Projects – Emon

Kingfisher DAC16

High Precision 16-bit, 16-Channel DAC

80 MHz ARM Cortex-M MCU

built on the STM32 MCU

High Precision DAC81416 from TI

Open Hardware

The design files including the firmware are available as open source contents.

Sanderling

An Integrated 65nm sub-circuit at microwave frequencies for biosensing application

Conure

Integrated Inductor Design

Supports the generation of integrated inductors, transformers and baluns.

Custom Via Padstack designer

Allow the design of custom DRC compliance via pad stack

Custom Guard Ring Design

customised guard and Dummy fillings

Intuitive UIX

An easy and intuitive GUI to ease the design process

Conure

Ptarmigan

Two 24-bi ADC sampler of loadcell

Features loadcell amplifier and sampling at 24-bit

Inductive Position sensor

On board linear inductive position sensor coil

Position sensor sampling

Sampling of the linear position at 24-bit

ARM Cortex M MCU at 120 MHz

Features a fast 120MHz Cortex-M microcontroller

Onboard CAN transceiver

CAN 2.0B communication for data transfer and custom bootloader programming.

Hornbill

Simple Schematic Circuit

Dual-mode Probe interface

Tunable Phase

Test Rig

Landed Probes

using two GSGSG probes for a four port network analysis.

Automated Testing

Automated testing using the VISA protocol for the VNA.

Tunable Gaussian Pulse Generator

Hoatzin

Fast Microcontroller

Features a fast 80MHz Cortex-M Microcontroller

MIDI Connectors

Support for simultaneous use of both USB-MIDI as well as traditional DIN9 connectors.

Pedal Connector

Connector for three-pedal system

Standard Connector

Standard Connector for the Fatar-88 key-bed

Crane

Fast MCU

Featuring a fast STM32F series MCU at 80MHz

Color LCD Display

A 2.5 inch color display at 240x230 resolution

USB Communication

Control and communication over USB connector, including support for flash programming.

Interactive Buttons

supporting 12 interactive buttons and one reset button.

HPPSI01

Analog Multiplexor

MAX4617 2x4 channel analog multiplexor

80 channel analog multiplexor

use 10 units of MAX4617 offering 80 multiplexed analog channe. Designed to be stacked over a Xilinx FPGA board.

HPPSI02

4 channel ADC per unit

Each unit use an AD7991 chip which features 12-bit sampling

96 channels total

Supports 24 units of analog multiplexors, providing a massive 96 channel sampling.

FPGA Connector

Header connection to stack an FPGA (designed for Cora-Z7 from Xilinx)

String-On-Line Installation

Cygnini

Tunable Gaussian Pulse Generator for Radar Applications in 65nm CMOS

Custom Testboard

Die mounting PCB with ENIG surface finish for wire bonding bonding.

Exposed die and wire bonding

bare die mounted directly on PCB for test using probe pads

Probe pads

Design use 2x GSGSG probe pads at 100um pitch for wafer level high frequency RF performance testing

Testing using high speed VNA

Measurement using high performance VNA

UWB pulse generation

generating gaussian pulse with tunable temporal width for UWB application.

Tunable Gaussian Pulse Generator