Our Services

We are your engineering services partner
Our Services John K Davis February 6, 2020
What We Do
Rapid Automation Design is a leading provider of hardware engineering, FPGA design, software development, and PCB layout services.

Rapid Automation’s highly skilled design teams have years of proven experience in a variety of areas including digital signal processing, system on a chip (SoC) design, PCIe, USB interfaces, high speed memory controllers, Ethernet, and high speed serial transceivers.

Consulting Services

When customers require the highest standards in reliability, performance, parallel processing, and digital signal processing, Rapid Automation is there to provide the expert knowledge needed to get the job done right.

Let our team provide the FPGA design services that your company needs.

FPGA Design

Our FPGA design team works with a diverse group of industries such as aircraft electronics, video processing, TV & radio broadcast, fiber-optics, electromagnetic receivers, optical spectrometers, motor controllers, scientific instrumentation, and many more.

These industries have provided us with exposure to a wide variety of applications.

AMD / Xilinx Experience
The Rapid Automation Design team has experience with the latest Xilinx products including Ultrascale, Ultrascale+ MPSoC, Zynq-7000 SoC, 7-Series, and legacy devices. These FPGAs have been used by our design team for a wide variety of applications such as PCIe (hard and soft cores), USB, Ethernet, MicroBlaze processors, high-speed SERDES, and video interfaces such as 7-LVDS, mini-LVDS, DisplayPort, and HDMI.
18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
With 18 years of proven design experience in hardware design, software engineering, and FPGA design, we have the tools to make your project a success.
Why trust us?
We are experts in FPGA Design Services

Our FPGA engineers are proficient in digital signal processing, System on a Chip (SoC), high speed communications, processor interfaces, data acquisition, and more. We have the skill set to make your project a success.

Dozens of customers have come to Rapid Automation and received the service and attention that they need. We want to earn your business and add you to our list of satisfied customers!

Design Experience
  • Video Interfaces (DisplayPort, 7-LVDS, mini-LVDS)
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Modulation / Demodulation
  • High Speed SERDES (Xilinx GTP, GTZ, GTH, GTY)
  • USB 2.0, USB 3.0
  • DDR Memory Controllers (LPDDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4)
  • RF Tuner interfaces
  • High Speed Data Acquisition
  • Complex algorithm development
Zynq System on a chip (SoC) Experience
  • Board Support Packages (BSP)
  • Device Tree Development
  • Embedded Linux
  • Custom IP Design & Drivers
Xilinx High Speed transceivers at rates up to 12.5Gbps
  • 1 Gigabit Ethernet
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • XAUI
  • HDMI
  • PCIe Gen 1/2/3
  • OC-48 / OC-192
Evaluation Boards / SOMs
  • ZC706
  • Zed
  • MicroZed
  • PicoZed
  • AC701
  • Zybo
  • Ultra96
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Hardware Engineering Services
Have a product that needs to get to market quickly?

Rapid Automation’s hardware team has architected and implemented a diverse portfolio of products for our customers.

With vast experience in processor and FPGA design, signal processing, RF, power supply, and high speed SERDES, our hardware design team can provide the solution you need.

Our hardware team can realize your concept into a functioning prototype quickly and effectively. We have a proven track record in fast turn hardware, and our engineers have the experience to get it right the first time.

Our Recent Projects
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Lightning
Sensor
  • Remote FPGA & SW update
  • Advanced Signal Processing
  • Extensible Daughtercard functionality
  • Very Long Range Detection
  • High Speed Data
  • Acquisition
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DVI ASI to USB
Converter

Converts an MPEG Transport Stream from a DVB ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface to USB 2.0. The compact USB powered board accepts 188, 204 bytes/packet up to data rates of 216 Mbps. Supports both Windows and Linux platforms with supplied drivers.

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Airborne
Server Unit
  • In-flight entertainment
  • Information/Media
  • Wi-Fi Internet Access
  • Movies
  • High Speed Response
  • Ruggedized components
  • Low power/weight
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Your
Project
Here

Getting started is easy.  Simply tell us about your project, and let us know how we can help.

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Software Development
We provide a full range of embedded software design services.

With over 25 years of experience in software design for both commercial and military applications, as well as a strong background in electrical engineering, our team provides a unique skill set that sets us apart from many companies.

The team’s embedded software design expertise covers a wide range of processors and operating systems, including cutting edge solutions such as the Xilinx Zynq SoC running embedded Linux. Our conscientious and diligent engineers are highly skilled, extremely responsive, and can provide robust, high quality results with minimum direction. Our software design services will produce the solution that your product demands.

Operating systems
  • Embedded Linux
  • WindRiver VxWorks RTOS
  • MQX RTOS
  • DSP BIOS
Language
  • C/C++
  • Assembly
Development tools
  • Freescale CodeWarrior
  • AMD/Xilinx Vitis
Microprocessors
  • ARM
  • 68x
  • RabbitCore
  • x86
  • Microchip PIC
  • Freescale Coldfire
Technologies
  • Television & Radio Broadcast Equipment
  • Instrumentation
  • Precision Sensor Measurement
  • High Speed Data Acquisition
  • Communication Links
  • Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)
  • Industrial Automation
  • System Control
  • Wireless
  • GPS
  • Bluetooth
  • Digital Audio / Video
Not sure where to start?
Here are a few Frequently Asked Questions.
The Rapid Automation Design team has experience with the latest Xilinx products including Ultrascale, Ultrascale+ MPSoC, Zynq-7000 SoC, 7-Series, and legacy devices. These FPGAs have been used by our design team for a wide variety of applications such as PCIe (hard and soft cores), USB, Ethernet, MicroBlaze processors, high-speed SERDES, and video interfaces such as 7-LVDS, mini-LVDS, DisplayPort, and HDMI.

The Rapid Automation design team has experience with the latest Xilinx products including Ultrascale, Ultrascale+, Artix-7, Virtex-7, and Kintex-7. These devices have been used for a wide variety of purposes such as PCIe (both hard and soft cores), USB interfaces, MicroBlaze processors, high-speed SERDES, and video interfaces such as HDMI.

When it comes to FPGA tools and design flows, we know there are lots of options to choose from. So we make it our business to be as flexible and knowledgeable as possible. Our FPGA engineers are proven industry experts and proficient using numerous design environments.

Contact us now, and get started today.