The Story

Anidea was approached by our client who had originally started his company based on a Palm-OS design. The design was clunky and tough to manufacture. Anidea created a propriety hardware design and leveraged other commercially available components such as GPS and wireless communications modules to create a highly integrated system which was manufacturing friendly. 

Client

Polaris Golf, Inc.

Project

PDA/GPS-based golfing assistance device

Problem

The existing product was based on a repackaged Palm OS device which was becoming obsolete.

Solution

• Anidea redesigned the device and upgraded it to a full-color, integrated GPS with both charging and power systems.
• Redesigned the plastic enclosure.
• Researched various LCD technologies suitable for outdoor readability with touch screen capability.
• Implemented a custom ARM 9 System on a Chip (SoC) platform powerful enough for custom animation and graphics.
• Designed the product for simplified assembly to reduce costs and increase reliability.
• Upgraded system to support telemetry via a RF modem.
• Leveraged the Linux OS with Microwindows for system functions

Benefit

Client was able to upgrade his product and create the most advanced PDA/GPS golfing assistance / yardage system on the market

Key Technologies

• ARM9 with SDRAM, NOR and NAND Memories
• TFT-LCD Touch Screen
• Wireless 900MHz RF Modem
• GPS
• Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery

Other Features

• Sharp ARM9 System on a Chip
• Advanced TFT Transflective and Transmissive LCD technologies with touch screen capability.
• Li-Ion batteries and battery chargers as well as protection circuitry.
• Utilized off the shelf technologies from Maxstream and Trimble
• Linux OS for ARM 9