Industries · Measurement & laboratory technology
A reading decides a batch, a diagnosis, an invoice. For that, we develop electronics and firmware for measuring, test and laboratory instruments, pre-test EMC in-house and test every board at the end of the line.
Why projects start
The predecessor has been measuring for fifteen years, components are discontinued, and the customer wants to see the instrument on the lab network. The successor needs new electronics, an LADS OPC UA or SiLA interface and the update path the Cyber Resilience Act now requires.
Meters and scales used for billing fall under legal metrology. Legally relevant software must be identifiable and protected against inadmissible changes. Changes to it can require a renewed conformity assessment.
Every board needs programming, a functional test and adjustment at the end of the line, with a record per serial number. At small and medium volumes, the cost per tested board has to stay affordable.
Regulation
Electrical safety for measurement, control and laboratory equipment: creepage distances, protection class, insulation. We design the circuit accordingly and deliver the evidence.
EMC for the same class of equipment; sensitive analogue circuitry must withstand interference and emit none. We measure in-house during development, so the approval laboratory receives an instrument that has already passed once.
Applies to every instrument with a network, radio or USB data interface; medical devices are exempt, measuring instruments are not. Reporting obligations since 11 September 2026, product requirements from 11 December 2027. We take on monitoring vulnerabilities and providing updates to the agreed extent, on request for as long as the instrument is on the market.
For in-vitro diagnostics we deliver the development documentation to IEC 62304.
For instruments under legal metrology we take into account the applicable requirements of weights-and-measures law and the relevant WELMEC guides. Legally relevant software is made identifiable and protected against inadmissible changes. Software separation and updates we assess within the respective conformity assessment procedure.
We work to these standards and regulations.
A reading is a promise. The electronics keep it.
Measurement & Laboratory Technology
A mobile measuring instrument with customer-specific analogue signal conditioning, battery operation and touch control; software on Buildroot with our own Linux drivers.
Measurement & Laboratory Technology
A complete relaunch of the Disc Remover in-vitro diagnostics device: EMC-optimised housing design, new electronics, new embedded software on our framework semf.
Measurement & Laboratory Technology
Hardware development for the next generation of a process measuring device that operates in hazardous areas. Seven types of protection in one device, an extensive specification, and a development process that builds in review by the client and the certification body from the start.
Matching platform modules
Programming, testing and adjusting every board at the end of the line. Results go straight into the ERP system over the network.
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Handheld or benchtop instrument based on the qdSOM module, with Buildroot as the Linux base. Your team builds the measurement application, with no separate board project.
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Buildroot-based Linux with a mainline LTS kernel. The device side for updates, logging and certificates is already built in.
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Fleet overview, updates and remote access for connected devices. Hosted in Europe or on your own infrastructure.
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Requirements, architecture and system boundaries before the first board exists.
Analogue, power and high-speed electronics, designed for ten years of component availability.
Firmware, embedded Linux and the application on top, for devices with a long service life.
Recognising patterns and anomalies in measurement series, on the device or across the whole fleet.
Unit tests through EMC measurement, with reports you can present in an audit.
Safety concept, safety requirements and the route to certification.
Secure boot, signed updates and vulnerability management throughout the service life.
Yes, with qdTest for small and medium volumes, or as a custom test setup. We provide the test sequence, limits and test record.
Yes, as soon as it has a network, radio or USB data interface. The exemption for medical devices does not apply to measuring instruments. We clarify at the outset which requirements affect your instrument.
No, not ourselves. We pre-test in-house during development; the approval measurement takes place at the accredited laboratory, with an instrument that rarely holds surprises there.
Tell us about the instrument, the measurement task and your schedule. We will tell you how we would approach the project and where we see risks for regulatory approval and series production. The assessment, up to an indicative price, is free of charge.
