CPI Production Tables

Product Design

 
 

Having started as a specialist design house with many successful projects to its name CPI now boasts a wide spectrum of in house expertise. The following is an example of the design skills that CPI has been active in. These skills can be utilised to design new products in partnership with our customers.

CPI welcomes the chance to discuss your requirements, CPI's skills base is listed below:

Skills Base

  • Analogue Circuit Design

  • Digital Circuit Design (Including high speed logic design)

  • VHF and UHF Design

  • Design of Analogue and Digital Temperature process controllers

  • Low Power RF telemetry (173.225MHz and 418MHz have been designed)

  • MPT approvals for the above frequencies

  • Power line Modem Circuitry

  • Data Acquisition and Signal Conditioning Design

  • Digital Signal Processing Design (ADSP2181 fixed point processors)

  • Security System Design including PIR/Ultrasonic motion detectors

  • Micro-controller hardware and software development (Processors used to date include:Motorola 68HC04(5), NECuPD7503, Hitachi H8536, NEC uPD744038, PIC,s)

  • Microprocessor based designs (Intel 8080, 8085, Z8(0), Motorola 68000)

  • PC architecture (Intel 80xxx)

  • 32 Bit Processors including MIPs and Strong Arm

  • Implementation of all LCD technology (inc custom designs)

  • Implementation of Touch Screen and Membrane Keypads (inc custom designs)

  • Switched mode and Linear power supply design

  • CAD schematic entry / PCB layout using Zuken Redac Cadstar

  • SPICE simulation for mixed mode circuits

  • Programming in C, Assembler, FORTRAN, BASIC, VISUAL BASIC, VISUAL C++

  • Java ++, C# and .NET

  • Windows CE programming (MICROSOFT BETA SITE FOR EMBEDDED JAVA ,  WIN XP and WINCE)

  • RTOS development

  • Embedded Java control Applications

  • PID Control Algorithm software development

  • FPGA and programmable LSI (inc PALASM and VHDL)

  • Control Systems Development

  • The selection and interfacing of electronic transducers

  • High accuracy, fast update design of flow metering techniques for the application of flavours especially for the tobacco industry

  • The design and control of fast response spray valves and associated electronics for the application of adhesives to numerous products

  • Opto-electronic Design of custom sensors for the linear measurement industry

  • Use of all production techniques including Surface Mount and Hybrid

  • Fully computer literate and experienced in most computer packages and operating systems

  • CE marking regulations and compliance engineering  (Including the modifications to products, pre-compliance testing and the preparation of Non Conformance Reports and Technical Files

  • Compilation of product, test and assembly manuals

  • Computer networking (inc TCP/IP, NFS, 10baseT, 100baseT and mixed UNIX and NT systems)

  • Project Management

 
   
  Prototyping
  Surface Mount Assembly
  Through Hole Assembly
  Full Unit Assembly
  Component Procurement
  Wire, Cables & Harnesses'
  PCB Design
  Product Design
  Project Management
  XJTAG
  Software Design
  Web Development