http://www.successful.com.au/blog Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:40:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An Engineering Problem in Disguise A funny thing happened to me the other day during the Christmas shopping rush at our local shopping centre in Endeavour Hills.  Our daughter had purchased some clothes for her nieces for Christmas and used the self serve checkout. When she got home she discovered she ... http://www.successful.com.au/blog/2010/01/02/whats-so-good-about-being-an-engineer/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Electronics Design for Green Manufacture This is not as straight forward a topic as it might at first seem to be.  And this is because there isn't yet a unified agreement on exactly what Green Manufacture means.  And like most Design Issues, you cannot do Electronics Design without clear requirements.  So ... http://www.successful.com.au/blog/2009/12/07/electronics-design-for-green-manufacture/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Electronics Design To Save Energy We have looked at how Low Power Electronics is a green strategy because it reduces the amount of power that has to be generated.  And then we looked at a range of options for Reducing Electronics Power Consumption. Now we are into specifics.  The last post looked ... http://www.successful.com.au/blog/2009/11/30/green-electronics-strategies-reduce-power-while-awake/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed How Does Sleep Save Energy? For this post, we will look specifically at Embedded Software techniques to save power and energy.  This is a well known Power Saving Strategy which doesn't always get the recognition it deserves.  It is also something you have to design into the Power Management Plan from ... http://www.successful.com.au/blog/2009/11/23/green-electronics-strategies-sleep-saves-energy/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed What is so good about Low Power Electronics? If you read my last post, you would have noticed that this has the potential to reduce overall Power Requirements.  Up until now,  only Battery Operated Devices have really cared about Power Consumption.  If you could plug it into a wall outlet then all ... http://www.successful.com.au/blog/2009/11/18/green-electronics-strategies-reducing-power-consumption/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Low Power Electronics is a Green Strategy There are 2 ways to reduce your Carbon Footprint.  The first is to get the same power from a Green Power Source that reduces the Carbon Footprint at the power generation phase.  This is where Wind Power, PV PhotoVoltaics, Wave Power, Geothermal Power and ... http://www.successful.com.au/blog/2009/11/14/low-power-electronics/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed In this post we will look at the Product Development Process and how to get improved outcomes.  But first here is a fun graphic made from our logo. [caption id="attachment_559" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Successful Endeavours - Making Electronics and Embedded Software Work"][/caption] Product Development Process The Product Development Process is intended to reliably deliver ... http://www.successful.com.au/blog/2009/10/27/improving-product-development/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Electronics Manufacturers are the people we serve A common question we are asked is what sort of Electronics Manufacturers do we Develop Products for? So I thought I would compile 3 lists: The first is a list of the Electronics and Embedded Software product types we have worked on The second list is a list ... http://www.successful.com.au/blog/2009/10/15/electronics-design-and-embedded-software-capability/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Analogue Design Awards You might recall we were finalists in the EDN Innovation Awards 2009 .  Yesterday, we were in Sydney for the EDN Innovation Awards dinner held at Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf. We came away with 2 trophies.  The awards were: Best Application of Analogue Design - Highly Commended Best Application of Design ... http://www.successful.com.au/blog/2009/09/18/edn-innovation-awards-2009-2-trophies/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Electronics Development and Success Hello again, A couple of posts ago in Electronics Manufacture Shines in Melbourne I said I would explain the origins of our company name.  Many have suggested that Successful Endeavours sounds more like a personal coaching enterprise or a business that handles products by people like: Brian Tracy Tony Robbins Marc ... http://www.successful.com.au/blog/2009/09/09/successful-electronics-needs-a-successful-name/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed