Projects
We've helped customers in many industries. Click on the links to the left to view some of our projects.
Green Technology
Regen - ReNu + iPod Dock
Restores the battery in an iPod using sunlight. Draws power from the light gathering ReNu panel. Elegant dock designed to cradle an iPhone or iPod. Syncs an iPhone with a computer via USB port.
- Developed all the code for the two microprocessors that run on the solar panel and the IPod dock.
- Features an intelligent user interface that provides feedback on a user's power generation habits and a hybrid mode that augments light power with traditional electric energy.
ReNu in the the News
- January 6, 2010 - Regen's ReNu was featured on Hot Tech Gadget Segment on NBC's Today Show!
- November 10, 2009 - ReNu wins the CES Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Award in the Portable Power category!
World Energy Labs
- Developed GUI and protocol layers for an OMAP5910 processor with an ARM-925 and DSP 5509A core. Migrated the prototype level design to a shippable bug-free product in 6 months part-time.
- Designed and developed an algorithm update feature to allow remote firmware upgrades.
- Assisted in the port of low-level drivers for the embedded system's migration from a prototype model o the final production hardware, which included many changes in the peripheral hardware and memory map.
- Developed an intricate set of menus for application data entry using a 240x64 display and a 15-button keypad.
Summit Technology
- Developed a hi-speed Transient Detector for a Power Quality Analyzer. Simulation data was first analyzed in Matlab and then implemented on a TMS320C5409A.
- Designed next-generation platform using an ARM processor, VGA display, touch-screen, SD-memory, and BlueTooth communication instead of a serial port.