Engineering Consulting and Video Seminars Website

This web site is dedicated to the teaching of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), protection against Electrostatic Discharges (ESD) and techniques to be controlled the electromagnetic interference in circuits containing logic high-speed microcontrollers. The website showcases books written by the owner, technical article and also offers online consulting services. The website has an integrated virtual store that allows offering audio and video seminar in Windows Media Video, Quick time (MAC) and iPod/iPhone formats that can be downloaded after payment is completed.

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Mid Range RFID System

This is a customize solution for a mid range RFID. The purpose of this product is to detect and record automatically the attendance of field staff. For example it good be used construction workers in a construction area, home nurses add patient site, or field staff visiting any other customer site. The system consistent of a control unit mounted in the field and ID units that are worn by the field staff. Each ID unit has a unique Identifier. The system uses a proprietary protocol and registers ID, IN and OUT  timestamp of the field personal and passes the information to the internet to a data collector server for further processing. The main components of the system are Microchip PIC16F873, a RTC PCF8583 from NXP and the transceiver CC1100. It was done with SMD technology in a 2 layers PCB.

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Database with 6000 Electronic Part Numbers

This is a customize solution for a mid range RFID. The purpose of this product is to detect and record automatically the attendance of field staff. For example it good be used construction workers in a construction area, home nurses add patient site, or field staff visiting any other customer site. The system consistent of a control unit mounted in the field and ID units that are worn by the field staff. Each ID unit has a unique Identifier. The system uses a proprietary protocol and registers ID, IN and OUT  timestamp of the field personal and passes the information to the internet to a data collector server for further processing. The main components of the system are Microchip PIC16F873, a RTC PCF8583 from NXP and the transceiver CC1100. It was done with SMD technology in a 2 layers PCB.

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Communication Gateway for Medical Application

This is a customize solution for a mid range RFID. The purpose of this product is to detect and record automatically the attendance of field staff. For example it good be used construction workers in a construction area, home nurses add patient site, or field staff visiting any other customer site. The system consistent of a control unit mounted in the field and ID units that are worn by the field staff. Each ID unit has a unique Identifier. The system uses a proprietary protocol and registers ID, IN and OUT  timestamp of the field personal and passes the information to the internet to a data collector server for further processing. The main components of the system are Microchip PIC16F873, a RTC PCF8583 from NXP and the transceiver CC1100. It was done with SMD technology in a 2 layers PCB.

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Jewellery Shop Website

This web site is an web shop for the Spanish market where the audience can buy online jewelry and accessories. The website is divided into a home with a welcome, short shop introduction and customer log-in and new account menu followed by a category product, about us and contact information sheet. The website included an e-commerce module that handles the customer accounts, purchase baskets, discounts, inventory, invoices, shipping and payment status. Customer can choose between credit card, Pay-Pal and wired payment.

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Smart Junction Boxes for Various OEMs

Smart Junction Box (SJB) integrates passive junction box features with electronic module functionality. It uses microcontroller based technology to switch power and control vehicle body functions. SJB technology utilizes a total systems approach by optimizing and integrating control and power distribution functions into a single module. SJB replaces relays and fuses with solid state electronic drivers. These self-protecting devices improve quality and eliminate the need to service fuses and relays. SJB technology reduces weight and packaging size up to 80%. The engineered SJB from 2005 to 2009 consisted of combinations of electronic blocks of MCU, DC/DC converters, linear regulators, smart FETs, BJTs, CAN transceivers, etc. With single or multiple PCBs. In all cases, the designs had to pass very strict testing requirements defined by the OEMs and international standards.

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Intellectual Social Community Website

The NEURON is a noncommercial website to share ideas, findings and thoughts promoting sciences, philosophy and arts. The site is an excellent example for a blog type website, where a user are able to write and comment articles, shares photos and links. The site has also included links and headline feeds and an integrated photo gallery. The integrated community builder make this site social and allows users to interact with other user similar to sites e.g. Facebook or Friendster.

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Auxiliary Electronic Circuits for Testing Electrical Wiring

CreaSoft company creates software and hardware for automotive wiring testing. In the following illustration we can see a photograph of part of the wiring of a vehicle. As you can see the wiring is made up of a large number of cables with connectors at the ends. Wiring manufacturing companies such as Valeo or Lear design and assemble complex electrical wiring using connectors, terminals, electrical wire and other raw materials. The final phase of cable manufacturing consists of checking it. It is at this time that CreaSoft products intervene. In the following illustrations we can see two test boards, note how the wiring connectors are connected to the test bench counter connectors. These elements are called counterpieces.

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Distributed Multifunction System RS485 or USB 1.1 for Testing Electrical Wiring

The purpose of the project is to check the wiring harness, this time the mechanical enclosure is not a rack, but cards located on plastic guides, thus providing greater versatility. In the following photograph we can see an example of different cards located in the guides and interconnected with each other. These systems consist of electronic cards controlled by the PC. Communication with this is done through the USB bus if there are high transmission speed requirements, or through the RS485 bus if long distances are desired in industrial environments. The general diagrams of these systems are presented below. The following illustration shows how the PC communicates with a USB hub (HUB), and this in turn does so with each CPU card. In total, a star topology network of up to 127 nodes can be implemented (typical of a USB network). Each CPU card can control up to 8 peripherals.

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Fractal Geometry: Julia Sets

This software project is solving Julia's set equation. The download includes the Windows application, the C ++ source code, and the Visual Studio project. Fractal geometry is very present in nature, it defines the growth of many biological structures such as the lungs, neurons, the leaves of trees. A fractal is an object that attributes some of the following characteristics: It is too irregular to be described by conventional geometry. It has details on any scale of observation. It presents self-similarity, for example its shape is similar at a distance or at close range. It is defined by a recursive algorithm (program).

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Putty Heated Pumps for OEMs Production Line

Date: 2000.Developed by ASM Dimatec.Clients: numerous vehicle manufacturers.Authors: Raúl Bartolomé Castro and other engineers.Contribution of Raúl: electrical designer. Creation of schematics in ePAN, selection of electrical elements and creation of electrical documentation.Market: automotive subsidiary.Product category: industrial machinery. The project consisted of heated pumps for the application of putty, which is applied at the junction between bodywork and glass as a sealing method. The pump is optimized for the extraction of very low viscosity fluids. All the hoses are heated, as well as the piston, valves, etc. The electrical control box is made up of PLCs, magnetothermics, electromechanical relays and solid…

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Sheet Stacker for Ford Production Line

Date: 1999 - 2000.Developed by ASM Dimatec.Customers: Ford.Authors: Raúl Bartolomé Castro and other engineers.Contribution of Raúl: electrical designer. Creation of schematics in ePLAN, selection of electrical elements and creation of electrical documentation.Market: automotive subsidiary.Product category: industrial machinery. This system consisted of a press line and the sheet unstacking system. The de-stacking was implemented using a robot, which extracted the sheets from the pile and introduced them in the first press. The security criteria were very severe: Pilz security automatons and all wiring with an emergency mechanism. The project was selected to carry out an audit of the QS9000, which is…

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