Talktronics, Inc. -

Talktronics provides design services in all phases of new product development. We provide expertise in microprocessor system hardware and software design for real-time control, communications, motion control, protocol conversion, speech synthesis and rule-based text-to-speech software systems. We provide engineering support or turnkey management of all facets of new product design. We build engineering prototypes, provide technical manuals and manage the entire design cycle to completion. Pre-production, short run and volume manufacturing services are available to put your product on track and into the marketplace. Our design services clients range in size from small manufacturing businesses to the Fortune 500.

EMBEDDED PROCESSOR SYSTEM DESIGN -- SOFTWARE & HARDWARE

8086, 80386/486, 68000 family, 68332 family, MCORE, ARM, 32-bit processors
8031/32, 8051/52, Z80, 680x, 681x, 6502, 5093x, 507xx , 3720x, H8/3048 8/16-bit processors
PIC16C54/55/57/71/84 - RISC single-chip microcomputer
TMS320C3x, C4x, C5x - Digital Signal Processors
SOFTWARE & FIRMWARE - C/C++, Assembly Language
PC APPLICATIONS - C/C++, MSDOS, MS Win32 SDK/DDK, Visual C/C++
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - computer interfaces, networking, voice I/O, IrDA
MOTION CONTROL - printers, CNC machinery, engine control, robotics
PROCESS CONTROL - AC power control, data acquisition
DISPLAY CONTROLLERS - VFD, LCD, CRT, graphics, video
CALCULATORS & HAND-HELD INSTRUMENTS - battery powered
IMAGING SYSTEMS - high resolution CCD/FPA camera systems

ELECTRONIC PACKAGING

PCB DESIGN - analog, digital, mixed, SMT, high density, 2-12+ layers for commercial, industrial & aerospace application
ELECTROMECHANICAL PACKAGING DESIGN - portable devices, rack & panel, sheet metal and plastics.
THICK-FILM HYBRIDS - commercial and automotive applications.

TECHNICAL WRITING

MANUALS-technical, user, installation, operation & maintenance
SPECIFICATIONS-hardware, software, proposals
OCR - graphics, document conversion

SPEECH SYNTHESIS

TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYNTHESISERS - unlimited vocabulary, rule-based AI
HIGH-FIDELITY VOICE SYNTHESIZERS - digital record/playback
OCR SYSTEMS - scan documents to produce synthesized speech

A SAMPLING OF CONSULTING PROJECTS:

Magstripe Read/Write System for Automated Ticketing
Process Control Computer Operations Manual
Printer PCB designs for FCC Part 15, Class A
Application specific SSR Circuits for Printers and Process Control
Switching DC and Stepper Motor Drivers
Analog Signal Module for 5 to 75 hp DC Motor Drives
Web-press Printer Text Formatting Software for barcoding and labeling
Digitized and Phoneme Speech Synthesizer for Scanned Documents
Video Display Terminals (VDT) Failure testing and analysis
VDT PCB/Packaging Designs for FCC Compliance and EMC
Video Monitor design for 35 MHz analog video
PC Keyboard interface for Process Control computer
Touch Switch PC Keyboard Emulator
Rugged Impact Dot Matrix Printer Controller for public access kiosk
Win3.X device drivers for infrared touch screen
Calculator for construction industry
Calculator for Statistical Process Control
Engine cruise control module
CCD Camera Electronics system for high resolution imaging
MS Win32 application and device drivers for FTIR instrument
Digitized speech playback module for OEM applications
Thermal Printer embedded controllers
IrDA printer interface
Win32 real-time imaging application