sparkfun-to-host-3rd-annual-autonomous-vehicle-competition/|accessdate=2 May 2012|date=14 March 2011}} 14. ^https://www.sparkfun.com/news/1751 15. ^{{Cite book |title=Programming Interactivity |last=Noble |first=Joshua |publisher=O'Reilly |year=2009 |isbn=0-596-15414-3 |page=399}} 16. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/technology/24phone.html|title=Answer the Phone, and Amaze Your Friends |last=Biggs|first=John|date=August 24, 2006|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=2008-11-21}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9718741-1.html|title=A wall version of Tetris for the ultimate fan|last=Yamamoto|first=Mike |date=May 13, 2007|work=Crave|publisher=CNet|accessdate=2008-11-21}} 18. ^{{cite web|last1=Seidle|first1=Nate|title=SparkFun Gets a Cease and Desist Letter|url=https://www.sparkfun.com/news/300|website=SparkFun|accessdate=8 January 2016}} 19. ^{{cite web|last1=Marco|first1=Meg|title=Trademark Wars: SPARC International Tells Small Electronics Website To Stop Existing|url=http://consumerist.com/2009/10/26/trademark-wars-sparc-international-tells-small-electronics-website-to-stop-existing/|website=Consumerist|accessdate=8 January 2016}} 20. ^{{cite web|last1=Seidle|first1=Nate|title=Coexistence Agreement In Place|url=https://www.sparkfun.com/news/344|website=SparkFun|accessdate=8 January 2016}} 21. ^https://www.sparkfun.com/news/1428 22. ^{{Cite web|title = Fluke Responds to Trademark Problems - News - SparkFun Electronics|url = https://www.sparkfun.com/news/1430|website = www.sparkfun.com|accessdate = 2015-12-07}} External links
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