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| bushjavier:
Please check the website again!!!!!! they are releasing more files, the say more to come. The new release come with a lot of mechanical stuff and PCBs. Medtronic PB560 Ventilator System – Release 2.0 (.zip) Includes: Manufacturing fixtures Printed circuit board drawings (including multiple BOMs) 3D CAD files Mechanical part drawings :D |
| bushjavier:
Please check the new files, perhaps they will continue releasing more files they say that in the website, i thing this is more "open source" with a lot of mechanical data and PCB and BOM.!!!! --- Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on March 31, 2020, 02:49:34 pm --- --- Quote from: tooki on March 30, 2020, 11:22:41 pm --- --- Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on March 30, 2020, 10:19:56 pm ---https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/03/30/medtronic-shares-ventilation-design-specifications-to-accelerate-efforts-to-increase-global-ventilator-production-medtronic/ Link ( no registration version ) : https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/e/open-files/thank-you.html --- Quote ---More documents pertaining to the PB560 ventilator system will be available here soon. --- End quote --- Yeah right - believe it when I see it. Why release an incomplete set of docs other than for free publicity? BTW there is a 555 timer in there ! --- End quote --- Why the cynicism? Who pissed in your corn flakes this morning? Who cares what their motivations are, if what they are doing is clearly a good thing? Of all the things to get your panties in a twist about, this one just doesn't make sense. --- End quote --- Even if they publish absolutely everything , it would still be impractical for anyone to tool up to manufacture, and a huge financial risk. Why would they only release what is the least useful info, rather than everything in one go? They're just throwing out enough to hook some journalists to get some favorable publcity, and I expect they will quietly forget about publishing any more. --- End quote --- |
| mikeselectricstuff:
Link on the site now bounces back to the registration page - has anyone got to the new files yet? |
| MasterBuilder:
This link works for me, after I re-registered. Release 2.0 files, BOMs, CAD, etc. https://www.medtronic.com/content/dam/medtronic-com/global/Corporate/covid19/downloads/ventilator-files/medtronic-pb560-ventilator-system-file-set-2.zip |
| rgarito:
That looks a lot more promising. Still obsolete parts but much better than what they originally released. Firmware source code would be really telling... |
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