DWG LL-004 · Marine and harsh environment
Built for salt, heat and vibration.
Designed in from the first schematic, then proven on the bench. Not bolted on after a field failure.
Section 01 · Design for the environment
What kills boards in the field.
SALT + MOISTURE
- Condensation and corrosion
- Sealing, connectors, conformal coat
VIBRATION + SHOCK
- Part choice and mounting
- Vibration characterization on the bench
HEAT
- Thermal design for sealed boxes
- Heat runs under real load
POWER
- 12 / 24 / 48 V systems
- Reverse polarity, load dump, transients
Section 02 · Field reliability
Made to be fixed from the dock.
- Diagnostics and fault logging
- Field-updatable firmware
- PC tools so a technician can check a unit
- CAN and NMEA 2000 networks
PHOTO
Board under vibration or heat test
[CONFIRM: photo from Steve]
FIXED-PRICE MENU
Marine-hardening review
- Already have a design? We review it for the environment it's going into.
- Written findings, ranked by risk
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Tell us where it lives and what powers it.