Building blocks of complex systems
Embedded Systems: intelligent building blocks
At the heart of most small electronic devices and complex machines you will find
one or more embedded systems. We have programmed a range of embedded systems
from industrial 3D imaging systems to the robotics and detectors of medical
scanners:
Multi-processor and multi-board solutions
Web-enabled embedded devices
RTOS - AMX, ATI Nucleus
Sun Solaris, UNIX
C/C++ and assemblers
Connectivity solutions with TCP/IP
Embedded Tcl/Tk solutions
Remote diagnostics
Algorithm development and simulation
We develop algorithms using state of the art tools like IDL and Matlab.
DSPs - the number crunching blocks
We specialize in implementing algorithms under the stringent requirements of
embedded real-time computing. Parallel design and cycle optimization is the name
of our game! We design multi-DSP configurations with Texas Instruments, Motorola
or Analog Devices processors:
Texas Instruments C3x, C4x, C5x, C6xxx
Motorola 68xx, 68xxx, Coldfire
Intel 8031, 8051, 486, Pentium
Analog devices SHARC
PIC controllers
Sparc processors
RISC processors
Connectivity Solutions - block-to-block communications
Most embedded systems have to communicate with others or with remote devices. We
can implement connectivity solutions from third party components or we can
create a custom solution for you.
These can be optical, wired or wireless solutions.
We can integrate the Ethernet (TCP/IP) protocol and Web-server technology into
your product.
RS 232
Multidrop RS-485
Firewire
TCP/IP
Real-time operating systems
We know real-time operating systems inside out. We will implement a real-time
kernel or operating system with the options that are right for your application.
Over the years, we have established working relationships with the leading real-time OS houses -
ATI,
Kadak and
QNX -in order to provide solutions you can rely on.
Custom embedded hardware
We design cost-effective, custom embedded solutions consisting of analog and
digital circuits. If your application is a miniature or portable appliance, your
algorithms may be embedded in FPGA chips-such as Altera or Xylinx products-
instead of DSPs.
Motion control
Moving a tray during semiconductor inspection or orbiting a detector around the
patient's body requires precise motion control. We can program a standard motion
controller or implement a custom solution to control the moving components of
your system.
Remote diagnostics and system self-test
These two building blocks, which consist of software and hardware components,
ensure that a system runs correctly and safely. While safety components are
essential to any system, we have developed safety components that meet medical
standards. Remote diagnostics lower maintenance costs and maximize uptime.
Off-the-shelf solutions and system integration
Rather than designing hardware from scratch-which can be a long and expensive
process-we may propose an off-the-shelf solution. We can design an embedded
system from readily available commercial components: passive backplanes (such as
PCI, Compact PCI or PC104), motion control boards, I/O boards, DSP boards and
Ethernet boards.
Intellectual Property
Novacam Technologies can work with you on the preparation of the patents in the following steps:
Analysis of your technology for patentable apparatus' and methods
Analysis of existing patents
Most effcient definition of patents and patent claims
Preparation of formal schematics and drawings.
Further we are familiar with the procedures necessary for the write-up of patents for
provisional filing and the continuation in part of patents.
As an example: These components were integrated into the application of a
medical scanner.
