Red Pitaya - Click Shield Additional Modules

Basic Information

Project acronym:  RPCS Project Name: Red Pitaya Click Shield

Name and Surname of the contact person: Črt Valentinčič

Contact person email address: crt.valentincic@redpitaya.com

Lead Partners

• RED PITAYA D.o.o.

2nd Partner Data

Legal name of the entity: DVel AB

Type of entity: Industrial SME/Slightly bigger A5

Country: SE - Sweden

Years of Operation. Number of years (or fractions) since incorporation: 10

Organisation size: 50

Partner role: DVel that is a specialist in custom Test & Measurement solutions is helping with reviewing & evaluating

design and final implementation

Vertical the project is addressing

• Digitized Agriculture
• Digitized Anything 
• Digitized Environment
• Digitized Transport
• Excellence

Experiment Description

The Red Pitaya click shield is a hardware adapter board that enables the Red Pitaya to interface with Click Shield modules from Mikroelektronika. The use of the Red Pitaya Click Shield in combination with the Click Shield modules accelerates the development of product prototypes in fields such as Agriculture, Transport, and Environment applications. Additionally, it serves as a valuable teaching tool for students to learn about sensors, communication interfaces, and other important concepts. One of the outstanding features of the Red Pitaya Click Shield is the ability to synchronize several Red Pitaya units with ultimate timing precision. This makes it an excellent tool for applications where timing accuracy is critical. Moreover, the Red Pitaya click shield is capable of interfacing with up to two Click Boards simultaneously and provides additional power for the connected modules. Overall, the Red Pitaya Click Shield is a powerful and versatile tool that can significantly enhance the development of hardware projects and serves as an excellent educational tool.

Innovation Level Description

This project offers a low-budget solution for start-ups and non-profit organizations that may have limited resources and want to save time and effort on hardware prototyping. With the Red Pitaya Click Shield and Click Boards from Mikroelektronika, developers can quickly and easily build functional prototypes without needing expensive and time-consuming custom hardware designs. By providing a cost-effective and efficient solution for hardware prototyping, this project helps to level the playing field for smaller organizations. It enables them to compete with larger, more established companies. This innovation allows start-ups and non-profit organizations to focus their resources on other critical aspects of their business or mission, rather than spending valuable time and money on hardware prototyping.

Soundness of the approach

This approach offers several advantages. One of the primary benefits is that it provides a low-cost solution for regional digitalization, which can be particularly valuable for smaller communities or organizations with limited resources. The cost-effectiveness of the solution enables a broader range of stakeholders to participate in digitalization efforts and opens up new possibilities for innovation and experimentation. Another significant advantage of this approach is that it allows for inexpensive testing of new ideas and solutions.

Benefits of the collaboration

Collaboration between both partners offers several benefits that can help to accelerate hardware development and enhance the capabilities of applications in various spaces. Some of the key benefits of collaboration include:

• Expanded Capabilities: By combining our expertise and resources, we both can develop new and innovative solutions that would be difficult or impossible to achieve alone. This can help to unlock new opportunities in education, industry, and research.
• Increased Visibility: Our collaboration can also help to increase the visibility and impact of hardware solutions.

By working together, we can leverage their combined networks and resources to reach a broader audience and raise awareness about our products and solutions. Overall, the collaboration between dVel and Red Pitaya offers numerous benefits that can help partners to

achieve their goals more efficiently and effectively, while also driving innovation and progress in various fields.

Market Opportunity

The Red Pitaya Click Shield offers significant market opportunities. Red Pitaya is a popular open-source hardware platform that has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. The platform is widely used in various fields, including education, research, and industry. The market opportunity for the Red Pitaya Click Shield lies in the fact that it enables users to extend the functionality of the Red Pitaya platform by providing a simple and cost-effective way to interface with Mikroelektronika Click Boards. This opens up new possibilities for hardware prototyping and experimentation and enhances the platform's overall value proposition.

Competition

The hardware extension market is highly competitive, with various players offering different solutions that cater to different user needs. The RP click shield and Click Boards from Mikroelektronika face competition from several established players, including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and other single-board computers, as well as more advanced hardware platforms such as National Instruments (NI) and Diligent.

Workplan

Scope of Work:

• Design the Red Pitaya Click Shield
• Develop a test setup for the Red Pitaya Click Shield and test software
• Develop example software code that shows how to use Click Shields together with the Red Pitaya development platform
• Develop example software code that demonstrates how to use the Click shield for synchronization
• Create comprehensive documentation for the RP click shield, including hardware specifications, software tutorials, and example projects to help developers get started quickly.

Complementarity of the Team

Red Pitaya is contributing hardware and software expertise to the project, while DVel, a specialist in custom Test & Measurement solutions, is providing valuable support in reviewing and evaluating the design and final implementation of the Red Pitaya Click Shield. The complementary skills and expertise of both teams are helping to ensure the success of the project and the development of a high-quality product.

Resources

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