Embedded electronics systems design and development
Embedded electronics are small electronic devices or systems that form part of a larger system, device or machine. They are standalone, intelligent systems, dedicated to running specific sets of tasks or applications.
Today, the vast majority of products and devices use embedded electronics as they enable smarter, more user-friendly experiences.
Our skilled and experienced team of embedded electronics engineers have the skills and expertise to design and develop your embedded electronics, handling both hardware and software development.
From the moment you get in touch, we’ll work closely alongside you to develop a comprehensive understanding of your requirements. This allows us to design and develop all aspects of your embedded systems and recommend the best technologies for the best outcomes.
We specialise in a broad range of embedded electronics services, including:
Firmware development
System architecture
IoT solutions
Communications protocols
Machine learning/AI
Firmware development
At Blue Lighting Solutions, we design, develop, and deliver embedded firmware for a range of devices, including low-power wireless devices, EV charging controllers, heating and lighting controllers, remote IoT logging devices, smart energy metering and more.
With an in-depth knowledge of digital circuit design, hardware clock signals, timing diagrams, and other hardware technologies, we can develop firmware for devices from low-level drivers to full software architecture.
- The latest development tools
We use the very latest development tools, including Keil MDK, Segger Embedded Studio and Eclipse CDT, among others.
- Processor architectures
We can work with a wide range of processor architectures, including ARM Cortex-M, PIC, AVR, SAM, and MSP430.
- Bare metal solutions
- RTOS-based systems using FreeRTOS
System architecture
To ensure your requirements are met, it’s critical that we get your system architecture right from the start. So our skilled and experienced team listen carefully to your requirements, before designing and implementing the most effective architecture for your embedded system.
This could be as simple as designing a solution to meet a power budget, or working the requirements of a specific technology or design to meet form factor requirements. We provide architectures that integrate other system requirements, including sensors, analogue and digital inputs and outputs, and more.
- Designing and implementing system architectures for embedded systems
- Developing architectures for a range of different systems such as power-constrained and cost-constrained systems
- Providing architectures that integrate other system requirements such as:
- Sensors
- Analogue inputs
- Digital inputs
- Analogue outputs
- Digital outputs
- Power management
- Battery charging
- Software-defined power supplies
- We provide solutions for systems that are mains-connected or battery-powered.
IoT solutions
IoT solutions help to build networks of IoT devices, reducing complexity, ensuring efficiency, and driving innovation across a wide range of industries.
Our skilled and experienced IoT device designers, software developers, and product manufacturers design and develop IoT solutions, enhance the functionality of existing devices, and implement secure solutions.
- Connecting existing devices to the internet for enhanced functionality
- Developing new dedicated IoT devices
- Connecting to cloud-based services, such as Azure and AWS
- Developing gateway and concentrator units to provide internet access to IoT nodes
- Developing solutions that utilise:
- Wi-Fi
- Zigbee
- BLE/Bluetooth
- Ethernet TCP/IP
- Cellular (3G/4G/LTE)
- Security-conscious implementations to reduce the risk of attack or exploitation, including:
- No default passwords used
- Latest firmware encryption techniques
- Firmware image validation
- Device tamper protection
Communications protocols
Communications protocols are sets of rules that enable two or more communication systems to exchange data via a physical medium. Within embedded systems, the components need to communicate with each other in order to provide the required output.
We can develop embedded systems interfacing with all common automation protocols, design systems that utilise on-board protocols, and more.
- Developing embedded systems that can interface to all common industrial automation protocols, including:
- Modbus (RTU, ASCII, TCP/IP)
- HART
- Profibus
- EtherCat
- CIP
- Ethernet/IP
- Designing systems that use on-board protocols, such as:
- I2C
- SPI/QSPI
- I2S
- UART
- PDM/PWM
- Develop systems that use wired connections such as USB for both data transfer and charging
- Create wireless connections from integrated system-on-chip and separate modules, such as:
- BLE/Bluetooth
- Zigbee
- Thread
- Wi-Fi
- Cellular (2G/3G/4G/5G)
- NFC
Machine learning/AI
Through machine learning and AI, electronic systems can learn autonomously from existing data and use this knowledge to independently make assessments, predictions, and decisions.
Embedded devices for machine-learning applications can fulfil many tasks in a range of industries. Our skilled and experienced team develop embedded machine-learning and AI devices for a wide range of applications, develop edge processing systems, and implement machine learning on resource-limited embedded systems.
- Developing embedded machine-learning/AI devices for numerous applications, such as:
- Condition-based monitoring
- Predictive fault detection
- Digital twin
- Performance tracking
- Developing edge processing systems using technology such as AWS IoT Greengrass
- Implementing machine learning/AI on resource-limited embedded systems
- Using machine learning/AI to reduce required bandwidth when uploading data to the cloud
- Using machine learning/AI to reduce required data storage space
To find out more about our embedded electronics services, please get in touch. We’re ready and waiting to help.
