Embedded Microcontroller Applications & Electronic Product Development
Gulfview Research, Inc. is an independent electronics design consulting practice specializing in embedded microcontroller applications, including hardware and software design. Founded in 1991, it delivers engineering services for digital and analog hardware design, real-time control systems, power conversion, data acquisition, and communication systems. The practice guides projects through the complete product development lifecycle, from initial system architecture to prototype testing and production documentation.
James K. Baughman, IIPresident & Founder
Comprehensive design services guiding products from concept definition, system architecture, and human interfaces through to prototype development, performance analysis, and production documentation.
Design of digital and analog hardware, including systems based on ARM, ColdFire, 8051, AVR, PIC, and MSP430 processors.
Development of real-time control software and firmware using assembly languages, C, Pascal, Fortran, and Basic.
Schematic capture and printed circuit board layout using Altium design tools.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes design of microprocessor-based real-time control systems, logic devices, and programmable logic implementations.
Support includes implementation of microprocessor-based control systems.
Support includes logic devices.
Support includes state machines utilizing PLDs.
Support includes CPLDs.
Support includes FPGAs.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes Development of systems integrating analog-to-digital converters.
Support includes wireless RF data links.
Support includes GPS receivers.
Support includes interface buses.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes Design of small.
Support includes low-power.
Support includes battery-operated systems.
Support includes power distribution architectures.
Commercial · Industrial · Defense · Aerospace
Medical Devices
Development of a microcontroller-based scanning VHF data receiver designed to capture and decode telemetry signals from a miniature ingested transmitter. Features low-power standby operations to maximize battery life, operating on a single lithium battery for over 500 hours, and re-transmits data over a low-power UHF link.
Commercial
Development of an amusement vending machine utilizing a custom C-based application running on a commercial off-the-shelf microprocessor board. The system processes user inputs, controls indicators, interface screens, and outputs printed reports on a thermal line printer.
Aerospace
Development of a military UHF communications satellite simulator providing time delay, noise, attenuation, frequency conversion, and doppler shift to test satellite transceivers. The design utilizes a custom microcontroller board to manage RF synthesizers, step attenuators, noise sources, and DSP boards, complete with an ASCII serial terminal interface.