Case Study: 8 Channel High Precision Current Source Device
This case study explores the development of a cutting-edge 8-channel High Precision Current Source Instrument starting from scratch, designed to meet the exacting demands of modern energy-efficient devices.
Key Highlights
8 Channel Current Source
Current Output Range: 10nA to 1A
Loop Supply Voltage Range: 1V to 5V
High Accuracy: 0.1% Of Reading
Full speed USB connectivity for PC
8 Input & 8 Output Configurable Trigger
Sync & Async modes of operation for 8
Current source channels and trigger outputs
| Engibrains’ Contribution
Segments We Worked On
Hardware
- Analog & Digital Mixed Signal
- 4 Layer Modular design
- 500+ Electronic Components
- Schematic & Layout design
- BOM Optimization
- Proto development & Bring-up
- Testjig development
- EMI/EMC Pre-compliance
- Enclosure Design & Integration
Firmware
- Application firmware
- Manufacturing Utility
- PC based GUI Application for Measure and control
- Bring up Utility
- Calibration Utilities
Pre-compliance & QA
- 200+ Test Cases identified
- Automated scripts for key scenarios
- Special firmware development for Pre-compliance testing
- Functional & Regression testing for periodic release
- Bug filing and report generation
Production
- Prototype batch#1,#2,#3
- Field trial batch#1
- Pre-compliant batch#1
| Technologies Used
Our Tech Stack will reduce your risk
HW Tools
- Schematic Design (Altium)
- PCB Layout design (Altium)
Language & Tool
- C
- RTOS
- Python
- QT
- Touch GFX
- MODBUS
- Eclips
- Pycharm
- Git
- Atlassian Jira
IF/Connectivity
- USB
- UART
- Ethernet
- I2C
- SPI
- 7 Inch TFT Display
QA Tools
- Digital Oscilloscope
- High-end DMM
- Hot Air Rework Station
- Thermal Camera
- Digital Microscope