About us

Calvitia Limited is a small, friendly company based in South Wales, UK. We have over 25 years’ experience providing technology solutions for the TV, entertainment and consumer electronics industries. We specialise in end-to-end designs, from circuit boards to firmware to user interfaces to integration with other systems. We thrive on challenging or unusual problems.

If you have a project or design that you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch for a friendly chat to see if we are the right match for your requirements.

Capabilities

Circuit board design

  • Altium or KiCAD. Other CAD systems considered on request
  • Choice of appropriate components to suit application and enclosure
  • Prototyping, testing and refinement of design
  • Multi-board design
  • Embedded CPUs, Ethernet and other high-speed interfaces

Software, FPGA and firmware

  • Numerous languages, including C, C++, Python, PHP, Verilog, VHDL
  • Numerous frameworks, both for embedded targets and higher-level applications
  • Linux development including kernel device drivers, back-end software and user-interface software
  • Database schema design and implementation

Automation and control

  • Customised motion control to suit unlimited axes and movement profiles
  • Experience with large and small motor systems
  • Experience with design of EtherCAT hardware, including stepper motor drivers
  • Integration with other automation systems, e.g. from PRG and STS
  • PLC programming
  • Safety system integration

System integration

  • Specification of system components
  • Network design for operation, redundancy, remote support and data interfacing
  • Custom software to interface with third-party systems and services
  • Power system design and specification for temporary and permanent installations
  • Design of industrial control cabinets and panels

PCB assembly and testing

  • In-house Pick and Place machine for prototyping and short production runs
  • 64 CL feeders, 32 push feeders, vibration feeder and JEDEC tray support
  • 6 zone conveyor belt reflow oven
  • Hand assembly as required
  • Test jig design and implementation including automated testing and programming