Priva is a global leader in developing and providing sustainable technologies for indoor environments. With over 60 years of experience, Priva is committed to making a positive impact on the world by creating a more sustainable future.
Their solutions are designed to help customers achieve their sustainability goals, reduce energy consumption, and improve the productivity and well-being of people and plants.
The indoor farming industry is expected to expand at a rate of 10.9% annually between 2021 and 2028, increasing from $36.4B to $75.3B.
A common challenge in the field is creating electronic devices that are expected to perform flawlessly for years in the harshest of conditions.
We designed circuit and PCB for the electrical equipment and hardware that would control the atmospheric conditions, CO2 level, moisture content, light exposure etc.
Later on, Priva placed an additional requirement to write the program for running the circuits. As a result, our engineers began working directly with Priva's in-house engineers in the Netherlands and became a part of Priva's R&D lab.
However, the hiring process was challenging as Nick required the engineer to learn a new tool called DipTrace within 16 hours as part of a customized task to ensure VE's standards.
(Head of Innovation)
Our engineer, Devender was not only able to master the tool but also ran a task on it. Impressed with the results, Nick Ray onboarded Devendra for circuit and PCB design.
Devender single-handedly designed and coded for over 50 circuits and PCBs and some of them have been presented here. These PCBs control indoor climate monitoring and controls, devices for flow controls for soil-less farming, energy conservation and automation.
Opted for solid ground plane especially in multi-layer PCBs.
Routed high-speed signals on inner layers.
Increased the ground area as much as possible within the PCB.
Kept sensitive traces short and straight and used proper decoupling
Connected every part to a ground plane or point.
Added shielding around sensitive components or traces.
(Embedded System Architect)
