Mechatronics Development: Why?
What is mechatronics? Where is mechatronics used? Why mechatronics?
Tag: Product Development
Blogs on product development, from engineering and technology to management.
Mechatronics Development: Why?
What is mechatronics? Where is mechatronics used? Why mechatronics?
Electronics Lifetime and Digital Infrastructure
The lifetime of electronics is usually much shorter than the one of infrastructure products: what can you do to mitigate the risk of obsolescence?
Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) for Managers
What do I have to do to comply with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)? A short summary for managers.
Embedded Security CRA NIS: Questions and Answers
Do you have questions on embedded cyber security? On CRA (Cyber Resilience Act) or NIS-2 (Network and Information Systems Directive)? We answer them here.
CE Marking: How do I Get It?
Practical instructions on how to achieve CE marking for your products and what needs to be considered in the process.
Simulators for Hardware and Systems
How to develop and test software without hardware and mechanics? Our simulators/digital twins allow this, with additional benefits.
System Design: is it Worthwhile?
Systems Engineering/ System Design uses 10% of the project time. Is this effort worthwhile? There is evidence!
Safety-Processes: Development for Functional Safety
How do you arrive at your own development processes / development workflows for functional safety? Does that even make sense? A discussion of the variants.
IoT Implementation: Conversion to a Product
How do you get from an idea to a working IoT product? An iterative IoT implementation approach to risk mitigation, with cybersecurity.
Coarse Estimation from Little Information
Are only the basic functions clear? How to generate a ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) estimation from fuzzy specifications.
FlickerSim: Measure Flicker Without Hardware
Do you want "first-time pass" on your flicker test? Using FlickerSim you get accurate results long before the EMC tests.
Flicker in a Nutshell: What is Flicker?
What is flicker? How is flicker measured? What can be estimated? The flicker and flicker measurement basics.
FlickerSim Examples: How to Use FlickerSim
Which waveforms, which switching patterns lead to how much flicker? Simulate the optimum solution.
Project Management Miscellaneous: Questions and Answers
How does embedded development work? Answers on tools, agile methods, specifications, projects with third parties...
Embedded Engineering Miscellaneous: Questions and Answers
Do you have questions on embedded development? On product development and projects? We answer them here.
Overruns of Time and Budgets: Why?
Why do development projects exceed budget and deadlines? Overrun causes and how to eliminate them (alas, not always without pain).
Cost of Product and Software Development
Are you considering custom product development or software development? We explain development costs, prices and price differences.
Benefits of Working with Solcept
What does a cooperation with us mean? In terms of no lock-in, zero-cost-of-ownership warranty, quality, innovation and hourly rates?
Project Flow: How do we Work With You?
When we carry out a project for you, how does it feel for you? What are your most important interactions with us?
Collaboration Models: What are Your Benefits?
What are the collaboration models with Solcept? Classic with Agile Execution, Full Agile, Co-Development or General Contracting incl. production.
Core Competencies when you Work with Service Providers?
What and where are core competencies anyway? And what does it mean for them when you work with external parties?
Paradoxes of Embedded Development
Is the obvious thing always the right thing? We believe that we should consider a few paradoxes in product development.
Development Strategies for Embedded
Engineering firm, own development team, EEMS, freelancer or near-shoring/off-shoring? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Digitalization of Products: a Path to the Business Model
A simple guide on how to digitalize your products, make them ready for IoT. So that also the business model is the right one.
FMEDA/ FMEA: Efficient and Effective
You need to perform an FMEDA or a quantitative FMEA? Get our tips to avoid the most common pitfalls.