The existing system consists of a control board with a Main CPU, a Control CPU and a Sub CPU of which the Main CPU provides the user interface to the centrifuge system. The existing system is an OS-less implementation and therefore has limited options for future enhancement. The need was to redesign the system with a Main CPU board running Linux operating system with QT based application and a control board.
Solution
Hardware
Main CPU Board Hardware re-designed using TI AM3352 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 Processor.
Software
Embedded Linux version 3.12
Qt (LGPL) of Digia is to be used for GUI development
Existing code is Ported to new platform
Look & Feel of GUI as maintained as like existing system
Benefits
Development, Manufacturing and System Integration Partner
Improved market share
Results
Cost saving of existing board by PCB size reduction with advanced features.