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Expertise and services

  • Circuit development and simulation as well as layout creation
  • Device construction for industrial and automotive electronics, measurement and diagnostic systems, communication technology and automation
  • Development of monitoring devices for automotive electrical systems, in particular arc fault protection
  • Development of diagnostic systems for photovoltaic systems
  • Production of special polymer and elastomer optical fibres
  • Development of electronic controls for the sanitary sector
  • Supervision of student laboratory internships, theses and doctorates
  • Investigation of the properties of optical fibres and light guide arrangements by means of simulation

Development examples

A washbasin with running water, illuminated by integrated LED lights. Hands are visible in the picture.
Control electronics for sanitary technology for contactless switching on and off as well as cold and hot water control (Photo: Obst, TA)
A laptop next to an electronic circuit board, connected by several cables, on a work table with electronic devices in the background.
Test set-up with the ALTIUM system
An unfolded laptop connected with orange cables that have large grey connectors at both ends.
World's first cable sample with optical sheath monitoring and arc detection
A green electronic circuit board with various components, including connections and chips.
Interface module with TriCore 1796 for Ethernet, USB, SSC
Multi-coloured light fibres that shine in red, blue, green and transparent, arranged on a dark background.
Samples of manufactured fibres and optical waveguides: optical-electrical combination conductor (stranded copper wire and 3 optical layers) Fluorescent fibres red, blue, green (as silicone fibres and as fibres made of PC or PMMA core with silicone cladding) Silicone fibres, diameter 0.5 to 3.6 mm
An electronic device labelled "AGENT-C Solar" on a white label. The device consists of several components, including red plastic housing and white cables with connectors.
Measuring module of the stringselective diagnostic system for photovoltaic systems, 8 channels and bus system

Laboratory equipment

  • Electronic and optical device technology, for example: Spectrum Analyzer HM5510 Hameg, Logic Analyzer 16801A Agilent Technologies, Mixed signal Oscilloscope MSO6034A Agilent Technologies, Diagnostic system for automotive bus systems from GÖPEL electronic GmbH Jena, Measuring boxes from National Instruments, Network analyser, High voltage tester, Monochromator Omni-150 Grating and Universal Arc Lamp LSN 150, Microscopy technology
  • ALTIUM simulation and design system, LabVIEW programming system, FPGA design tools
  • Emulators and evaluation systems for controllers and processors from several manufacturers
  • PCB etching device and exposure unit
  • Extruder system HAAKE PolyLab OS with RheoDrive 4 and Rheomex 19/25 OS (funded by the Foundation for Technology, Innovation and Research Thuringia STIFT, 2006)
  • Wire and fibre winding device
  • Universal test bench for high-performance capacitors and battery storage systems, 14V/42V vehicle electrical system battery cold start tester
  • Cold-heat test chamber

Other laboratories