SMARC 2.0 Infotainment System VHU

We designed a SMARC 2.0 Automotive Infotainment Vehicle Head Unit (VHU) based on Intel Apollo Lake SMARC 2.0 module from Portwell for our customer from USA. Its a 45 page A3 size hierarchical schematic resulting in a 16 layer controlled impedance PCB. The key features are as under:

  • Audio Codec
    • Support six or more-Pre-amp outputs: drive audio out to external amplifier
    • Support four or more Microphone inputs
  • SMARC Compute Module: Apollo Lake/Elkhart Lake
  • SSD: Provides on-board user storage for entertainment: 128GB
  • BT/BLE/Wi-Fi Module, w/ BLE wake over GPIO
  • USB Controller Chips:
    • USBC DP Alt Mode Controller/Re-driver: to drive external Video displays
    • Data/PD Controller: User Data, orientation/flipping support, HPD, ALTMODE to re-driver
    • Programming Port: Through USB Port
  • CCU Interface: Ethernet: 1000 Base T1 Controller Chip
  • Camera Interface: Ethernet 100 BASE TX
  • SDR Interface: 100 Base T1
  • CGW Interface: RS485 controller configured as full duplex (RS-422)
  • IMU sensor: 6 Degrees of Freedom

Self Powered Numeric Relay

The GS Relay is Numerical Protection Relay is designed for use in unmanned substation. The relay offers a feature of IDMT, as well as, instantaneous protection for both over current & earth elements. It accomplishes digital filtering of measured quantities by using discrete Fourier analysis to suppress high frequency harmonics and transient DC components induced by faults or system operations. The front panel features a 8-button keypad & a 16x2 LCD display that provides an user friendly interface. This relay is mainly deployed in industrial installations, distribution network substations and most specifically in Ring Main Unit (RMU) networks for monitoring and protection purposes. The main features of the relay are:

  • Full DSP controlled functionality and Self Powered
  • Low Energy pulse output triggering for RMU, Shunt Trip and Series Trip type Switchgear.
  • 4 Element (3 phase+1 earth fault) Over Current IDMT/Definite Time and instant Trip.
  • RS232 and RS485 communication port for remote SCADA communication
  • Display of Fault Current as well as Load Current
  • Selectable Inverse Time Characteristics
  • Latest 10 Fault Records with time stamps

Digital Interface and AMR Water Meter

We designed a digital interface to the mechanical flowmeter by sensing the roation of the impellers with ultra low power hall sensors and MCU with built in FRAM. The interface comprised of the sensors, accumulation logic and LCD with BLE and LoRa interfaces. The broad features of this design are:

  • 10 year battery life nanowatt technology electronics
  • BLE interface for Mobile App data collection.
  • Optional LoRaWAN interface for communication with LoRa gateways.
  • Reverse rotation sensing.
  • Custom Multiplexed LCD
  • Hall Sensor Impeller roation sensing

Object Detection for Quality Control Defects using Artifical Intelligence

This is our most prestigious project which incorporated object detection system for Industrial Defects. This utilizes custom object training done using Single Shot Detector (SSD) Deep Learning Model. The actual detection and inference is carried out at edge level using the Google Coral Accelerator. Raw images were shot, annotated, labelled and trained to detect accepted and rejected goods on the conveyer line.

One more defect management station was implemented on a Industrial Linux PC based on Yolo V5.

  • Camera is wired up using USB or WiFi RTSP
  • Development of Photo collection tool
  • Annotation and Labelling
  • Training using SSD Deep Learning Model on GPU Machines
  • Detection using Embedded Linux SOM with Coral Accelerator running Tensor Flow
  • Visual Display using color coded bounding boxes
  • Digital IO signals for Automation
  • 99% accuracy under standard lighting condition

Single and Three Phase Portable Energy Reference Standard Class 0.5

The Single and Three phase Handheld Energy Reference Standard was designed to be used for energy meters installed in household , industries or in field. The meters are multifuctional including Harmonic Measurement with an accuracy class of 0.5. This product was listed as the best product (2020) in AMI category on the Powergrid Center of Excellence Website. https://sgkc.powergrid.in/kigg.php The customers credentials can be download here Features of the product are:

  • Compact Handheld with 3.2" TFT LCD Display.
  • V, I, PF, Power , Energy, Vector Diagram and 31st Harmonic Measurement
  • Accuracy Class 0.5 for active and reactive energy
  • Harmonic measurement upto 31st harmonic
  • DLMS data collection from test meter for Dial Test. No manual entry
  • GPS locator recording coordinates of Test Site
  • Data upload to Cloud
  • Desktop Software for Data Collection and Reports

IoT Smart Street Light Energy Saving System

Our Smart Street Light IoT system is a energy saving system which can control the on/off timings based on Astronomical clock equipped with GPS which automatically sets the lights on or off depending on sunrise and sunset timings. This system has a feeder wise on/off control as well as individual lights dimming control. The individual lights communicate to the Gateway with the help of RF communication. The Gateway then communicates to the cloud through a 4G module. The system allows schedule to be set up for full brightness, dimming and dimming percentage. The system is equipped to generate an alert if any individual light fails. Similarly each individual light or Feeder can have energy management circuits which record the consumption.

The Features of the System are:

  • On/Off programming with the help of Astronomical clock set automatically by GPS
  • Feeder wise On/Off scheduling
  • Individual Light dimming or group scheduling
  • Plug and Play self configured
  • Optional On/Off override through a local light sensor on each lamp.
  • Consumption recording individually or feederwise
  • Alert for Failed Lamp
  • Optional NEMA (ANSI C136.10)