Researchers at Nexogen created a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine
to specialize in molecular diagnostics. PCR is a scientific process in
which researchers are able to replicate a specific DNA sequence. This
technique is used most commonly in diagnostics for hereditary and
infectious diseases, forensic research, and paternal testing. The
process involves the repeated heating and cooling of the DNA environment
to have a successful cloning reaction.
The PCR machine from
Nexogen required various process management devices including:
Stepper motors
Thermoelectric cooling devices
RTDs
High-intensity
LEDs
Galvanometer
Laser diodes
Fans
Peltiers
Heat sinks
Heaters
Safety
interlock sensor
Touch-screen monitor
Within a few weeks, the Nexogen system was
running with all required sensors. Product developers, from university
researchers and chemists to electrical and biomedical engineers, can use
Circaflex to deliver critical, high-speed control without the need for
costly and time-consuming custom FPGA programming. The Circaflex package
includes the use of pre-developed software executables required for the
real-time operating system (RTOS), FPGA, and HMI. These features give
developers efficiency gains to stay on schedule and reduce risk in their
projects with a customizable COTS device.
Customer Quote
With Circaflex, it took only 15 days for us to achieve a working system that included all our necessary, customized
I/O. Building a control board
with custom products would have taken five times as long and cost at least five times as much as what we created with Circaflex.
- Dalibor Hodko, CEO of Nexogen
Next Steps
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