Holowick Electronics Inc.

Project Showcase

Electronics / microcontroller based

• interface to various electronic water meters
• interface to various pulse type water meters
• interface to magnetic pick-up on water meter
• interface to magnetic pick-up on gas meter
• interface to sense rotation of electric meter disc, both under and on-top of cover
• tractor transmission display interfaces
• tractor DC-DC power converter
• interface to CAN bus 2.0
• sawtooth waveform generators
• high resolution low frequency generator
• microgauss magnetic field generator
• very low level magnetic field sensing
• phone handset to PC audio recoding interface
• system to embed and extract digital data within composite video signal
• mobile solid-state video processing and recording
• IR sensor hardware and algorithm development
• barn controller relay board
• sensing of IR, temperature, g-force, vibration, voltage, current, frequency, etc.
• load cell strain gauge interface module, 4-20mA output, with bridge excitation and linearization
• high voltage and surge protection board
• industrial electromagnet control circuit
• portable quarter mile race car tuner system
• Mattson bean cooker computer interface box and plunger switch card
• ultra low noise very low signal instrumentation
• various industrial package designs for rugged transportable equipment
• in-circuit flash programming device for Microchip controller
• system for distributing and installing flash firmware upgrades
• extra long life battery powered application

Radio based

• involved in FCC and Industry Canada radio certifications
• industrial radio controller development involving 418MHz and 433MHz radio links
• embedded 900MHz radio communication boards for various handheld computers
• 900MHz automatic meter reading retrofit MIU for residential electric meters
• 900MHz AMR meter interface unit for a variety of gas meter registers
• 900MHz AMR MIU for a variety of domestic and off-shore residential water meters
• vehicle based mobile data collection radio system
• handheld walk-by data collection radio system
• radio network protocol development using 916MHz low power radio
• point-to-point radio links using 900MHz spread spectrum radio link
• radio baseband digital signal processing
• radio propagation testing and evaluation
• many-to-one radio receiver signal processing
• ultra low cost antenna development
• sectorized antenna array development
• communication protocol converter
• molded antenna dome design

Other communication technologies

• interface to backhaul data links such as Mobitex, RAM Mobile, Fibre optic, Cell phone, landline
• wireless infrared data link development

Computer, PDA and other platforms

Packaging

• 3D plastic part rapid prototype using stereolithography
• plastic part design for plastic injection molding
• CNC machined part design, prototype and manufacturing
• weather proof enclosures and cabling
• manufactured RIM reaction injection molded part

Technology and Manufacturing

• ferromagnetic threat warning systems
• computer assisted test equipment development
• bed-of-nails functional testers for various high volume boards
• manufacturing process development
• manufacturing transition to manufacturing plants in South Korea, China, and Japan
• set-up of high volume manufacturing facility in Canada
• technology exploration mission to Ukraine
• technology demonstration mission to northern China
• pre-contract support for activities in east Asia, Europe, USA, and Canada