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Six product lines, one engineering standard.

Each line below is offered as a qualified standard build or as a customised variant against your interface, environmental and reliability specification. Ratings, connectors, enclosure and firmware behaviour are set per programme.

Engine Control Units Power Distribution Embedded Control Data Logger Proximity Meter Laser Meter
SYS-01

Engine Control Units

Full-authority digital control electronics for combustion and drive systems. Closed-loop fuel, ignition and actuator management with configurable control maps, sensor conditioning on board and diagnostic logging for post-run analysis.

Closed-loop control Sensor conditioning Fault diagnostics Configurable maps
Application
Designed for 20 kg jet micro-turbines
Fuel
Supports JP-8 fuel
Sensor input
Hall-effect sensor
Throttle
RC throttle input
Glow plug
Up to 30 A
Starter motor
Up to 25 A
Fuel pump
Up to 15 A
Communication
Serial communication with GUI
Dimensions
Length 65 mm · Width 45 mm · Height 18 mm
Control
Closed-loop fuel, ignition and actuator drive
Interfaces
RS-422
Build
Sealed enclosure, connectorised to specification
Options
Custom control maps and calibration support
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SYS-01 · Engine Control Units
SYS-02

Power Distribution Units

Solid-state and hybrid switching modules that route, protect and monitor power across critical subsystems. Per-channel current sensing, programmable trip behaviour and status telemetry replace fuse-and-relay panels with something you can read.

Solid-state switching Per-channel protection Current telemetry Remote control
Switching
Solid-state and hybrid channels
Protection
Programmable overcurrent and short-circuit trip
Monitoring
Per-channel current, voltage and status reporting
Control
Local logic or bus-commanded channel control
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SYS-02 · Power Distribution Units
SYS-03

Embedded Control Systems

Real-time embedded processing platforms with deterministic timing for closed-loop control in constrained volumes. Supplied as a board-level module or an integrated unit, with firmware developed and version-controlled in-house.

Deterministic timing Real-time firmware Board or integrated unit Compact volumes
Architecture
Real-time microcontroller platform, custom firmware
Timing
Deterministic control loops to programme requirement
Form factor
Board-level module or integrated enclosure
Support
Configuration-controlled firmware releases
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SYS-03 · Embedded Control Systems
SYS-04

Data Logger

Pulsar Data Logger™ · Model PDL-144

Rugged data-acquisition modules that capture, timestamp and store sensor readings in demanding operating environments. Multi-channel analogue and digital inputs, non-volatile storage and straightforward extraction of recorded runs for analysis.

The Pulsar Data Logger™ is a high-performance dual-mode device designed for precise data acquisition and seamless USB mass storage operation. Built for engineers, researchers and field technicians, it delivers reliable data logging for analogue, digital and serial sources.

Multi-channel acquisition Timestamped records Non-volatile storage Field rugged
Key features
  • Dual-mode operation: Logging mode & USB Mass Storage mode
  • Configurable via a simple config.txt file
  • High-speed ADC sampling on up to 4 channels
  • Digital input monitoring (up to 4 IO channels)
  • Serial data packet capture with flexible parsing
  • MicroSD storage from 512 MB up to 32 GB with FAT32 compatibility
  • Compact and low-power design
  • Auto-sequential log file naming (data001.txt … data999.txt)
  • Designed for sealed enclosure use
Technical specifications
Microcontroller
Dual-core ARM Cortex-M0+ @ 133 MHz
Memory
264 KB SRAM
Storage
microSD, 512 MB to 32 GB, FAT32
ADC channels
4 (12-bit, up to 100 kSPS), 0 to 5 V
Digital IO
4 channels, 5 V logic
Serial ports
1 × UART (configurable baud rates)
USB interface
USB 1.1 Full Speed (Mass Storage)
Power supply
USB or external +24 V input
Operating temperature
-20 °C to +70 °C
Enclosure
Compact, rugged aluminium casing, 2 mm wall thickness
Dimensions
Length 30 mm · Width 26 mm · Diameter 10 mm
Operating modes
Logging modeRecords ADC, digital IO and serial data to microSD in real time, to the next available dataNNN.txt file.
USB mass storage modePresents the SD card to a connected computer for quick file transfer and config.txt updates.
Trigger modeIn logging mode, if the trigger pin is low at power-up, the logger waits and starts logging when the pin goes high. The pin is internally pulled up.
The mode is selected at power-up (MODE_PIN). Logging is halted while the card is mounted to a host, and config.txt is read only at boot, so power-cycle the device after changing it.
Storage use by sampling rate
10 kHz (100 µs)~430 KB/s → ~1.55 GB/hr
1 kHz (1 ms)~43 KB/s → ~154 MB/hr
100 Hz~4.3 KB/s → ~15.5 MB/hr
Applications
Environmental monitoring Industrial equipment diagnostics Vehicle and engine testing IoT sensor data collection Research experiments Field data acquisition
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SYS-04 · Data Logger
SYS-05

Proximity Distance Meter

Non-contact sensing modules for object detection, positioning and collision avoidance in automated systems. Configurable detection thresholds with switched and analogue outputs, specified for the target material and standoff range of your application.

Non-contact sensing Collision avoidance Threshold outputs Automation ready
Sensing
Non-contact proximity detection
Outputs
Switched threshold and continuous analogue
Setup
Configurable range and detection thresholds
Use
Positioning, presence and collision avoidance
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SYS-05 · Proximity Distance Meter
SYS-06

Laser Based Distance Meter

High-precision laser rangefinding electronics for accurate distance measurement across industrial and field applications. Fast repeat measurement with digital readout and a data interface for integration into control or survey systems.

Laser rangefinding High precision Digital readout Industrial and field
Method
Laser time-of-flight rangefinding
Output
Digital readout plus serial data interface
Accuracy
High-precision measurement to specification
Use
Industrial positioning and field measurement
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SYS-06 · Laser Based Distance Meter

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