Bridging the Prototype-to-Production Gap
Every commercial hardware deployment is dictated by four fundamental engineering and business drivers:
- Time-to-Market: Shrinking the design cycle to capitalise on immediate market windows.
- Upfront Capital Overhead: Minimising heavy development costs before achieving commercial validation.
- Deployment Risk: Eliminating unverified system architectures and potential field failures.
- System Quality: Delivering industrial-grade electrical, structural, and aesthetic refinement.
Selecting the correct development methodology depends entirely on your target volume and operating environment:
- Option 1 • COTS Prototype (Volumes 1–2): Best suited for rapid internal proof-of-concepts or basic bench utility. Unsuitable for client-facing trials or scaled field use.
- Option 3 • MODULAR SPS Pi HATS (Volumes 5–50): The optimal route for fast, premium field deployment and high-fidelity client evaluations without hardware engineering risk.
- Option 2 • Custom Engineering (Volumes 100+): Only financially viable at high volumes where mass-production unit-cost savings outweigh the initial engineering overheads.
The COTS Prototype
Assembling modular, standard off-the-shelf development boards inside a generic enclosure. While fast and economical for initial proof-of-concept validation, it lacks long-term structural reliability, field deployment scalability, and comprehensive system optimisation.
Pre-Engineered Blocks
Leveraging our pre-designed, rigorously verified, and industry-tested functional blocks. This allows you to deploy a highly optimised, professional industrial solution to the field in a fraction of the time, entirely removing foundational hardware risks.
Fully Custom Engineering
Designing completely unique custom architectures targeted for high-volume mass production. This approach introduces heavy upfront engineering overheads (£10k's–100k's), long revision turnarounds, and substantial development risk.
Spark Pi HAT Roadmap
4-channel ADC HAT
High-resolution analogue measurement
Precision Ref HAT
4-channel calibration reference
4-channel Signal Generator
Waveform excitation and simulation
BLDC Driver HAT
Embedded motor-control platform
Precision Measurement
Ultra-low-noise PSU, Instrumentation amplifier, 8 channel ADC, Isolation ADC, HV Signal sensing, High Speed ADC
Signal Generation & Motor Control
High Speed DDS
Industrial Interfaces
Type 4 PoE, 4-20mA, CANbus, LoRa, I/O expansion, Relay
Deployment options
SPI buffer, DIN rail kit, rugged enclosure, 19" rack kit, mains AC to DC
Spark Pi HAT Roadmap
4-channel ADC HAT
High-resolution analogue measurement
Precision Ref HAT
4-channel calibration reference
4-channel Signal Generator
Waveform excitation and simulation
BLDC Driver HAT
Embedded motor-control platform
Precision Measurement
Ultra-low-noise PSU, Instrumentation amplifier, 8 channel ADC, Isolation ADC, HV Signal sensing, High Speed ADC
Signal Generation & Motor Control
High Speed DDS
Industrial Interfaces
Type 4 PoE, 4-20mA, CANbus, LoRa, I/O expansion, Relay
Deployment options
SPI buffer, DIN rail kit, rugged enclosure, 19" rack kit, mains AC to DC
SPS Product Roadmap
Developing the professional Raspberry Pi HAT ecosystem for industrial, analytical, and power applications.
Available Now
2 ProductsHigh-precision instrumentation data acquisition featuring integrated hardware signal conditioning.
Direct Digital Synthesis architecture providing agile, low-distortion precision waveform synthesis.
In Development
2 ProductsHeavy-duty hardware stage delivering 800W, 58V, 32A capabilities for industrial automation and robotics.
Ultra-stable on-board calibration matrix designed for high-accuracy reference standard testing.
Ecosystem Pipeline
21 PlannedLow-noise front-end module built for low-level sensor and bridge amplification inputs.
Dedicated processing modules optimised for high-frequency signal capture and agile transmission profiles.
Expanded dense sensor topology supporting higher point counts with basic inline signal paths.
4-Channel isolated inputs and high-voltage attenuators targeting dangerous, high-transient environments.
Native industrial receiver circuitry translating global process automation transmission lines.
Robust fieldbus interfaces featuring integrated physical layer transceivers and fault protections.
Electromechanically isolated output matrices alongside generalized digital signal expansion options.
Long-range wireless interfaces optimized for remote, battery-conscious field data broadcasting.
Highly filtered, decoupled regulation rail targeting precise analog measurement performance.
High-wattage Ethernet power capture options alongside integrated sub-assembly mains conversion.
High-frequency active signal conditioning module built for stable stacking topologies across multiple nested HATs.
Ruggedised protective shielding formats matched with structural plant environments and server racking layouts.
Calibration-specific references, layout connector extenders, and mechanical physical-layer adapters.
Targeted Applications
Our industrial-grade hardware ecosystem bridges the gap between commercial off-the-shelf development and custom deployments across demanding sector verticals.
Industrial Automation & Robotics
Deploying heavy-duty motor control systems, factory automation fieldbuses, and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) using stable CAN bus, RS485, and high-power BLDC drivers.
Instrumentation & Metrology
Powering high-accuracy laboratory instrumentation and data logging nodes with 24-bit delta-sigma ADCs, low-noise power regulation, and ultra-stable precision voltage references.
Remote Telemetry & IoT
Enabling environmental telemetry, asset tracking, and structural monitoring via rugged wireless protocols like LoRa, cellular transceivers, and power-conscious processing arrays.
Process Control & Utilities
Interfacing directly with standard plant equipment and physical telemetry arrays through isolated 4-20mA current loops, high-wattage PoE, and electromagnetic relays.
Ecosystem Case Studies
See how engineers deploy our specialised modular architectures to fast-track systems validation and hit tight commercial windows.
High-Precision Test Cell Calibration
Challenge: An aerospace instrumentation firm required an agile, multi-channel structural sensor logging array capable of processing low-level strain signals without adding high development costs.
Solution: Stacked the SPS 24-Bit Delta-Sigma ADC alongside our ultra-stable 4-Channel Precision Reference directly onto a localized industrial Pi node.
Result: Achieved field validation within three weeks at less than 5% of the capital expenditure required for a bespoke custom board layout.
Fleet AMR Motor Controller Integration
Challenge: A warehouse logistics startup needed to deploy a small fleet of 10 pilot Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) requiring robust high-power brushless motor acceleration stages.
Solution: Deployed our heavy-duty 800W, 58V BLDC Motor Driver paired with an integrated Industrial CAN Bus transceiver module for real-time edge kinematics.
Result: Bypassed standard 6-month custom PCB spin cycles, rolling out fully responsive, client-facing warehouse trials immediately.
Off-Grid Environmental Water Monitoring
Challenge: A water management agency required a series of remote telemetry assets to interface with legacy 4-20mA pipeline sensors and broadcast field metrics without grid infrastructure.
Solution: Engineered a low-power stacking topology using our native 4-20mA Current Loop Module alongside an **IoT LoRa Telemetry** array, filtered via an ultra-low-noise power supply rail.
Result: Reliable, continuous wide-area sensor arrays deployed over expansive terrain, transmitting remote analytics seamlessly.
Smart Factory Legacy Subsystem Controls
Challenge: A legacy manufacturing plant required non-invasive retrofitting of plant subsystem controls to trigger safety and alert lines over a central Ethernet topology.
Solution: Built localized hardware control points utilising the SPS PoE Type 4 power infrastructure layered with an Isolated Relay Matrix module for physical state manipulation.
Result: Completed a comprehensive factory-floor network integration using existing structural data lines, eliminating manual plant wiring overheads.