openhmi.network — Static V0.1

A zero-monthly-cost static rebuild of the Framer prototype.

Files

• index.html — main landing page
• hardware-application.html — project hardware qualification form
• submit-project.html — general HMI project brief
• projects.html — project concepts / future reference projects
• software.html — software resources placeholder
• hardware.html — evaluation hardware placeholder
• partners.html — engineering partner capability page
• assets/css/styles.css — shared design system and responsive breakpoints
• assets/js/main.js — mobile nav + email-form fallback

Important: forms

The V0.1 forms currently use JavaScript to open the visitor's email client and prepare a structured message to:

• hardware@openhmi.network
• project@openhmi.network

Before public launch, make sure these addresses exist or forward to a monitored inbox.

For more reliable web-native form submission, replace the fallback with Tally, Formspree, Web3Forms, Google Forms, or another endpoint. The page structure can remain unchanged.

Free hosting option A — GitHub Pages

1. Create a public repository, e.g. open-hmi-network.
2. Upload the contents of this folder (not the outer ZIP).
3. In GitHub: Settings → Pages → Deploy from a branch → main / root.
4. Test the generated github.io URL.
5. Only after testing, configure the custom domain openhmi.network in GitHub Pages and replace the current Porkbun forwarding with the DNS records GitHub provides.

Free hosting option B — Cloudflare Pages

Connect the GitHub repository to Cloudflare Pages. Build command is blank; output directory is / for this pure static site.

Recommended V0.1 launch order

1. Replace placeholder project media with real demo photos/screenshots.
2. Configure hardware@openhmi.network and project@openhmi.network forwarding or mailbox.
3. Test both forms on desktop and mobile.
4. Publish first to a free host URL.
5. Ask 3–5 existing engineering partners to test it.
6. Move openhmi.network from temporary forwarding to the static host only after the test passes.

Content note

The three homepage projects are labeled as Reference Application Concepts so visitors do not mistake them for completed customer case studies. Convert them to Featured HMI Projects only when verified demos/case studies are available.

V0.3

Adds a multi-vendor Developer Resources hub and contributor ecosystem. See README-V0.3.md for the data model, vendor-workspace structure and contributor model.

V0.3.1

Adds the GitHub-backed contributor registry, contributor directory/profile pages, contribution metadata generator, GitHub review flow and registry validation. See README-V0.3.1.md.

V0.4.5

Adds multi-search-engine indexing support with IndexNow automation plus Bing, Yandex and Baidu setup guidance. See README-V0.4.5.md and MULTI-SEARCH-ENGINE-SETUP.md.