Technology

• A 12VDC PLC (Power Line Carrier) design, included: 1) electronic circuit design, 2) PCB layout, 3) embedded software in C and assembly, 4) in-house potting, 5) on-board EEPROM reprogramming through the PLC interface.
  
• Potted module designed for the heavy duty trucking industry.
  
• Meets or exceeds SAE J1455 specifications.
  
• SAE J2497 (preliminary) compliant
  

Technology

• Unit contains one microcontroller and an RF receiver.  All software written in assembly.
  
• Patented and FCC approved.
  
• Unit safely starts or stops an engine by monitoring critical engine functions.
  
• In-house design includes: 1) electronics circuit design, 2) PCB layout with 30 amp traces, 3) 4K of Microchip assembly language.
  
• An automotive application.  Withstands load dump, static discharge, low and high battery conditions, and other harsh conditions imposed upon a vehicle's 12V electrical system.
  

Technology

• One PLC4TRUCKS port, two J1939 port, and one J1708 port.
  
• Siemens 80C166 microprocessor with 2 Meg Flash, 256K RAM, 64K EEPROM and a 16 bit data bus.
  
• Two Intel 82527 CAN chips
  
• A hardware design project.
  
• Meets or exceeds SAE J1455 specifications.
  

Technology

• Hardware design included embedded Phillips micro controller with internal re-programmable FLASH memory, 1 PC serial port, 1 PLC port, and 1 J1708 port.
  
• One PLC4TRUCKS interface circuit, one PC serial interface, and one J1708 interface
  

Technology

• Uses two Hall Effect sensors at right angles to each other to determine the compass's angle with respect to magnetic north.
  
• Resolution and accuracy to 1º.
  
• 6502 processor used to determine the magnetic angle and compensate for any close ferrous materials.
  
• Software written in assembly
  
• Work included hardware design, software programming, PCB layout, and prototype fabrication.
  

Technology

• A Hegemon project included: hardware design, software programming in C, PCB layout, and light manufacturing.
  
• Siemens C167 micrprocessor, 16 Meg of on-board re-programmable FLASH memory, 1 Meg RAM, 4 analog inputs, one digital input, a SAE J1939 CAN port, and a RS232 port.
  
• Software was written in Visual Basic on a PC to re-program the FLASH.
  
• Meets or excides SAE J1455 environmental specifications.
  

Technology

• The tester is rack mounted and is controlled by a PC running LABVIEW software.
  
• 12 Microchip micro controllers communicate with one Siemens 80C166 microcontroller.  The Siemens in turn controls the communications with the PC.                   
  
• Software was written in both C and assembly languages.
  
• A hand held controller can plug into the front panel and allow the user to manually control the tester without a PC attached.
  

Technology

• The signaler is plugged into a telephone jack and when a phone rings the signaler will flash a light that is plugged into it.
  
• Unit is FCC and UL approved.
  
• A Hegemon project includes: hardware design and PCB board layout.
  
• Unit is powered off of the telephone line.  REN <= 1.0.
  

Technology

• When someone rings the doorbell, a RF signal is sent to the signaler to flash a light that is plugged into it.
  
• Design includes a selectable number of flashes, different flash codes for front door, rear door, or intercom, and a built-in chime.
  
• 315 MHz.  FCC approved.
  
• A Hegemon project includes: hardware design, RF design, software, and PCB layout.