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QPark Access Control
Designed a parking access controller for QPark. Cloud connected Remote monitoring and control 30A Motor driver 9A IO Expansion bus Extensive diagnostics and fault reporting http://www.qsystemssa.co.za/
Continue readingWarthog Control Systems
Developed an extensive range of PLC and smart RTU controllers in collaboration with Carbon Neutral Approach. Remote RTU’s can be connected wired or wirelessly. The system was designed with modularity in mind, enabling custom solutions as per requirements. RF comms 868MHz. Tested up to 21km. 2.4GHz option available GPRS modem – cloud connectivity with […]
Continue readingWireless IoT Sensor Node
Extremely low power 2x AA batteries Internal antenna – tuned to 868MHz Multi-sensor support WAN and P2P star network capable
Continue readingIndustrial Embedded Linux Carrier Board
Qseven SBC motherboard for industrial use. Designed for i.MX6 Family, ARM CORTEX A9 processor Custom Debian Kernel 230 pin MXM connector 24 bit LVDS up to 1920 x 1200 HDMI up to 1080p SD Gigabit Ethernet 1x USB OTG 7x USB device, integrated power control 18x UART (2x RS232) 8 – 24V input @ 5A
Continue readingUniversal LCD Module
Resolution: 128 x 64 White with blue backlight RS232 and TTL UART control Power: USB or single cell Li-Ion, charger onboard 3.3V, 5V and VBat output on headers 8x GPIO’s 2x LEDs Graphics stored onboard Basic graphics library included
Continue readingUniversal Serial aBUSe
Rogan Dawes from SensePost commissioned BlackBox to develop the hardware for the Universal Serial aBUSe project. It is intended to demonstrate the risks of hardware bypasses of software security. The project was released at Defcon 24. https://github.com/sensepost/USaBUSe https://sensepost.com/blog/2016/universal-serial-abuse/
Continue readingJippo Play
Plug and play module designed to unlock and enable hidden features in MyGig automotive radio models – installed in Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler vehicles. Unlock All MyGIG™ Radio Functions in Jeep, Chrysler & Dodge Vehicles* Jeep DVD play while driving – Freedom In Motion Enables Navigation Address Input While Driving* Adds Reverse and Front Camera […]
Continue readingKnowing: NFC Asset Manager
We created an Android app for a particular customer. The app loads CSV files and batch encode NFC tags specifically for asset management. The user can then simply scan the NFC tags in the future to create a CSV file listing all assets for stock keeping functions. Download from Google Play:
Continue readingSpeedy Stepper Controller
Speedy is a stepper motor controller based on the awesome open source hardware CNC controller board SmoothieBoard. Speedy was developed as a request from RoboBeast and RepRAP Morgan. They required 32 microsteps / step with fast decay. The board is based on an NXP LPC 1769 32bit Cortex-M3 running at 120MHz. The PCB layout was completely redesigned including some […]
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