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Knowledge and Experience:

Hardware:

• FPGA system development with a mixture of self developed logic, soft processors and other IP-blocks.
• 32-bit RISC, DSP and microcontrollers of many different architectures.
• Analog and digital electronics in general.
• PCI bridges. Hardware and Software.
• Network Hardware and Software including Ethernet and high speed interfaces.
• CCD / CMOS camera interface implemented in FPGA. Real-time graphics / warping [Example 1][Example 2]
• Video related electronics. Digital video encryption.
• Development of emulators for microprocessors.
• Sonar and laser related sub-sea electronics.
• Interfacing GSM moduls.

Software:

• Development of Real-Time Operating Systems and applications. [here]
• Web Servers providing user interface for embedded systems. [here]
• Deep TCP/IP knowledge. Applications based on OpenTCP.
• Linux programming. A lean webserver.
• Linux Device Drivers.
• Embedded Linux. Xilinx Zynq
• GSM moduls for data transmission (TCP/IP and SMS)
• Parallel processing and distributed systems.
• Cryptography with DES and RSA.
• Analog and digital signal processing including image processing.
• Programming in C, C++, Ada, Java and Assembly.
• Java Applets and Applications.

Quality:

• The following standards have been used in development: ISO 9000, AQAP-14.
• Safety Critical Systems for Aviation, Hardware and Software (Ada). Standard: RTCA/DO-178B (Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification).

• Norsk Elektro Optikk: Nilsen Elektronikk is developing FPGA with Xilinx Zynq and Linux support.
• Sensorlink:  Developing new generation ultrasonic instrument.
• Conax:  Developing Ethernet interface for 8 Smartcards.

Some recent projects:

• Hittite Norway: Hittite designs and develops high performance ICs, modules, subsystems and instrumentation. Their A/D converters are developed in Norway. Nilsen Elektronikk has development FPGA logic for embedded SPI Flash update, with Java driver for the evaluation boards.
• Sensorlink:  Updating the FPGA inside the ultrasonic instrument.
• Jetro:  Developing an EPLD for controlling a Brushless DC Motor.
• Park Air Systems: GBAS, a Safety Critical GPS-based satellite landing system for airports. Development of  CPU card and FPGA logic. The FPGA contains a self developed VGA graphics controller with block-fill and block-move functions.
• Kongsberg Seatex:  An instrument containing many FPGAs, Responsible for electronic HW, FW and SW.
• Kongsberg Seatex:  Development of card with CPU and radio modules for Differential GPS.
• Kongsberg Seatex:  Linux software for  serial interfaces (common API with other platforms).
• Vinghøg: A Real-time Video processing system with many FPGAs.
• Kongsberg Seatex:  Software for the Seapos, Differential GPS module with network interface, web server etc. Software for the DGPS Demodulator with network and user interface. Both based on Rabbit modules
• Xepto: SW updating. Interfacing a new GSM module to the LOS cargo tracking device.
• Kongsberg Seatex:  Upgrading RTOS and software for the Seapath.
• Otrum:  Development of the digital part of a Modem with Ethernet (TCP/IP and UDP) interface for the Hotel TV system. OpenTCP is used.
• Xepto: Burgler sensor for dynamite containers together with necessary test and calibration equipment.
• Park Air Systems: A switch unit for Park Air Systems' fully-digital GAREX 220 Voice Communication Control System.
• Tomra:  Metal detector and USB node for Recycling Centre. The card contains a CCD camera. Tomra offers systems for recovering packaging for reuse and recycling.
• Cargoscan: Production test equipment.
• Tordivel / Cargoscan: Low cost PCI card Frame Grabber for Line camera. A FPGA implements PCI bridge, soft processor, 40 Mpix/sec camera interfaces and DSP functions. Dedicated logic provides real-time image enhancements.
• Tordivel / Cargoscan:  Stepper motor controller and light control system for vision purposes.
• Park Air Systems: Park Air Systems' fully-digital GAREX 220 Voice Communication Control System represents the state of the art within Air Traffic Control voice switching systems. Task: Development of two different Line Cards containing DSP, FPGA and Codecs. The equipment is safety critical.
• Spagat: Plugged into the Scart connector, the "Crabat" Mobile Picture Viewer enables users of Bluetooth and MMS compatible Mobile Phones to instantly explore images and sound on any TV set. Contribution: Video processing HW and SW.  
• Otrum:  Linux Device Driver for a dual Composite Video PCI card. (The card is a recent project.)
• Otrum:  VCR Controller with Ethernet Interface. A simple and inexpensive widget with UDP support. 
• Park Air Systems: NM8000, a Safety Critical GPS-based Satellite Landing System. Development of about 7 of the cards inside including SW drivers in Ada.
• Otrum:  PCI-card with TV-tuner used to read teletext from all TV-channels for the Hotel TV system. 
• Eltek Energy: Norwegian company developing, manufacturing and selling power supplies. Contribution: SW development. Applications and OS.
• Otrum: Development of the digital part of a PCI Modem for the Hotel TV system. Intel i960VH is used.
• Otrum: Development of a menu image distributing system for the hotel-TV system. Images are read from the host PC memory and routed by a digital network to graphics cards. See photos below.
• Otrum: Development of a Digital video encoder/decoder using line rotation for scrambling. Scrambling information is carried in the video signal. A DES-like cryptography method using 64-bits keys is used.
• Telecast: Contribution in the development of a digital audio mixer for broadcast. Task: Parallel processing and distributed systems.
• Tandberg Television ASA: Real-time software development to control an array of video encoders.
• Security Innovation: Development of a Reader/Writer for Magnetic Cards with TCP/IP and RS232 interface.