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Project Highlight: Boardmaker Activity Pad™

Boardmaker Activity Pad™AP InsideSmartPocket™Custom Plastic Molds

This project was developed and fabricated by Ability Research, Inc. 
(by John R. Severson and team):

  • Concept and System Architecture
  • US Patent Granted
  • Developed Custom Resistive Touch Screen
  • Developed Custom SmartCard-like removable media 
    – integrated chips at Die/Wafer level
  • Developed 7 part injection molded enclosure
  • Rabbit™ based controller
  • High efficiency compressed digital audio system and class D amplification
  • Very high efficency power supply and battery management
  • LCD interface and control
  • Infrared remote
  • Developed all working software in C language 
    – using cooperative multitasking design
  • Developed menu management subsystem and support software with multiple language (10) support
  • Class B FCC/CE rated without shielded enclosure