
Automation & Test
Drawbridge’s approach to test ensures the development of modular, configurable, scalable and maintainable test systems that serve customers over time. In addition to test services, Drawbridge can design appropriate data acquisition systems to meet every customer requirements. We can also work with you to address your test instrument needs.
Past Drawbridge projects include applications that leverage the power of tools like FPGA, NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows-CVI, NI TestStand, C/C++ and C#. To provide the best and most up-to-date expertise available, Drawbridge Engineers attain and maintain certifications, and the Drawbridge staff includes National Instruments Certified LabVIEW Developers. Also, Drawbridge is home to one of the world’s few LabVIEW Champions.
Recent Projects
Acoustics Test System
Customer Challenge: Upgrade the existing hardware and software to decrease overall test time and improve usability of the User Interface.
Drawbridge Solution: Develop an automated software solution using the Flexshell TM framework that automatically scales to provide a single-layer User Interface that allows the operator to configure and execute tests for various facilities and test configurations. Furthermore, the software can carry out measurements in parallel to optimize the use of the facility.
Additional Projects |
Dev. Platform | Industry | Project Type | Project Summary |
Rotary Kiln Monitor | CompactRIO, LabVIEW-RT | Mining | Turnkey, DAQ | Expand SummaryProvided a system that incorporates an algorithm to monitor the shell of a rotary kiln for surface shape in order to prevent premature wear of the bearings. |
Automated Acoustics Tests | LabVIEW, Sound & Vibration Toolkit | Housing | Automation, DAQ | Expand SummaryRedesign and improve current test facilities by providing turnkey solutions (hardware, software & installation services). Develop an autonomous test system that verifies the effectiveness of sound barriers between multiple rooms. At one facility, the project involves robotics to carry out measurements at any location using a single microphone within 8 rooms. |
House Efficiency Monitor | LabVIEW | Housing | Automation, DAQ | Expand SummaryImplemented a data-acquisition system to fully monitor environmental conditions, inside & outside houses, such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, power consumption, water flow, and natural gas consumption. An array of instruments was used for the data acquisition. |
Utility Pole Flexural Strength | LabVIEW, Vision Toolkit | Power | Test Software | Expand SummaryDeveloped an application to measure the force required to break a utility pole and measure the bend angle before breakage. |
Automated Assembly | C# | Optics | Automation | Expand SummaryDeveloped a C# application to control micromotors within an automated optical assembly system. |
Qualification Test Software | LabVIEW | Aerospace | Automation | Expand SummaryDeveloped the fully automated system for qualification testing of direct to satellite modem with local network distribution. The modem provides WiFi service within commercial airlines. |
Packet Microwave Verification | LabVIEW | Wireless | Product Verification | Expand SummaryProvided a single software solution that allows testing various products as well as to mix and match products to verify backward compatibility and interoperability. |
Memory Device Verification | LabVIEW | Fabless Semiconductor | Test Software | Expand SummaryDeveloped software application to control and test memory devices for design verification. The software provides flexibility by allowing to exchange instruments shared between the hardware designers. |
Controller Test System | LabVIEW & TestStand | Agriculture | Production Test | Expand SummaryWorked on software automation solution to test high voltage control panels. The software allowed configuration for the entire family of products as well as customized variants of the base products. |
Hydraulic Valve Test Station | M Series DAQ, LabVIEW | Automotive | End-Of-Line Test | Expand SummaryCreated an application to control end-of-assembly-line test that acquires data from pressure transducers, flow meters, digital IO, and communication with a PLC. |
Ruggedized SBC | LabWindows-CVI & TestStand | Avionics | Production Test | Expand SummaryProvided turnkey solutions from test fixtures for functional and environmental stress screening tests, to automated production test software to verify functionality of single-board computers. |
Semiconductor Design | LabVIEW | Semiconductor | Automation, DAQ | Expand SummaryDeveloped LabVIEW software to verify the design of wireless semiconductor products. |
Optical Amplifiers | LabVIEW | Photonics | Test Software | Expand SummaryDeveloped software applications for Engineering design verification and production testing of optical (photonics) amplifiers. |
GPS Design Tools | LabVIEW | Semiconductor | Design Verification & Test Software | Expand SummaryDeveloped Engineering design test tools and production test software for GPS / Galileo LNA products. |
WiFi Test Station | LabVIEW | Wireless Communications | Production Test | Expand SummaryImplemented automated software to program, configure and verify individual wireless assemblies. Created an application to control end-of-assembly-line test that runs the wireless system through a simulated environment using an array of antennas to verify the full functionality of the system and how it adapts to the simulated environment. |
Satellite Modem | LabVIEW | Semiconductors | Design Verification & Production Testing | Expand SummaryCreated automated software solutions for the Engineering design tests and pre-screening test of semicondutor devices. Implemented automated software that acquired measurement data from various instruments, such as spectrum analysers, for production tests of satellite modems. |
Single Board Computers | Tornado VxWorks, C++ | Avionics | Operating Systems, Hardware Drivers | Expand SummaryCreate drivers and self-test functions for Board Support Package of embedded software that is part of single board computer products destined for commercial and military airplanes. |
SBC Test Functions | VxWorks, Solaris, Gnu-C | Avionics | Production Test | Expand SummaryCreate functions that offer additional utility during production tests. |

Featured Case Study
Drawbridge created a flexible software solution using LabVIEW which offered test selection, planning, and execution of tests that can be configured and expanded by the end user for any number of test scenarios. The architecture framework evolved to become FlexShell TM which is being used in several new projects. FlexShell TM considerably reduces the time to implement the GUI for the overall software solution and allows to scale to any size project.
Featured Drawbridge Expert
Name:Alex
Technical Strengths:C, C++, LabVIEW, Perl, JAVA, SQL, Oracle, Javascript, BASH, PHP, HTML, XML, Linux, VHDL, Robotics, Hardware Design.
Past ExperienceAutomated software development, Sound & Vibration Analysis, Web applications, Data Acquisition Systems, Database, Network Administration.
Drawbridge Employee Since:2016
What I love about my job:The opportunity to work with new and innovative technologies, alongside some of the best in the industry ensures that work is exciting each and every day.
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