Developing Products for Smart Home Systems? Do This
3 expert tips to help you optimise your smart home system design projects This Smart Home Day, we’re bringing you our top development tips for designing products for smart home systems. 1 Give consideration to energy demand response when designing new products In the future, energy providers will need to better balance provision of electricity, […]
Why Can’t I Use Raspberry Pi for My Embedded Design Project?
Here’s Why You Can’t Use Raspberry Pi For Your Project Have you ever worked on a project that started out like this? And ended up looking like this? The initial impression of a clear-cut solution that could be delivered on time and under budget has been washed away. Unfortunately, misconceptions around different technology and a […]
Virtual Christmas Jumper Day to Support our 2020 Charities
Virtual Christmas Jumper Day to Support our 2020 Charities In the spirit of the festive season, the ByteSnap team held a Virtual Christmas Jumper Day to support our 2020 charities – with silly sweaters and wacky hats a-plenty, and even one dinosaur! The team nominated the B30 Food Bank, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the […]
How SMEs contribute to the EV & EV charging sectors
How SMEs contribute to the EV & EV charging sectors Q&A with Dunstan Power, Director of ByteSnap Design The fast-moving EV and EV charging infrastructure markets are constantly expanding as government targets for greener transport systems draw closer. In this Q & A session, ByteSnap co-founder and Director Dunstan Power examines the impact and role […]
How the electronics design industry can avoid future supply chain disruptions
How the electronics design industry can avoid future supply chain disruptions Q&A with Dunstan Power, Director of ByteSnap Design ByteSnap Design recently conducted research Navigating COVID-19: The New Normal which revealed how the electronics industry is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. We surveyed professionals across a range of industries including automotive, industrial, MedTech and components. […]
ViGiL wins EVIEs 2020 Innovation in V2G Award
ViGiL wins EVIEs 2020 Innovation in V2G Award ByteSnap Design and a consortium of partners have been awarded the ultimate accolade for the successfully completed ViGiL (Vehicle-to-Grid Intelligent Control) project in this year’s Electric Vehicle Innovation & Excellence Awards (EVIEs). ViGiL is the UK’s first end-to-end, fully integrated Vehicle-to-Grid system and was named “Innovation in […]
UKCA and CE marking – what you need to know
UKCA and CE Marking – Your Questions Answered Within the EU, CE marking is mandatory for machinery, electrical and electronic equipment, medical devices, personal protective equipment and toys. As such, anyone looking to sell electrical products in the EU will need to test for compliance and affix a CE mark to their product. Previously, these […]
Design for Prototype Testing
How to Optimise Your Prototyping Process Prototype Testing – What and Why? When designing a new printed circuit board (PCB), there are several things we can do to produce a useful first-time prototype and allow for easier debugging. A typical approach often looks like this: This first prototype is likely to be the most expensive […]
Renewable Energy Storage and the Impact on EV Market Growth
EV Adoption’s Impact on Renewable Energy Storage & Surplus Consumption About The EV Smart Charging rEVolution Column This month we’re looking into Renewable Energy Storage and the Impact of EV Market Growth… I’m Julian Skidmore, a senior software engineer at ByteSnap Design and helping to develop our EV – electric vehicle – charging solutions. We’re […]
The Cost to Design & Develop a New Electronic Product
Design & Development Pricing: How Much a New Electronic Design Project Costs Before commissioning a new product development, it’s important that you establish a number of key project development essentials: At ByteSnap, we engage in projects from a wide variety of markets and a wide variety of technical complexities. Every project is bespoke, so the […]