Your hardware R&D team, without hiring one.
From a one-page idea to a tested board and the files to manufacture it. Each phase is quoted separately, and you choose how far the project goes.
Clayton, North Carolina. Serving Raleigh and the Triangle. Ships nationwide.
You have a product idea and no hardware team.
Maybe you are a software or mechanical company adding electronics, or a founder with a concept and no one to prove it works. You need someone to say what is feasible, build something that works on a bench and carry it to a design a factory can build, without a full-time hire.
A project in phases, each with something to hold.
- Feasibility report with risks and a BOM estimate Requirements, risks and a first parts estimate, so the go or no-go is decided on facts.
- Proof-of-concept hardware and test results Hardware that proves the hard part works, with test results you can look at.
- Prototype iterations Boards revised from what testing shows, each iteration built and tested here.
- Production hand-off package The files listed in your quote to take the design into manufacturing, or we can manufacture it here.
- Architecture and part selection The chip family that fits (STM32, ESP32, Nordic nRF, Microchip, TI, and Arduino-compatible) and the connectivity your product needs (UART, RS-232, RS-485, I²C, SPI, CAN, LIN, USB, Ethernet, BLE, Wi‑Fi, and sub-GHz/2.4 GHz radio), chosen with parts you can actually buy.
- A pilot run A pilot run assembled and tested on our own line, so you see how the design behaves when it is built, not only drawn.
Four phases, each scoped on its own.
- 01 Describe the idea Tell us what the product does, who it is for and what a successful first unit looks like, through the quote form.
- 02 Feasibility We report what can be built, the risks and a first estimate of the bill of materials.
- 03 Build and test We build the proof of concept, then iterate prototypes from the test data.
- 04 Hand-off You receive the production hand-off package listed in your quote, or we manufacture it here.
Boards we took from design to a tested unit.
Our own Cricket board in KiCad, a panel of boards out of our reflow oven, and finished boards ready for test. We do these steps in one shop.
Before you ask
What does an R&D engagement include?
A project moves through a feasibility report with risks and a BOM estimate, proof-of-concept hardware and test results, prototype iterations and a production hand-off package. Each phase is scoped and quoted on its own.
Do you build the product as well as design it?
Yes. We assemble and test pilot runs on our own line, and the hand-off package lets your own manufacturer take over, or we manufacture it here.
What should I send to start?
A short description of what the product must do and who it is for, any sketches, parts or files you already have, and what a successful first unit looks like. Send it through the quote form.
Notes and tools that go with this.
Tell us about your product.
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