Translate Electronics Hardware to Firmware
Memory and ICs costly and/or unavailable: What’s to be done? Global tensions have and are continuing to threaten supply of memory integrated circuits (ICs) and integrated circuits generally. This is at best cause price hikes and at worst unavailability. This is driving designers to innovate by removing hardware and supplanting it by firmware and software. This […]
Measuring and Calculating LED Optical Outputs
Medical Devices, LED optical performance (general optics), and the Market Non-invasive medical measurement and also treatment is becoming very topical in the world of medical device development. Treatment and measurement using optical techniques, i.e., LEDs and lasers, based on spectroscopy (spectral absorption) are now common. Determining optical output power or energy densities for LEDs by test […]
Electronics Design
Affiliation (Where to go?) If you need electronics design, i.e., design of PCBs and electronics to control a product, then the Electronics Machine is almost certainly the right place to go. Even if we can’t service your needs, we are certain to know someone who can. What is Electronics Design and Why is it Needed? […]
Software and Firmware
Software and Firmware development that embraces today’s needs (AI and silicon chip demand) We live in demanding times with the tidal wave of software and firmware change hitting us in the form of AI and silicon chip demand restrictions (memory particularly) from the Silicon Shield and global tensions. No one can be sure of the […]
Development Budgeting versus Technical Progress
Obviously, some development budgets are better managed than others, but some very human characteristics can come into play that don’t help with the control of development budgets. Begging the indulgence of those that run tight and organised budgets, let’s paint a picture. Everyone (developer/entrepreneur and contractors) is happy at the onset of a project. The […]
Problematic KTPs (Knowledge Transfer Partnerships)
Why do KTP (knowledge transfer partnerships) developments get stuck in development? The answer is in all in a word: experience. Smooth development is underpinned by management of the experience, abilities, and limitations of all those involved. This is widely understood, but problems can occur with academic KTPs because their attributes are often misunderstood. In extreme cases […]
Deep Services: Troubleshooting and Feasibility
Investigations: bottom problems or clarify design routes Many businesses find that they need specialist services that are bespoke. They need the services of capable engineers and product design specialists that, because whatever the design requirement is relatively unique, are not easy to find. The requirements are usually tightly coupled with the company’s core business. The […]