Embedded software

This page details some examples of our work in embedded systems development

Embedded System for Deerac Fluidics

We have completed development of a user interface and hardware control for the new Deerac Fluidics Latitude bulk dispenser. A QScreen touchscreen-controller was the target system, programmed in C using the Mosaic compiler.

The dispenser itself can dispense as little as 50 nanolitres per well and can be linked to a stacker for automated plate handling.

The new user-friendly graphical interface can be seen to the left.

For information on the Latitude dispenser visit www.deerac.com

For information on the QScreen controller visit www.mosaic-industries.com

Process Instruments Sentinel

The Sentinel provides an alarm monitoring capability, but the interesting part is how it notifies users that an alarm has occurred. Aitken Scientific added functionality to:

• Communicate with a mobile phone using Bluetooth
• Send a text message to a list of users one at a time
• Wait for a reply text to indicate that the user had read the message
• Text the next user if a reply is not received within a short period

Other methods of external communication were also provided, including Modbus protocol over RS485 for alarm and device status, USB, RS232 serial and TCP/IP. The chip was a Renesas M16C programmed using the IAR Embedded Workbench.

For further information contact us.