THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ELECTRONIC PROTOTYPE
An electronic prototype is the product of the electronic development process and is an essential part of the design, development, as well as certification procedure.
In electronics prototyping, we take a concept that exists only on paper and substantiate it into a physical form that functions as the envisioned product should.
How an electronic product will respond to user input is difficult to evaluate without experiencing it first-hand.
As a tool in the development process used to validate the electronic design, a prototype is crucial for understanding the complex interaction between user and device.
WHAT IT TAKES TO CREATE A PERFECT SAMPLE
During the development stage, several working electronic prototypes may be produced, usually by hand, and are tested by our engineers.
The electronic prototypes are then sent to our client for further testing in the field to gather feedback and to identify bugs that will later be corrected.
Once an electronic prototype has undergone sufficient testing and validation, a pre-production prototype is then marked as the “sample”.
This is then used as the benchmark or standard to which mass-produced units will be compared. This golden sample is also used for certification purposes and sent to a third-party testing facility for CE, UL, FCC, or ROHS markings.