Blueroom FireFly manual & Schematic

[bartleph]

Hi all,
Does anyone know where i might ba able to download the manual and schematic for my Firefly Dev Board? I've only recently discovered it in my collection of kit, but cant find any of the documentation. Any help gratefully received.
Paul

 

[jpanhalt]

I am sure there are copies of that manual around. I might even have one (I will check this coming Saturday). The problem is that it is copyrighted. Without Bill's permission (Blueroomelectronics), it cannot be posted. Bill is a member of ETO, and I hope he chooses to respond. If not, and you must understand why he would not want it reprinted here, you are probably out of luck.

I will check whether I have that manual and its copyright on Saturday and update here whatever the outcome.

John

 

[bartleph]

I am sure there are copies of that manual around. I might even have one (I will check this coming Saturday). The problem is that it is copyrighted. Without Bill's permission (Blueroomelectronics), it cannot be posted. Bill is a member of ETO, and I hope he chooses to respond. If not, and you must understand why he would not want it reprinted here, you are probably out of luck.

I will check whether I have that manual and its copyright on Saturday and update here whatever the outcome.

John

Thanks John.. I appreciate your help.

 

[3v0]

All that has been included here as an attachment to this sticky post.
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/links-diy-pic-programmers.123553/

 

[bartleph]

All that has been included here as an attachment to this sticky post.
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/links-diy-pic-programmers.123553/

Hi 3v0,
That's ok for a Junebug, I'm looking for the same type of document for the Firefly..
Paul

 

[tunedwolf]

Having looked through the assembly document, I see no copyright messages or indeed anything mentioning restrictions of any kind. Furthermore, the op has obviously purchased the hardware from Bill or one of his resellers at some point. I see no harm in pointing him in the right direction: https://www.robotshop.com/media/files/pdf/firefly-assembly-instructions.pdf

 

[bartleph]

Having looked through the assembly document, I see no copyright messages or indeed anything mentioning restrictions of any kind. Furthermore, the op has obviously purchased the hardware from Bill or one of his resellers at some point. I see no harm in pointing him in the right direction: https://www.robotshop.com/media/files/pdf/firefly-assembly-instructions.pdf

Thanks tunedwolf. That is exactly what I was looking for.

 

[jpanhalt]

Having looked through the assembly document, I see no copyright messages or indeed anything mentioning restrictions of any kind.

You may be under the misconception that a work needs to contain a notice of copyright in order to be protected. In the US and Canada copyright protection exists from the moment of creation. Here is a snippet from Wikipedia related to Canadian law:

American law is similar, as are the laws of other nations that are party to the Berne Convention (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_States ). Registration of a copyright only makes enforcement easier.

I am glad you were able to find the manual on the Robotshop site.

John

 

[tunedwolf]

Yes John, I am aware of the Berne Convention Implementation Act 1988, the Copyright Act R.S.C 1985 and the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988, in so far as they affect my world. I am by no means an expert in the field of international copyright law, nor purport to be, but my own personal opinion is that, in this case, Fair Dealing covers this under section 29 of the Copyright Act, you may see it otherwise. However as many a high rolling lawyer has found out to their cost when challenging a contravention under these acts, it really depends on the subjective opinion and interpretation of the court on the day

 

[3v0]

Hi 3v0,
That's ok for a Junebug, I'm looking for the same type of document for the Firefly..
Paul

Sorry, somehow missed that.

 

[JonSea]

Geez oh grief. I'm sorry, but the copyright issue is just silly here. The document is posted on the web already. If Bill/Blue Room Electronics has an issue with that, he should go after the site where it's posted.

Providing a link to something already posted should not invoke pages of discussion about copyright law.

 

[JonSea]

...especially since 10 seconds on Goggle finds the same link.

 

[3v0]

Bill is one cool engineer. I would be highly surprised if he had a problem with this. When he was selling the stuff he freely provided schematics and such for people who wanted to roll their own.