DESIGN SKILLS

HARDWARE:

  • Microcontroller/DSP: ARM CORTEX M®, ST STM32F®, NXP LPC43xx Dual Core®, Microchip PIC/dsPIC®, Intel 8051®-based derivatives, Rabbit Semiconductor®, peripherals, multi-processor systems, ADC, DAC, Data Acquisition, etc.
  • Precision Analog: Filters, Signal Conditioning, Amplifiers, Sensors, High-Speed Photo Detection, Temperature Measurement, Tracking Power Supplies, Control Loops, Load Cell Interface, Pulse Detection, etc.
  • Digital Logic: Altera® & Xilinx® programmable logic, discrete gates (CD4xxx,74x,ALS,etc.)
  • Interface: RS232, RS422, RS485, USB, Anybus/CompactCom class="style1">®, Blue Tooth®, Ethernet, MODBUS®,PoE, Wireless
  • Power: Switch Mode and Linear Power Supply/Conversion, High Current/Voltage/Power, Battery Chargers, Inverters, PWM, Induction Heating, Current Limiting, Thermal Management, Heat Sinks, Peltier Devices, Stepper/Servo/BLDC/AC Motor Drives, Precision Piezo Actuators, Solenoid Valves, etc.
  • Radio Frequency: Receivers and Transmitters, Amplifiers, Multiplexers, Attenuators, Diplexers, Passive and Active RFID
  • Battery Powered Devices: Power-Saving Design, Battery Management Functions
  • Automotive and Heavy Duty Design: Load Dump and EFT, Automotive Temp Ranges, High Vibration, ESD, EMI, High Humidity Design

FIRMWARE:

  • LANGUAGES & TOOLCHAINS: C, ARM/KEIL uVision®, Microchip MPLAB/C30®, CCS PICC®, Rabbit Semi Dynamic C®, Micro Engineering Labs PIC Basic Pro®, Microchip MPASM ®, Intel ASM51®, Rabbit Semiconductor ZHTML®, HTML, CSS
  • INDUSTRIAL CONTROL: High-speed, Multi-channel PID control loops, Multi-processor Communications over IIC, RS485, Ethernet, & USB, interface and control to motors, pumps, blowers, heaters, thermo-electric coolers, fans, clutch/brakes, Piezo Actuators, Solenoid Valves, PWM outputs, etc.
  • COMMUNICATIONS: RFID Encoding and Decoding algorithms, ModBus® protocol, Proprietary Protocol Design, Special Switch Mode Control Algorithms, Error Detection/Correction
  • MEASUREMENT & DETECTION: Precision Analog Interface, Sensor Linearization, Synchronous Demodulation, Correlation Algorithms, Special Instrumentation

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS:

  • Mixed Mode Instrumentation and Control, High Current/Voltage/Power Layouts, SMT, Through Hole, and Mixed
  • Hybrid Panel Designs for Cost Reduction
  • Special Packaging Concepts and Solutions
  • PADS / Mentor Graphics CAD

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:

  • Scientific Instrumentation
  • RFID Equipment
  • Key Tracking
  • Industrial Power Equipment
  • Scale & Weigh Processor Equipment
  • Dental Instrumentation
  • Automotive Equipment
  • Pesticide Application
  • Labeling Equipment