Welcome to the Engineering Solutions Inc. (ESi) web site. We are an
electronic engineering firm that provides custom hardware and software for
embedded applications. ESi also manufactures the
Omniguard,
a digital manometer (negative pressure monitor) used in asbestos, lead and mold abatement, the
Accessor,
a programmable security device for access control, and the
Mistral Keypad Test System,
an improved version of our Stingray,
for testing membrane switch keypads.
We have been located in Tukwila, Washington, just south of Seattle, since 1988.
News Highlights
5/1/08
Mistral Keypad Test System V3.1.3 software available. view
2/7/07
New Mistral and Stingray Test Adapters available. view
1/6/06
New Mistral Keypad Test System released. Mistral is the
successor to our popular Stingray Keypad Test System. We've
significantly increased testing speed
and doubled the resistance measurement range.
The biggest improvement though is in how we handle LED testing. You can now
specify LED's just like the manufacturers do, with forward
voltage and reverse leakage current. view
10/26/05
Omniguard Communication V3.2.1 software released. view
2/4/05
Stingray V2.1.0 software is now available. This version includes
two major new features you've been asking for. First, we've added
support for switches that connect more than two pins when pressed
("multi-pole" switches). After each path for the switch has been
specified by a switch item, you can now group the items together and
they will be treated as a single switch when testing. We've also
added the ability to specify the forward voltage for each of the
LED's on your keypad. The voltage measured during testing must be
within the allowable range for the LED to be considered good. view
We've moved! Our new location is just across the street from our old offices. The new address is 6300 Southcenter
Blvd. Suite 209, Tukwila, WA 98188. We've
kept the same phone numbers. There will likely be some
interruptions in phone and email service as we get settled in. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. view
10/12/04
New Stingray V2.0.0 software is now available. We've added a number of features to make using
your Stingray Keypad Test System even easier. You can now select
and move multiple items and we've added a new,
extra small item size to make laying out your keypad files easier. A picture of the actual
product can now be used as a background. We've added a new
continuous electrical test for LED's to help detect intermittent
connections and included the ability to display additional
instructions to the operator when a part passes or fails. You
also now have the option of having the logs saved
automatically at the end of the job. view
10/7/04
Omniguard 4 Firmware V6.9 and Omniguard Communication
V3.2.0 available. These two updates combine to make it possible to
modify the configuration (Alarm Setpoints, Response Rate, etc.) of
an Omniguard 4 using your PC. You can now also start a new job from the PC. view
5/25/04
Omniguard Communication V3.1.0 available. view
ACE V2.0.4 for the Accessor available. view
New Stingray V1.9.3 software available. This is an important update. We recommend all
Stingray users download and install this as soon as possible. view
12/15/03
Introducing the new Omniguard 4. It's all that the Omniguard III was and more!
Still the same great ease of use, unsurpassed accuracy,
versatility and reliability you count on. We enlarged the
screen, added USB support and improved the printer paper feed.
Then we put it all in a case that lets you operate the unit with the
lid closed to keep water and dirt out. We've also added new
software features including four times the log storage space and the ability to monitor the Omniguard
remotely using an optional modem. view
2/13/03
New Stingray V1.9.1 software available. This time we've added displaying and logging
of the voltage across LED's. You can also now add comments to the job log when you fail
a keypad. view
12/11/02
Stingray V1.9.0 software available. We've improved the Stingray's ability to test keypads with
resistors and to detect shorts caused by switch presses. A new sequential
switch test mode speeds testing on large keypads and makes it easier test
keypads where more than one switch uses the same two pins. We've also added an
easy way to set the order LED's are illuminated during testing. view
2/26/02
Stingray V1.8.0 software available. You can now design
your own labels using a "what you see is what you get" editor
and print them while you test. To speed testing you can now
skip the illuminating of LED's after they've been electrically
tested. We've also added the ability to interface the Stingray
to automation equipment for production or life cycle testing.
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Receive e-mail notification of software updates. view
8/31/01
New Stingray V1.7.0 software available. With this release you can now specify a maximum
and minimum resistance or a nominal resistance and tolerance for switches and permanent connections.
Permanent connections are no longer limited to a maximum of 75k Ohms. We've also added
faster sequencing of LED's during testing. view
7/19/01
Accessor 2001 can now be used in stand alone mode; no need to
connect it to a computer...ever. view
7/16/01
ACE V2.0 with completely revised user interface and support for multiple boxes
available for download. view
