Embedded Systems Specialties
- Turn-key product development
- Rapid prototyping / proof of concept
- Firmware / Device Drivers
- Board Support Packages (BSPs)
- Embedded GUI development
- Operating Systems / Kernel development
- Protocol Stack development and porting / integration
- Programmable logic (CPLDs and FPGAs)
- "Soup to nuts" project management
- Technical documentation / user manual authoring
CPUs and Microcontrollers
- ARM7 & ARM9, Thumb, StrongARM
- TI: MSP430 family
- TI: C5000 DSPs (C54x and C55x)
- MIPS family processors
- Motorola and IBM PowerPC processors
- Motorola: ColdFire, 68k and HCxx microcontrollers
- Atmel AVR microcontrollers
- PIC microcontrollers
Real-Time Operating Systems
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Nucleus, uC/OS-II, FreeRTOS, Thread-X, VRTX, VxWorks, pSOS, QNX, ENEA OSE, DSP/BIOS, CMX, embedded Linux variants, many others including custom/in-house kernels
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POSIX API experience
Languages
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C / C++
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Assembly languages (see our processors
page for more information)
- Java
Target Platforms
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Custom embedded boards
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VMEbus & CompactPCI SBC's
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PCI & PMC cards
Test Equipment
- JTAG, BDM and in-circuit emulators
- Logic analyzers and oscilloscopes
- Protocol and bus analyzers
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Protocols / Standards
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Data Link: HDLC, SDLC, LLC, LAP/B/D
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Broadband: ATM, Frame Relay, SONET/SDH
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Digital Signalling: ISDN, SS7
- LAN: TCP/IP, Ethernet, Token Ring, SNMP, CMIP
- Networking: OSPF, MPLS, IPSec, VPNs
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WAN: T1/E1, DS3, X.25
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Cellular / PCS / CDMA / TDMA:
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IS-95, CDMA2000, IS-136, IS-54, RCR-27
- Wireless: Zigbee, Bluetooth, WiFi / 802.11 standards, custom
- Others: USB, IrDA, CAN, GPS, RS485
Industries
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Telecommunications:
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Cellular handsets and infrastructure
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Switching, Trunking, IN
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Datacomm:
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Consumer Electronics
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Control Systems
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Industrial Automation & Heavy Machinery
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Radar and Air Traffic Control
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Bio-Medical
Development Environments
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UNIX: Sun OS / Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux
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PC: Windows variants
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CASE Tools
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Cross-Compilers and assemblers
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Configuration Management and Version Control Tools (Clearcase, CVS, Subversion, Perforce)
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Debuggers (source & assembly level)
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Most major IDE's, including Eclipse
Methodologies
- Agile Software Development / Extreme Programming
- Structured Analysis & Design
- Object-Oriented Analysis Design
Projects
Visit our projects
page to see some of our projects |
