Hardware Development
Stay focused on your core competency, and let A.N. Solutions handle the design of your wireless hardware. We have the knowledge and experience, as well as the stellar team of engineers, to bring a fully tested and certified product to the market quickly and efficiently, providing full-cycle development services, from idea to mass production.
Scope of Services and Competencies
- Full-Cycle Hardware Development
- Specification of functional building blocks
- Selection of assembly components
- Schematic design
- PCB layout
- Construction of mechanical parts, including front panel and housing
- In-house prototyping, including printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, 3D printing, and CNC
- In-Depth Expertise In
- Analog-, digital- and mixed-signal systems
- PCBs with a large quantity of layers
- Designs of high component density for the smallest installation spaces
- Mixed-signal PCBs with separation of signals and power supply
- Integration and adaption of existing systems
- Battery-powered systems with long lifetime
- Core Competency In RF Design
- Multi-frequency designs
- RF-optimized designs conforming to regulatory standards
- Design of RF structures such as PCB antennas
- Simulation and measurement of RF components (RF near field measuring unit)
- State-Of-The Art Design Tools
- Altium Designer
- SolidWorks
- PSpice
Application Criteria To Be Considered
- Compiling requirement specifications together with our customers
- Sensors/actuators to be integrated
- Weight requirements
- Extended temperature ranges
- Battery lifetime
- Radio coverage
- Environmental requirements (mechanic stability, degree of IP protection, shock and vibration resistance)
- Available installation space and mounting conditions
- BoM optimizations, i.e. long-term availability of components, second sourcing.
- Electromagnetic compliant design (FCC, ISEC, ARIB, RED)
- REACH & RoHS conformity
Internal development tools
Overview
As part of the GNSS-Shield project, we have developed a powerful expansion module that enables wireless GNSS positioning with our BRICK boards. By integrating the AT-ANY modules and a plug-in board, GNSS data can be read out directly and transmitted wirelessly via the 2.4 GHz ISM band. This module is ideal for range tests and location analyses. Thanks to the simple control via the AT command set and the integration into our SMS solution, the shield can be easily integrated into existing applications - a flexible and efficient solution for the development and evaluation of GNSS-based systems.
Key Features
- Works with our SMS and an AT command set
- Compatible with our BRICK boards
- Easy localization of the acquired data during range tests
- Based on the SAM-M8Q
- Simultaneous reception of up to three GNSS systems: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS
- Integrated antenna in the module
- I2C interface, UART
- High sensitivities and minimum acquisition times
- The GNSS shield supports the extension of QZSS, GAGAN and IMES together with WAAS, EGNOS and MSAS
Implementation
The GNSS Shield enables the precise acquisition and wireless transmission of position data in real time. It is specially designed to work with our BRICK boards and collect GNSS data, which can then be transmitted wirelessly and visualized on a map.
