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LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR PROJECT Fields marked with an * are required Name * Name Copy * E-mail * Message * HTML See our Privacy Policy for more information If you are a human seeing this field, please leave it empty. 26th February 2024 CONSIDERATIONS FOR REVIEWING AN INCOMPLETE OR FAILING PROTOTYPE So, you’ve had a great idea – Tick You know how the electronics should work – Tick You’ve put together a prototype and… BANG! …you’ve suddenly hit a wall. Does this sound familiar? If so, don’t worry you are not alone, prototyping is tough. Whether you’re struggling to get a consistent outcome or getting your design to work within a specific space – or even making all the desired functionality to operate at the same time. Prototypes can be a pretty frustrating affair. If you feel you’re banging your head relentlessly against a brick wall, here are a few things to consider. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO JUST CHUCK IT IN THE BIN… It’s probably not what you’re going to want to hear, however the reality of making the jump from proof of concept to prototype has many paths. Sometimes the one you’ve chosen has lead you to a dead end – and you need to start over. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, in the exact same way, and expecting a different outcome. As painful as it might be to hear, in the long run, a fresh pair of eyes and a new perspective will unblock what’s been holding you back. Getting the prototype right might be important for a plethora of reasons, such as fundraising or creating a stepping stone ahead of manufacturing… So, if a design is creating headaches at this stage, it will be less painful in the long run to reconsider it sooner rather than later. IS IT TIME TO RE-EVALUATE THE RISKS? Risks are a part of any product development journey, but a trap we often see businesses make is seeing the delay to market as their biggest risk – when it is far from it. The pressure to get your product out ahead of competition, to cut corners in development, for the sake of time and budget is understandable. It makes sense, be the first to launch and not break the bank getting there. Win-win right? Wrong. Getting to market with an inferior product is only going to be beneficial while there is nothing comparable around. As soon as there is, you’ll find you’ve only opened the door for your competitors (or new chancers) to come in and sweep up the market with a superior offering. If that happens you could then face the very real risk of lasting damage to your brand’s reputation, loss of market share and then a very likely (and costly) update that could have been done under the radar and more economically during prelaunch. YOUR WAY MIGHT NOT BE ‘THE’ WAY… You’ve got a methodology in place, a tried and test development schedule, your team know what’s required and yet, this time it’s just not clicking. It happens a lot. One of the main reasons organisations with existing inhouse engineering talent come to us, isn’t just for more manpower, it’s for new perspectives. With Ignys, you don’t just get an engineer (or two) for a few days a week, you’ll get input from all 17 engineers. We’re a collaborative team who chat shop, because every individual in our little tribe knows they’re much stronger when they run ideas past the other specialists in the room. We’re an extremely diverse group and between us, there’s not a lot of problems we’ve not overcome or new tech we don’t love getting excited about. If your current process is falling short, reach out (by clicking right here) today, let’s see what we can do to help you. May 2024 PROOF OF CONCEPTS ARE POINTLESS Read this post May 2024 BLACK BITS ON GREEN BOARDS Read this post May 2024 IOT CONNECTIVITY - WHICH ROUTE IS BEST FOR YOU? Read this post 019 Worried it might not work properly? DESIGN VERIFICATION TESTING Whether you’ve outsourced your design or have an in-house team, you need confidence before launching to avoid recalls and complaints. Verify my design 020 Parts getting harder to find? EXTEND PRODUCT LIFECYCLE Finding it difficult to reliably purchase components for products? Change them or use minor redesigns. Make my product last 021 Stuck on an issue? BORROW AN IGNYS ENGINEER Sometimes design teams can get stuck or need a resource boost. This service allows for a few days of external engineering input. Can I borrow an engineer please? 022 Need some technical direction? VIRTUAL CTO ROADMAPS You know you need to innovate, and that technology moves at a really fast pace. What is the right mix of technology for your future products? Tell me more 01 Will my idea work technically? PRODUCT FEASIBILITY STUDIES De-risk your product development by addressing key technical issues and estimating manufactured product costs early. Get extra confidence in your idea. Test my idea 02 New designs and updates to PCBs ELECTRONICS DESIGN FROM OUR EXPERTS Build products that last with an award winning consultancy. Design for Availability, simulations, calculations, schematics, PCB layouts, prototyping and more. Electronic Experts 03 Coding, testing and debugging EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Software and Firmware support. Our engineers can help you from the initial specification to final testing. Embedded software development. Talk to us today Tell me more 04 Want a profitable product? ELECTRONIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Design for success from idea to market. Develop reliable profitable products with our custom programme. Feasibility through to supporting volume manufacturing. Take me further 05 PCB Layout services in the UK COMMERCIALLY-FOCUSED PCB DESIGN Using Altium Designer 20 we design Printed Circuit Board layouts in rigid, flexi and flex-rigid forms. Expert technical advice for your products. Design a pcb for me 06 Programming and quality control PCBA TEST JIGS MG Products Custom Test Fixtures. Are you confident that every product you ship has been properly manufactured, programmed and set up? Use production test fixtures for automated testing. How does it work? 07 Avoid mistakes - save time and money DESIGN REVIEW SERVICE Identify and resolve design issues early. Have a second pair of eyes check over a design before prototyping or sending to manufacture. See the full picture. Review my design 08 Can your product stand the heat? ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATION TESTING Will your product work reliably across a range of temperature and humidity levels? Calculations can only go so far. Get peace of mind by testing. Hot or cold? 09 CE, UKCA, FCC compliance and more COMPLIANCE SUPPORT SERVICES Most products need to demonstrate compliance. We take the pain away by identifying and designing to the relevant standards and facilitate compliance testing. Compliance help 010 Flexibility and risk reduction FPGA PROGRAMMING & DESIGN SERVICES FPGA programming for product development allows for freedom & risk reduction. Design in FPGA to maximise your project's potential. Work with our in-house FPGA experts. Explore more 011 Programming and quality control TEST FIXTURES MG Products Custom Test Fixtures. Are you confident that every product you ship has been properly manufactured, programmed and set up? Use production test fixtures for automated testing. How does it work? 012 Want a profitable product? ELECTRONICS DESIGN IGNYS SERVICES Design for success from idea to market. Develop reliable profitable products with our custom programme. Feasibility through to supporting volume manufacturing. Take me further 013 PCB Layout services in the UK PCB LAYOUT AND DESIGN SERVICES Using Altium Designer 20 we design Printed Circuit Board layouts in rigid, flexi and flex-rigid forms. Expert technical advice for your products. Design a pcb for me 014 Save money without sacrificing quality VALUE ENGINEERING AND COST REDUCTION Increase your profit margins. Our cost reduction techniques reduce the costs of each product unit. This has huge saving potential for the long run. Increase my profits 015 Battery life extension POWER CONSUMPTION REDUCTION Do you need your product battery life to be better? Find wastage and improve customer impression and environmental credentials. 12-fold improvement for some products. Less power please 016 Frustrated with product problems PRODUCT TESTING SERVICES Product faults increase costs and chip away at customer satisfaction. If you find yourself replacing products, you could benefit from engineering assistance. Make it work 017 Want a profitable product? CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGN SERVICES Design for success from idea to market. Develop reliable profitable products with our custom programme. Feasibility through to supporting volume manufacturing. Take me further 018 Want a profitable product? PCB DESIGN Design for success from idea to market. Develop reliable profitable products with our custom programme. Feasibility through to supporting volume manufacturing. Take me further 019 Worried it might not work properly? DESIGN VERIFICATION TESTING Whether you’ve outsourced your design or have an in-house team, you need confidence before launching to avoid recalls and complaints. Verify my design 020 Parts getting harder to find? EXTEND PRODUCT LIFECYCLE Finding it difficult to reliably purchase components for products? Change them or use minor redesigns. Make my product last 021 Stuck on an issue? BORROW AN IGNYS ENGINEER Sometimes design teams can get stuck or need a resource boost. This service allows for a few days of external engineering input. Can I borrow an engineer please? 022 Need some technical direction? VIRTUAL CTO ROADMAPS You know you need to innovate, and that technology moves at a really fast pace. What is the right mix of technology for your future products? Tell me more 01 Will my idea work technically? PRODUCT FEASIBILITY STUDIES De-risk your product development by addressing key technical issues and estimating manufactured product costs early. Get extra confidence in your idea. Test my idea 02 New designs and updates to PCBs ELECTRONICS DESIGN FROM OUR EXPERTS Build products that last with an award winning consultancy. Design for Availability, simulations, calculations, schematics, PCB layouts, prototyping and more. Electronic Experts 03 Coding, testing and debugging EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Software and Firmware support. Our engineers can help you from the initial specification to final testing. Embedded software development. Talk to us today Tell me more 04 Want a profitable product? ELECTRONIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Design for success from idea to market. Develop reliable profitable products with our custom programme. Feasibility through to supporting volume manufacturing. Take me further 05 PCB Layout services in the UK COMMERCIALLY-FOCUSED PCB DESIGN Using Altium Designer 20 we design Printed Circuit Board layouts in rigid, flexi and flex-rigid forms. Expert technical advice for your products. Design a pcb for me 06 Programming and quality control PCBA TEST JIGS MG Products Custom Test Fixtures. Are you confident that every product you ship has been properly manufactured, programmed and set up? Use production test fixtures for automated testing. How does it work? 07 Avoid mistakes - save time and money DESIGN REVIEW SERVICE Identify and resolve design issues early. Have a second pair of eyes check over a design before prototyping or sending to manufacture. See the full picture. Review my design 08 Can your product stand the heat? ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATION TESTING Will your product work reliably across a range of temperature and humidity levels? Calculations can only go so far. Get peace of mind by testing. Hot or cold? 09 CE, UKCA, FCC compliance and more COMPLIANCE SUPPORT SERVICES Most products need to demonstrate compliance. We take the pain away by identifying and designing to the relevant standards and facilitate compliance testing. Compliance help 010 Flexibility and risk reduction FPGA PROGRAMMING & DESIGN SERVICES FPGA programming for product development allows for freedom & risk reduction. Design in FPGA to maximise your project's potential. Work with our in-house FPGA experts. Explore more 011 Programming and quality control TEST FIXTURES MG Products Custom Test Fixtures. Are you confident that every product you ship has been properly manufactured, programmed and set up? Use production test fixtures for automated testing. How does it work? 012 Want a profitable product? ELECTRONICS DESIGN IGNYS SERVICES Design for success from idea to market. Develop reliable profitable products with our custom programme. Feasibility through to supporting volume manufacturing. Take me further 013 PCB Layout services in the UK PCB LAYOUT AND DESIGN SERVICES Using Altium Designer 20 we design Printed Circuit Board layouts in rigid, flexi and flex-rigid forms. Expert technical advice for your products. Design a pcb for me 014 Save money without sacrificing quality VALUE ENGINEERING AND COST REDUCTION Increase your profit margins. Our cost reduction techniques reduce the costs of each product unit. This has huge saving potential for the long run. Increase my profits 015 Battery life extension POWER CONSUMPTION REDUCTION Do you need your product battery life to be better? Find wastage and improve customer impression and environmental credentials. 12-fold improvement for some products. Less power please 016 Frustrated with product problems PRODUCT TESTING SERVICES Product faults increase costs and chip away at customer satisfaction. If you find yourself replacing products, you could benefit from engineering assistance. Make it work 017 Want a profitable product? CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGN SERVICES Design for success from idea to market. Develop reliable profitable products with our custom programme. Feasibility through to supporting volume manufacturing. Take me further 018 Want a profitable product? PCB DESIGN Design for success from idea to market. Develop reliable profitable products with our custom programme. Feasibility through to supporting volume manufacturing. Take me further 019 Worried it might not work properly? DESIGN VERIFICATION TESTING Whether you’ve outsourced your design or have an in-house team, you need confidence before launching to avoid recalls and complaints. Verify my design 020 Parts getting harder to find? EXTEND PRODUCT LIFECYCLE Finding it difficult to reliably purchase components for products? Change them or use minor redesigns. Make my product last 021 Stuck on an issue? BORROW AN IGNYS ENGINEER Sometimes design teams can get stuck or need a resource boost. This service allows for a few days of external engineering input. Can I borrow an engineer please? 022 Need some technical direction? VIRTUAL CTO ROADMAPS You know you need to innovate, and that technology moves at a really fast pace. What is the right mix of technology for your future products? Tell me more Ignys Ltd Unit 3 Isaac Newton Centre Nottingham Science Park University Boulevard Nottingham NG7 2RH enquiries@ignys.co.uk 0115 772 2825 Get in Touch Copyright 2024 Ignys Ltd. All rights reserved. * Policies * Privacy Policy * Cookie Policy * Contact * Blog * Live it * Product Feasibility Studies * Embedded Software Development Services * PCB Layout and design services * Test Fixtures Conversations new message(s) Need a hand? 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