Electronics and Optics Hardware Development Lifecycle

Opto-Electronic Intelligence

Design and Development for Opto-Electronic Hardware

  • Requirements -> Test Specs -> Hardware Development
  • Hardware Development
    • Modularisation into testable entities
    • Rapid design iteration for early prototypes
      • Schematics, module PCBs
    • Characterisation and testing
    • Integration of modules to complete system
      • Integrated PCB with annotated schematics
    • Acceptance Testing
    • Design optimisation and pre-production.
      • Release PCB

  • Test Driven Development for hardware
    • Continuous Integration (CI) setup from start
    • Everything hosted on a Git repository of your choice.
    • CI on the development machine with test harnesses
    • Integration testing with Python based automated testing
    • Hardware-in-loop (HIL) implemented when needed
  • Efficient hardware design in KiCAD1 or Eagle CAD (Autodesk)
    • up to 4 layers electronics PCB
  • Quick turn-around for urgent electronic prototypes by experienced hand assembly
    • Suited for up to 50 surface mount and 20 through-hole components
  • All boards manufactured in Europe

Included Services

  • Requirements and Testing Documents
  • Delivery of reproducible testing environment
  • Tech-transfer; no holding out on knowledge
  • Bill-of-materials (BOM)
  • CAD output for records

All components sourced from reputable suppliers only:

  • Digikey, Farnell, RS Components or Mouser
  • Hamamatsu for higher spec photonic components (photodiodes and arrays)
  • Comar Optics, Edmund Optics, Thorlabs for Opto-Mechanical Components

PCBs Sourced from UK/Europe only Up to 3 PCBs can be hand-assembled for rapid-turnaround Small batch can be ordered by machine assembly with turn-around time of 3 weeks

Footnotes

  1. KiCAD is a free and open-source EDA https://www.kicad.org/. It is used and supported by several companies and research institure including CERN https://ohwr.org/project/cern-kicad/wikis/home↩︎