Based on the Intel IXP425 Xscale Processor, Orchid's SOHO Telecommunications Hardware offers choices. Daughter boards permit expansion from four to eight to sixteen POTS FXS or FXO Ports. Four Ethernet 100BaseT LAN ports, Two Ethernet 1000BaseT WAN ...

This paper examines the use of nanocomposites in the area of “green” technology....

At Orchid Technologies Engineering and Consulting, Inc. we implemented the bi-linear interpolation based image conversion using an Altera Cyclone III FPGA. We selected the Cyclone III FPGA device for its low cost, resource-rich architecture. ...

Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) is a method by which arbitrary frequency sine waves may be generated with amazing accuracy and spectral purity. The ability to generate spectrally pure sine waves at programmable arbitrary frequencies has application i...

A leading manufacturer of cardiology equipment approached Orchid to provide the electronic hardware, software and mechanical product design for a new line of hand-held twelve lead ECG machines. The design goals: provide diagnostic quality ECG graphic...

Switching high power electrical signals requires in-depth knowledge of isolation, cross talk, and safety techniques. High power electrical signals can generate large voltage or current pulse, when switched. Isolation between high power signals and lo...

AdvancedTCA Carrier Blade electronics design demands the most from any engineering team. A Freescale Power-PC MPC8548 supported by 400MHz DDR2 RAM makes this 32-bit, 1.3 GHz processor a performance champion. 48 Lanes of PCI Express peripheral support...

While the origin of the phrase "may you live in interesting times" is widely disputed, the fact that we indeed live in an interesting time is certainly not. While record bank failures and declines in stock values, only rivaled by the Depression era, ...

This microprocessor based steering angle sensor provides real-time steering angle data over the CAN-Bus. Automotive electronics present demanding requirements to the electronic product designer. High volume, low cost and highly rugged, feature packed...

This low cost, miniature, brushless DC motor controller packs enormous power into a tiny electronics package. Designed to drive 48-Volt brushless DC motors up to 1400 watts, this miniature controller may be the smallest in its class. Small physical s...