The RoboRoos’ junior team was victorious once again in the FIRST Lego League competition, taking out top honours by winning the Champion’s Award at the SA regional tournament and then the Programming Award at the nationals held in Sydney. Winning the FLL Champion’s Award was a first for the RoboRoos and was as a result of two months of hard work, long hours and countless testings. “We are so proud of our achievements. We worked so hard and couldn’t have done it without our supporters, mentors … [Read more...]
Christmas Closure Notice
From all the staff at Don Alan Thank you for your support during 2013, And we look forward to working with you in 2014. We hope that your staff enjoy the holiday season, and wish your business a prosperous new year. DON ALAN PTY LTD WILL BE CLOSED FROM: 12 noon Friday 20th December 2013 AND RE-OPEN 9am Tuesday 7th January 2014 … [Read more...]
Extremely Compact LiFePO4 VMS Unit Less Than 6mm Thick
Don Alan today set a new benchmark in compactness for Lithium Iron Phosphate battery pack VMS systems. The unit is less than 6mm thick. It handles voltage monitoring and balancing of 14 cells (48V nominal) packs. This version has isolated serial and uses the Modbus protocol (RS485) for communication. Power and communication are completely isolated and the pack has zero power consumption when not actively in use which extends the storage life of batteries. The ultra thin PCB conducts the … [Read more...]
SA’s Own RoboRoos at Science Alive® – Fresh From the Competition “Duel Down Under”
Article contributed by the RoboRoos team. RoboRoos, a community based robot-building team of Adelaide students will be part of SCIENCE ALIVE® held at the Adelaide Showgrounds from the 9th to 11th August. They recently finished second in the competition “Duel Down Under” (DDU) in Sydney on the last weekend of June, completing a highly successful season of the 2013 FIRST® FRC® challenge Ultimate Ascent®. RoboRoos are the only South Australian team to have competed in the US based … [Read more...]
A Little Contribution for Children’s Smiles
The 2013 Underprivileged Children’s Movie Day, which is held by the Rotary Club of Adelaide West, will lift the curtain soon at local cinemas in Salisbury and Mitcham. To support this happy and meaningful annual event, Don Alan has sponsored 6 children to attend it. In past events, this day always put HUGE smiles on faces of children with disabilities, and those who are underprivileged and disadvantaged in many ways. These children are from local communities, and through no fault of their own, … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Get to Know Our New Operations Manager
Don Alan welcomed its new Operations Manager Robert Garaguso to the job this April. His background in Electronics / Mechanical Engineering is one of the key advantages which will help him fulfil his responsibilities in engineering management, while his over 20 years experience managing business and manufacturing operations for the Electronics industry will ensure his good performance in production management. Born and educated in Switzerland, Robert has been living in Australia since 2002. He … [Read more...]
‘Robo Roos’ Recovered Black Jaguar Motor Controllers
Article contributed by Nick of the Robo Roos team. The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an annual competition held in many regional events throughout the world. The Robo Roos, a local Adelaide team are the first and only South Australian team to enter, and will be competing in the Hawaiian event this year. The Robo Roos have been tasked to build a robot which will compete in this year’s challenge, ‘Ultimate Ascent’. In doing this they will develop skills in planning, construction, … [Read more...]
Our RSP Status Saves You Money
Easier access to R&D tax concessions and SA innovation grants will be a new benefit we can bring to you if you work with us from now on, as we are now a Research Service Provider (RSP) approved by Innovation Australia, taking effect from 24 January 2013. If you are a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME, annual turnover < $20b) who plans to conduct R&D in electrical and electronic engineering but do not want to spend money in investing in the specialist staff or infrastructure, … [Read more...]
Internet Connectivity for Home Appliances No Longer Optional
It has happened really suddenly. For the last three years we have been asking customers if they want these features and it was just seen as a step too radical. But in the last six months nearly every conversation with customers has included IP connection. Even on sub $100 units. With such explosive interest you have to wonder if it is a fad. But it just makes too much sense to be a fad. Using mobile smart phones, iPhones, wireless Android Internet tablets, or iPads as home automation user … [Read more...]
‘Robo Roos’ Hopping Into Engineering with Don Alan
The Robo Roos, a local Adelaide robotics team made of students, have designed and built a robot that recently competed at the 2012 national FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) event, held in Sydney. The Robo Roos are the first and only South Australian team to be involved in FRC, and are able to experience the ‘real’ world of engineering. Thanks to FIRST, the Robo Roos are inspiring the next generation of engineers. Now, they are looking at competing in their next challenge, thanks to generous … [Read more...]
