Sensors, Software, and Electronic Design

Sensors, software, electronic design, and system integration for data acquisition, machine vision, or motion control. We connect the world to electronics with our deep knowledge of sensors and how to interface them to electronics. We design analog and digital circuits including FPGAs, microprocessors, analog-to-digital converters and interfaces such as USB, Ethernet, serial, and others. We do software including, embedded firmware, Windows drivers, and Windows applications. We develop complete products or just the part you need. We are experienced with:

• Sensor signal conditioning and analog-to-digital converters
• Embedded design: microprocessors and FPGAs
• Windows drivers and DLLs
• Embedded software using ECOS or custom operating systems.
• PC software such as Windows, Linux, Microsoft C (C++, C#, and .NET), Java, and Java Scripts, and Visual Basic
• Analog circuit design: low current (picoamps) and high speed
• Sensors such as temperature, pressure, flow, vibration, force, strain, distance, and machine vision
• PC peripheral interfaces, such as PCI bus, USB, and Ethernet
• Medical devices
• Wireless: BlueTooth, Zigbee, CDMA, GPRS, GSM, GPS, and RFID
• Data acquisition systems
• Motion control systems
• Serial: HDLC, I2C, SPI, JTAG, RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, Modbus, etc.
• FPGAs: Altera and Xilinx using Quartus, ISE, ModelSim, VHDL, and Verilog tools.
• Real-time embedded systems using VxWorks
• Test equipment
• Manufacturing equipment
• Project management

Ours is the highest quality work, done by professionals. Recent examples of our work:

• PCI board for a PC - FPGA with PCI bus and RS-232/RS485 design
• USB interface - including Windows driver
• IC tester voltage/current board - FPGA and analog circuit design
• Adhesive application control - motion control system
• Drumstick sorter - data acquisition and motion control system

Past clients: Applied Biosystems, Applied Materials, BAE Systems, Boeing, Intel, JDS Uniphase, Lockheed Martin, Maxon Lift, Merck, NASA Ames, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Sciences, Pioneer Speakers, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Radiant Medical, Rain Bird, San Francisco Muni, Sandia Labs, Siemens, Spectra Physics, Stanford University, Teikoku Pharma, Thoratec, Tyco Valves, US Bureau of Reclamation, University of California at Davis, and many more.

Comments by clients:

• It was on time and below budget.
• Excellent job
• Their work is professionally done, high quality, and on time.
• They worked well under pressure and cooperated well.

See more examples of our work at http://www.volersystems.. I will meet with you to discuss your project, and determine the best way to accomplish what you need. Outstanding references available. Call me at 408-245-9844 ext 101 or 800-736-8810 ext 101.

member IEEE, PATCA board member