Communicating control box

Hardware · Software · Industrialization

Context and objective

As a specialist in the building sector with a strong focus on energy efficiency solutions, our client offers a comprehensive range of products, services and solutions designed to optimise user comfort while controlling energy consumption. In this context, the project aims to develop a smart control box incorporating communicating sensors. This device will enable remote updating, configuration and maintenance, ensuring optimised, flexible and scalable management of installations.

Challenges / difficulties

Imposed form factor and connectivity
Bluetooth communication must function in difficult conditions (product installed in a ceiling, in a wall, etc.)
Replace an existing device with a more economical product
Integrate a Bacnet IP stack

Elethic actions

1. Technical solution search
- Analysis of customer needs
- Exploration of existing technologies
- Selection of one or more suitable technologies
2. Development
- Regulator board diagrams
- CAD routing of electronic board, stackup definition
- Embedded software development
  - Code development
  - Simulation
  - Validation
3. Prototype
- Manufacture of the printed circuit board
- Purchase of components
- Wiring of the prototype
- Functional testing in various situations (device in false ceiling, on a wall, etc.)
4. industrialisation
- Conducting standardised tests in accordance with the requested reference framework
- Defining testability
- Developing a test plan
- Creating a test bench

To meet tomorrow’s technological challenges, we collaborate with Elethic, an expert in electronic board and test bench design. Thanks to this partnership, we offer our customers innovative solutions that combine our know-how and their expertise, offering technical performance and industrial quality. This allows us to accelerate the development of smart products and guarantee total control, from design to validation, for even the most ambitious projects.

Kevin H, CTO

Our partners in this project

PCB manufacturer

CIBEL

Based in Bellême, Cibel specializes in the manufacture of flex-rigid and HDI circuits. The company also has expertise in the production of µvias and blind holes and uses a wide range of substrates.

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Printed circuit boards assembly

OSE

Based in Corps, OSE is a cable manufacturer specializing in custom production, from prototypes to large-scale production, equipped with three CMS lines, selective wave soldering, wave brazing, and tropicalization and resin coating lines.

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