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Assessing Emerging Software Technologies for Value
As a software consultancy FABNexus periodically identifies and evaluates candidate emerging software technologies as potential new service offerings. Our assessment focuses on a software technology’s engineering attributes as well as its perceived ranking in industry and academic communities. The objective[...]
read moreDNA Synthesis Control Software
From September 2019 to July 2020 – Development of control software for a prototype organic DNA (protein/enzyme) biologic synthesis system. Linux based c/c++ software modules that handle a large assortment of custom controller PCB boards connected by various serial protocols[...]
read moreHandheld Optical Blood Analyzer
From April 2017 to August 2019 – Development of a custom Linux embedded software application using c/c++ that controls a portable battery operated medical device with a 6″ backlit touchscreen display. The device has a Qt GUI display with touch[...]
read moreAdvanced Development Tools for Software Development Consultants
This article discusses selecting and configuring a flexible and effective development system which supports overlapping independent software development projects. A thriving software consultancy must be capable of supporting multiple clients over a given period of time. While separate computer systems[...]
read moreReal-time Medical Device RF Excitation driver
From Jan 2017 through March 2017 – Designed, coded and tested a Debian Jessie Linux based Xenomai 3 (Alchemy API) custom RF excitation driver utility for characterizing and validating a custom prototype circuit board which generates and delivers RF energy[...]
read moreSoftware Management Pitfalls
As an independent software development consultant who has practiced full-time in Silicon Valley since the early 1980’s, I’ve encountered some rather interesting situations over the years. This posting discusses two separate new client prospects that contacted me within a few[...]
read morePolymerase Chain Reaction Assay Controller Development
Jan 2015 through Jan 2016 – Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assay instrument control software development. Development of ‘c#’ control software that drives a serially connected multi-channel TEC Peltier heating/cooling module, multiaxis stepper motor controller, a USB connected Phidgets multi-IO adapter,[...]
read moreZigBee / Jen-Net Wireless Industrial Lighting Control
From December 2014 through February 2015 – IEEE 802.11 and ZIGBEE/Jen-Net wireless network based industrial lighting control software development. Developed embedded lighting control algorithms in ‘c’ language for the OpenWRT embedded Linux, which also operates as an embedded WLAN access[...]
read moreRaspberry Pi Prototype Data Collection Development
October and November 2014 – Development in C++ of a configurable data acquisition scanner application for the BCM2835 ARM module running Linux.[...]
read moreOptical Network Transceiver Test Software Development
From August 2013 until December 2014 developed development and production test software for leading edge QSFP+ and CFP optical network transceivers. Programmable control of Agilent 86100 DCA optical and RF oscilloscope, Yokogawa Optical Spectrum Analyzer, and Yokogawa mainframe test rack[...]
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