Jason Traud

I’m a senior design engineer with extensive experience in robotics, medical devices, and scientific instrumentation. My expertise ranges from digital and analog circuit design, layout (Altium, OrCAD, PADs, Eagle), firmware development (STM32, PIC), FPGA development (Spartan, Zynq), software development (C#, Python), mechanical design (Solidworks, OnShape, Fusion 360), and fabrication (2.5D CNC machining and 3D printing).

I graduated from North Carolina State University with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. I have since been designing electronics, developing firmware and software, and contributing to mechanical designs for a variety of projects related to robotics, instruments, and medical devices. This website is my attempt to give back to the community that has so graciously helped me get started in this field doing what I love. Everything posted here is in the spirit of open source, so feel free to use anything found here in your own projects.

Hardware Contributions

Firmware Contributions

  • Pending…

Software Contributions

  • Hash Checker – Basic hash calculator for firmware verification
  • Python USB WP-Raman Examples – Basic functionality demonstrations for Wasatch Photonic’s Raman Spectrometers
  • OEM Bluetooth Example – Basic Bluetooth example for control of WP Raman spectrometers. Solution built in UWP.
  • OEM Serial Example – Basic serial example for control of WP Raman spectrometers. Solution built in WPF.
  • Cobra LabView – LabVIEW based control software for Wasatch Photonic’s Cobra OCT spectrometers

Mechanical Contributions

Passive Components

ASIC Packages

Inductors and Diodes

Test Points

Sensors

Connectors

Public Speaking

  • IEEE RAS: UGV System Design
  • RoboResearch 2015: Homegrown Robots

Article Categories

  • Pending…

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