• Custom electronics design & product development/prototyping service: 
  This covers the design, prototyping and development of all kinds of electronic hardware. We design according to the requirements of the customer. Normally we require the specifications for a design job from the customer. In case the customer is not from the electronics field, then we can convert the requirements of the customer supplied in "plain English" to functional and electrical specifications and then proceed towards completing the design.

• Embedded systems design (hardware and firmware/software): 
  An embedded system is the one that "embeds" a microprocessor (commonly called as "processor") or a microcontroller (MCU) into the electronics design. Usually most everyday products that we use like refrigerators, automobiles, washing machines, microwave ovens and even your TV uses embedded microcontrollers in them. The best thing about embedded systems is that most of its functions are software controlled and can be changed easily without much work lost in re-designing the hardware. Although embedded systems design are a common part of any electronic systems & used in most of our designs, its worth mentioning it as a separate service since some customers might be specifically looking for this service.

• PCB (printed circuit board) design & prototyping (single & multilayer): 
  The printed circuit board, commonly referred to as the "PCB", also called Printed Wiring Boards (PWB), is an inherent part of every electronic hardware. This is a board (usually green colored) which supports and interconnects all the parts together. Every custom electronics hardware that we design includes PCB layout designing, prototyping & assembly by default. We can also offer PCB layout designing (PCB designing for short) & prototyping as a standalone service in order to convert any existing schematic diagrams that you might have already designed into fully assembled prototypes.

• Complete electronic product design from concept to completion: 
  This involves the development of a full fledged, complete "ready to market" product and consists of enclosure design (either based on readily available enclosures, or custom designed mold preparation), hardware design (schematic & PCB design), user interface design (front panel/control panels), firmware/software design, product approvals (CE mark, FCC, UL etc). We are good at converting mere English descriptions into complete products by interacting with clients till their we understand what they have in mind.

• Re-engineering services to lower manufacturing costs or to correct flaws of existing designs: 
  This is self-explanatory.

• Custom software development (for PC platform): 
  We have a great deal of expertise and understanding of software development for the PC platform. Many times, it is required that the custom designed electronics should be able to connect to a PC for controlling or data uploading/downloading purposes (eg. a data acquisition system). We fully support and supplement our hardware designs with PC side software development. We have experience in developing applications in Windows and Linux (C/C++ only) platforms using common programming languages (Visual Basic, SQL, ASP. NET)

Being an Indian design firm & due to low operating costs in India, our international customers (USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Singapore etc) can expect cost reductions of several folds compared to their local design firms. Typically, USA customers can expect cost savings of 1/3rd to 1/10th depending on the design project. Our main focus is on working with international customers who are looking to outsource their design, development & prototyping jobs.

Tronics Zone is popular for making the designs low cost (for manufacturing), with low parts count & carefully chosen low cost parts, at the same time providing highest possible quality and support. We firmly believe in "keeping things simple" hence naturally the costs are low. The best reasons why you should choose us are low design costs, fast turn around time & top notch quality.

Not at all! Most of our customers are from USA, UK, Canada, Australia and other countries who wish to outsource the design job in order to minimize their overall costs. Many of them were initially concerned about the distance, but once they gave us the design order and had a chance to inspect the designed product, they were more than pleased with our work and we have received repeat orders from them. We can assure you that distance will not be a problem because Internet has brought us more closer than ever. Moreover, we will be submitting timely updates of the work we have done with photos, videos of our work if necessary. We have designed more than 150 successful products till date and counting!

We design electronics projects both big and small, be it for big industries or for small businesses. We have the man power and management to handle bothBIG and small projects with equal ease.

1. Specifying your design requirements: The client must provide us with details regarding the design requirements (technically known as "design specifications" or "specs"). The specifications must include as much details regarding the design requirements as possible. Some clients may require a confidential non-disclosure agreement to be signed to enable them to disclose the details of the design. We welcome such agreements, given that, they are fair and acceptable. It would be ideal if the client can provide as much details about the design needed as possible. We understand not all clients have a sound knowledge about the technical details involving the design. In such cases, we can convert their requirements in plain English into technical specifications. We sometimes, also suggest improvements/amendments to the design by which it can be made even better or by which the manufacturing/design costs can be decreased even further. 
    
2. Providing a price quote for the design: After studying the design specifications we will analyze the amount of work involved, number of engineers to engage on the design, resources needed, estimated completion time etc. Then we will get back to you with a price quote for the design. After the client accepts the price quote and places the order for the design, we will begin the actual design process.
    
3. Design process flow: Following is the brief work flow of our design process. Click on the image to enlarge it.

4. Standard deliverables: By default, we include the following as standard deliverables with every design job.
1. Schematic diagram with part values
2. PCB layout files in Gerber format. Drill information files in Excellon format.
3. Source code in C or assembly language (well commented) and binary (hex) files for the microcontroller (if used).
4. Source code and executables of PC software developed as part of design (if any)
5. Complete technical documentation of the project
6. One fully working prototype assembled on the PCB, ready for demonstration
    
   These deliverables will be more than sufficient for you to begin mass production of the design by a third party manufacturer or through us.
    
5. Final changes/modifications to the design (optional): After the prototype is examined by the client, on rare occasions, they may find it necessary to make a few changes or additions to the device before entering production. If the changes are small and does not involve any hardware changes & if they can be achieved through a simple firmware upgrade, then it will be done without any extra costs. For more elaborate changes that requires the hardware/PCB etc to be re-designed or if it takes a long time to implement the changes to the firmware, it will be charged appropriately. Normally, most of the deigns that we do satisfy the specifications or exceed it, so most of the times, this step will not be necessary. 
    
6. Meeting FCC/CE/UL and other regulatory requirements (optional): The client must understand that in order to market an electronic device within a country, it will need to satisfy some regulatory requirements within that country. For example, the FCC part 15/part 68 requirements in USA or CE mark in European countries etc. It may be problematic or even illegal to market these products in some countries if they are not certified by the regulatory body. Understandably, meeting these regulatory requirements involves extra efforts & sometimes requires a few design iterations, and hence, can cost significantly more. Some regulatory requirements are easy to achieve and some requires more efforts. The customer is expected to specify the regulatory requirements that the designed product has to meet (if any) in their design requirements/specifications. It would generally cost more to design a product meeting regulatory requirements rather than just to design it for proof of concept (or demonstration purposes), since it involves elaborate testing and verifications from third party test labs to ensure that the design indeed meets the regulatory requirements. Most regulatory requirements are not required if the product is not intended to be sold or marketed (like for use within an organization/industry etc). These are just a few guidelines and for obtaining exact information or more details, the clients must contact the regulating bodies within their countries.
    
7. Small quantity test production (optional): We can also support our customers with small quantity test productions (50 to 100 nos. at a time) which will enable them to test out their products in the market. We can help in the mass production by managing the entire production process with manufacturing companies with whom we have good understanding/tie-ups. 
    
8. Large volume electronic manufacturing service: We also supplement our design services by offering large volume manufacturing service of the designed product where we manage assembly, testing & packaging with strict quality control procedures. This enables our customers to have a one-stop solution starting from product concept to mass production