Functional Prototyping Series: Steps in Creating a Functional Prototype

Publish Date: Feb 27, 2010 | 14 Ratings | 4.50 out of 5 |  PDF

Overview

Why create a functional prototype? Nearly 50 percent of designs are late or never reach market and nearly 30 percent fail after release, according to “Embedded Software Development: Issues and Challenges” (July 2003). Clearly, the product design process is fraught with pitfalls.

The Functional Prototyping Series discusses the challenges associated with the design process from concept to deployment and how innovative tools such as graphical system design and reconfigurable I/O can help you get your product to market successfully and save you time and money in the process.

1. Build Smarter: Functional Prototyping

1. Transitioning from Paper Design to Software

  • The Importance of Choosing a Paper Design
  • Choosing a Software Architecture

2. Prototyping a User Interface

  • Create a Mockup to Clarify Design
  • Add Simulated Functionality

3. Virtual Prototyping

  • Combine Mechanical Simulation with Control Design
  • Increase Visibility Through the Design Process

4. Adding I/O

  • Analog versus Digital Sensors
  • Leveraging Reconfigurable I/O to Prototype

5. Algorithm Engineering

  • Combining Theory and Real World I/O
  • The Power of a Common Programming Platform

6. Instrumenting and Testing

  • Methods for All Stages of the Design Process
  • Advanced Testing: HIL and Test Automation

7. Deployment

  • Transitioning from Prototype to Production Design
  • The RIO Family for Deployment

 

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