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Technologies & Tools
Areas of expertise, design and software
We work in the following technology areas, although each new project usually brings fresh challenges:-
Embedded Systems - 8bit, 16bit and 32 bit microcontrollers, from Microchip, Freescale, NXP , Cypress and TI
Embedded firmware - written in structured C
Data Acquisition - ADC converters 10 - 16 bit, front end signal conditioning
Interfacing - I2C, SPI, RS232, RS485, USB
Power Supplies - DC to DC Switch mode PSUs, battery power supplies
User interfaces - various keypad technologies, custom LCDs, character LCDs, LEDs and backlighting
Low Power Wireless - using solutions from Microchip and TI, 868MHz, 2.4GHz, Bluetooth
RFID - 125Khz, 13.56MHz discrete designs together with solutions from NXP, HID and Legic
Analogue and Digital Design - signal conditioning and processing
Design for Manufacture - features that make a product easier to manufacture
PCB - single to multilayer PCBs, with experience with layout for Low Power Radio and switching power supplies
Assembly of PCB prototypes - assembly of prototype PCBs with SMD down to 0402
Product Prototyping - Arduino platform and also the Digilent Chipkit platform
Mechanical - General 2D mechanical design with some 3D mechanical
Mechatronics - motor control, relays, solenoids
Functional Test Design - functional testing for units in manufacture
Functional Test Jig Design - Design of test jigs to enable PCBs to be tested and programmed prior to assembly
High Pressure Diecasting and Plastic Injection Moulding - managed project and supplier
The common tools we use are :-
General Documentation and Project Management - Microsoft WORD, EXCEL, PROJECT, POWERPOINT
Embedded Firmware - Compilers from Microchip, Keil, IAR - Diagramming tools from Pacstar
Mechanical Design - DraftSight, Geomagic Design and Freecad
Simulation, Schematic Capture, PCB layout - LTSpice, Altium Designer, Kicad
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