Embedded devices Electronic Product Design & Electrical Engineering Consultancy Services
Embedded Systems |
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| Electronics Microprocessors Embedded Software DSP PCB Hardware | ||
| Systems Design | Architecture, Requirements Analysis, Specification, Technology selection, Hardware and Software Interfaces, Systems diagrams, RF Systems | |
| Electronics Hardware | Hardware module definition and interaction, Block diagrams | |
| Software | Software module definition and interaction, diagrams, structured (eg. Ward/Mellor, Yourden) and Object Oriented (eg. UML) design methodologies. | |
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Electronics Hardware |
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| Microprocessor RAM ROM DSP LCD HMI RF Keypads Digital Analog Programmable Logic | ||
| Microprocessor Hardware | ||
| Processors | 8/16/32 bit RISC & CISC microprocessors, 16/32 bit DSPs, 4/8 bit PICs | |
| Memory | RAM (static, dynamic, non-volatile), Flash ROM | |
| I/O | address encoding/decoding, glue components, buffering, latches | |
| Interprocessor Communications | FIFO, DMA, Dual Port RAM, I2C & serial interfaces, CAN | |
| Hardware Modules | ||
| Power supply | Linear, switched mode, Universal, mains and battery powered, battery rechargers | |
| Data Acquisition & Signal Conditioning | Receivers, Transmitters, 2 to 4 wire hybrids, Filtering, AGC, ADC, CODEC | |
| Control | Digital logic, Power drives | |
| Human Machine Interface (HMI) | Keypads, LCDs, Audio | |
| Radio Frequency (RF) | Transmitters, Receivers, Antennas, Amplifiers, Synthesizers, Analog Front Ends, Baluns, Transmission Lines | |
| Regulatory Compliance | ||
| EMC, Electrical Safety, Telecommunications | Hardware design to comply with national and international standards of EMC, mains power connection, and telecommunications network connection. Standards compliance to Australian (C tick), European (CE mark), North American (FCC) and international (IEC). | |
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Software |
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| Intelligence Algorithms DSP C/C++ Protocols HMI Assembler Device Drivers Structured UML | ||
| Modules | ||
| HMI | Device Drivers (Keypad, LCD, Indicators), local/remote management & control, local/remote monitoring, command protocol parsing and dispatching | |
| Device Drivers | UART, serial E2PROMs, CODECs, ASICs, LCDs | |
| Frameworks | Proprietary software frameworks for hardware platforms not requiring a typical commercial operating system. | |
| Operating Systems | Integration of commercial Operating Systems (eg. VRTX, Nucleus, pSOS) | |
| Computer Connectivity | IrDA & USB stacks, Plug and Play (including RS232), ISA, PCI, Serial (async & sync) & parallel device drivers, command sets & protocols. Low and high level connection handlers. | |
| Communication Protocols |
Physical (eg.
device capability exchange and connection establishment) Datalink (eg. error correction, data compression, data rate adaption) Network (eg. PPP, IP) Transport (eg. TCP) Application (eg. SNMP agent) |
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| Digital Signal Processing | Algorithm development & software coding (eg. filtering, modulation, signal acquisition, synchronization, adaptive equalization, encoding/decoding, forward error correction, diversity) | |
| Data Acquisition & Control | Algorithms, State machines, continuous & discrete systems | |
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Communications |
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| PSTN InfraRed USB Wireless Bluetooth Radio Modulation ADSL GPS Ethernet Serial Optical ISM | ||
| Technologies | ||
| WAN Landline | PSTN, ISDN, E1/T1, ADSL, SDH, X.25, multiplexers,communication switches, terminal adapters, head-end network equipment, data modulation | |
| Wireless (broadcast) | GPS, HF/VHF/UHF radio, data modulation | |
| PAN (Private Area Network) | IrDA (Infrared), ISM band (Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11a,b,g, cordless phone, remote controls, etc...), Ethernet | |
| Computer Connectivity | USB 2.0 host & device, IrDA, Bluetooth, Parallel, Serial (RS232, RS422, RS485),ethernet, IP based networking protocols | |
| Wireless Systems (RF) | Technology Selection, Link Quality & Reception Optimization, RF Link Budget Analysis, Signal Coverage Analysis, Signal Fading Countermeasures, Information Security (frequency hopping, encryption, authentication), Reliability (signal to noise margin, error correction, interference avoidance), Covert Communications Techniques | |
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Electromagnetics |
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| Interference Radiation EMC Induction Degaussing Magnetisation Suppression Containment | ||
| Magnetic Fields | ||
| DC Magnetic Fields | Geomagnetic Fields, Magnets, Electromagnets, Degaussing, Magnetisation & Demagnetisation | |
| AC Magnetic Fields | Human Safety, Interference Analysis, Predictions, Mitigation, Shielding | |
| Electromagnetic & Electromagnetic Compatibility | Surveys, Radiation & Interference Analysis, RF Systems Design, Human Safety, Shielding, Propagation, Suppression, Containment | |
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