Multikator Kft

Introducing Multikator HW/SW R/D

Multikator is a small hardware/software R/D company, which specializes in non-trivial projects, the execution of which require new ideas, experimenting, research, to meet extreme specifications. The company has a long track record, among them many first-class references, some of which are beyond the scope of this short introductory note. It develops both OEM and end-user products for customers in Hungary, the USA, Germany and other countries, mainly non-PC based, industry-quality, hardware/software components / devices, focusing on instrumentation, data communication, automation. On many occasions, Multikator has been successfully engaged to solve a problem after bigger contractors failed. The company is willing to work as part of a larger team on a module of a large project, or solve a project in its entirety too.

The company works with a pool of approximately 15 on-demand specialists with different areas of expertise. It spends much of its income on up-to-date tools for development. The managing director, Andras Schwarz personally performs the main engineering tasks (finding the best technical solutions, breaking down the task into smaller sub-tasks for engineers with special fields of expertise, system integration, testing, commissioning.

Select success stories of Multikator GmbH

Communication between the gas station fuel pump nozzle and the accounting system.
Customer signature authorization system for Bank branch cashier's desks, which fits into a very limited space.
Railway force measurement for air brakes with data communication (Bombardier, Hungarian Railways).
Injection-molding shop: production data collection and communication (extreme operating conditions).
Large bridge construction: date collection and control of the hydraulic system for positioning large parts (Danube bridge near Dunaujváros).
Special-purpose trucks: strain-gauge data collection in a wide temperature range and extreme operating conditions.
Audi TT production line: control system for fluid dosage, based on values prescribed individually for each car.
Interactive water fountain: fast data collection and transmission.
Baroque pipe-organ of the Cathedral in Eger, Hungary: full computer control.
Aral: pay card chip with custom operating system.
Design of HF applications for a HF chip producer, such as a 433 -868 MHz Keelog Transmitters.
SureTorque: special measuring instruments for fill-up tasks.

Technical Expertise of Multikator

Real-time, multichannel data collection for special applications

from multiple measuring devices and other sources, even when packet based data transfer fails
high speed, real-time, multichannel (such as Church Organ)
rugged, industrial environment (such as Rollprüfstand)
sensor technologies with data communication: pressure, temperature, etc.
calibration (currently working on simulation device for calibrating lidar at high speeds)

Hardware design for special applications, difficult environments:

fitting into a predefined, small physical space
rugged environment: such as power supply from car battery, in a fast-moving platform
real-time collection of large amount of data including data bursts, requiring fast reaction

On-site data processing

pre-processing of collected data, including control

Control on-site

of analogue, digital devices in combination with real-time measurement
over special radio channel (when bluetooth, usb, ethernet fails)

Data communication

using special protocols when standard protocols (usb, ethernet) fail or are not efficient
encryption technologies (developed cash-on-card pay system for Aral)

Example application areas

automotive
bank
petrol stations

Development tools

Programming languages: LabWindows (c++, c#), HighTech C, MicroChip C, e.t.c.
Development tools; 18ch logic analyzer, storage oscilloscope, micro controller specific development boards,
e.t.c.