WHO WE ARE

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EXPERIENCE OVER 25 YEARS

We are an electronic engineering company with many years of experience in product development and technology solutions. Since 1991 we have explored all the possibilities of business: companies looking for development, manufacturing of industrial prototypes, in which, in partnership, we employ our knowledge and skill in projects that require embedded hardware [RF, PCBs, DSPs, uProcessors and uControlers, etc], embedded software design, EDA [Electronic Design Automation], implementations using hardware description language [HDL] for FPGA and microelectronics.

RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CUSTOMERS

The relationship we create with our clients and work in partnership is the main element of our success. We are at the heart of technology, based in Campinas ‐ São Paulo. When it comes to cutting edge ideas, new designs, contact us through our website or phone.

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Startups who needs help to implement proof of concept prototypes, manufacturing companies with technology proposals, who needs to execute projects and do not have internal resources for development or seek business strategy mentoring, Pleiades in partnership can be your ally bringing your brilliant idea to reality!

WHAT WE DO and OUR SERVICES

Pleiades offers a wide range of services to help your company gain competitiveness by reducing costs and investments. This methodology concept includes everything from the use of standardized processor boards to the development of customized blades. Such process reduces the development cycle and time‐to‐market, freeing up its internal resources and thus maintaining focus on managing its own business.

Design Consultancy

Software & Firmware Development

Hardware Engineering

Design Consultancy

Before engaging in any development, we involve in reciprocity with our client in strategic and commercial studies for market assessment and technical visibility, suggesting alternative solutions, generating system specifications that guide projects and drive every necessary decision. Strategy is what defines the differentiation of a company among its competitors.

We offer elaboration and revision of business plans, we do research with governmental entities, as well as works with accelerators and incubators that needs technical support for startups ‐ ranging from the conception of the idea to the realization of the industrial prototype. Look for us before investing and dive into a technology business, there is nothing worse than getting into unexplored trails without some guidance to help.

Areas of Expertise

  • Mentoring for Startups and Incubators, Design Thinking
  • Technical and commercial feasibility study
  • Research in Technology and Innovation
  • Elaboration and Review of business plans, performance indicators [KPIs ‐ Key Performance Indicators]
  • Project definition and System Specification Description
  • Certification tests support on regulatory test center [CE, UL, INMETRO, ANATEL]

Software & Firmware Development

We have considerable experience in developing firmware for embedded systems, developing applications to run on embedded systems, and software applications for computers and remote servers.

We use major software languages, such as Phyton, Java, C and C ++, and most embedded applications we code using C. We adopt Linux as an operating system, however depending on the application we use real time operating system [RTOS]. When the project is designed for defense, we use SCA as a software architecture. All projects are written to repository in bitbucket or SVN frameworks with private access keys, and the client tracks progress throughout development. Our knowledge is reflected in projects using Power PC / QUICC, ARM, and DSP projects. When it comes to web applications, we use XML / HTML, REST and JASON as communication.

Areas of Expertise

  • Implementation of codes in any architecture or system, BSP development
  • Firmware developing using RTOS or Embedded Linux
  • Communications Protocols [UART, CAN, PCM, TCP/IP, I2C, SPI]
  • Wireless Communication Protocols [802.15.4, 6lowPan, Zigbee, Bluetooth, WiFi, LoRaWAN, SigFOX]
  • Mobile & Web development applications, Applications using CoAP, MQTT and XMPP, Apple iOS apps and Android apks, we plan applications using the concept of storyboard with the requirements revised by our client.
  • Systems Development and applications for RFID, Middleware

Hardware Engineering

Our embedded systems designs are focused on energy consumption reduction, low power devices, especially in wireless solutions. The result of been more than 25 years of experience in Telecom with projects in optical transmission, data and voice multiplexers have enabled us to design a wide range of electronic equipment. We are competent to deliver applications such as Single Board Computer [SBC], gateways and routers, Software Defined Radios [SDR], and hardware references for defense and aerospace applications.

Hardware development can range from mechanical packaging to electronic design. This service includes electrical schematic design, BOM, PCB layout, Gerber files generation, prototype assembly and validation, regulatory compliance testing, [IP] Intellectual Property transfer for manufacturing and DFM&Production support. We have partnership with several certification laboratories in the use of their testing equipment.

Areas of Expertise

  • 3D modeling and drawing for concept validation
  • Embedded Systems developments, RISC and CISC architecture, High‐Speed I/O, Memory
  • Projects for Defense and Aerospace, Search and Rescue
  • Development of reference boards [EVK] and Single Board Computers [SBC]
  • Routers, Switches, Transport and Multiplexers of data by radio or fiber optics
  • RF[Power Amplifiers], WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, Sub‐Giga Radios, Software Defined Radios [SDR], AD&DA Converters
  • Industry 4.0, IoT ‐ Internet of Things reference design
  • Development using DSPs, FPGA and Microelectronics ‐ VHDL, Verilog, Development of algorithms
  • Prototyping, Validation Testings and Design for Manufacturing [DFM]

CASES

Agriculture Solutions

Automotive Solutions

Telecom / Network Solutions

Agriculture Solutions

  • On‐board computer projects to monitor vehicle activities and Yield;
  • Module for recording data with communication to remote server via Wireless;
  • Vehicle traceability applications using RFID and sensors;
  • System for temperature telemetry, Relative Humidity [RH], Ph and Soil Moisture

Automotive Solutions

  • Development of solution to diagnose faults through CAN connection, OBD2;
  • Lighting systems;
  • Security systems;
  • HVAC control;

Telecom / Network Solutions

  • PDH&SDH Digital data multiplexers with optical output, DSLAMs;
  • Intellectual Property [IP hardblock] in HDL of processor pointer and mappers for SONET&SDH and ATM&TCP/IP;
  • Design of Gateways, Switches and Routers with optical transmission, 10G OTN platforms;
  • Radio over fiber [RoF];

Embedded Systems

  • Single Board Computers [SBCs] using Texas Instruments Sitara and NXP iMx6 processors;
  • Development of industrial machine to make fruit juice;
  • Development of wireless network sensors and actuators or using fiber‐optic as communication;
  • Linux distribution using Yocto for ARM and PowerQUICC processors;

Defense and Aerospace

  • Software Defined Radio platforms SDR;
  • Code Implementation using SCA and Corba architecture;
  • Development of communication hardware for border surveillance monitoring;
  • Platform development for Search and Rescue [IMSI and IMEI];

IoT

  • Development of a gateway for cloud communication [AWS IoT, 6lowPAN];
  • Reference platform with sensors for measuring secondary power network transformers lifetime on electric power distribution;
  • Platform to monitoring flow meter [water, fuel etc];
  • Reference design for public and private lighting control

Embedded Systems

Defense and Aerospace

IoT

Partners and Customers

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58+

Projects

37+

Companies Served

15+

Partners

45000

Worked hours