Embedded Computing

Any but the simplest applications of chemical sensors require some form of data processing.

Processing of sensor data can be performed on many different computing platforms.

Personal Computers

Our main software packages run on PCs with Windows operating systems. PCs offer great computing power, massive data storage and advanced visualisation capabilities. Most of our software is implemented as native Win32 programs, however we also target the .Net platform under Windows or Mono under Linux and MacOS according to application requirements.

Micro Controllers

Most chemical sensors are combined with micro controllers. All our hardware platforms include one or more micro controllers from very low cost 8bit micro controllers to 32bit microcontrollers that are capable to run even advanced analysis algorithms. Programming micro controllers requires tight control of timing and memory consumption and is typically done in a combination of C and assembly language.

Programmable Logic

Programmable logic devices allow to create very high speed processing capabilities. We are using CPLDs and FPGAs for precise high frequency measurement of QMB and SAW sensors.