Embedded Software Services

Nuvation provides a full range of embedded software services from simple bare metal solutions to sophisticated distributed systems. We offer embedded software development as a standalone service, or integrated with our custom hardware and FPGA design services. 

Our software development methodologies have been perfected over 20 years and 1000+ electronic design projects. We are well-versed in modern software technologies, tool sets, and best practices such as agile methodology, continuous integration, comprehensive testing, and strict branching workflow. Our embedded software services include:

• Design documentation – specifying the work to be done before implementation, during which we engage in:
  • Prototyping as needed to test feasibility
  • Researching off-the-shelf tools and technologies to reduce project costs and accelerate schedules
• Design implementation – primary coding, code re-use, vendor code library integration, peer reviews
• Design validation – unit testing, system testing, integration

embedded Software Expertise

Embedded Devices

• Bare metal and embedded OS, e.g. Linux, Android, Free RTOS, MQX RTOS, QNX, OpenEmbedded
• Processor Families, e.g. ST Micro STM32, Texas Instruments MSP430, Atmel AT-SAM, NXP i.MX, Microchip PIC, Nordic nRF5x, Dialog DA146xx
• Custom bootloaders and board support packages – drivers and API

Communication Protocols

• Network protocols, e.g. Modbus TCP/RTU, UDP, TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTP, SDP, RTP, RTSP, RTCP
• Wireless protocols, e.g. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth wireless technology, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), SimpliciTI, ZigBee
• Communication buses, e.g. UART, SPI, I²C, CAN, MODBUS, PCIe, USB UVC

High Performance

• Real-time execution over multiple processors
• Multi-threaded / multi-processor systems
• Low-latency designs for video (including streaming with H.264) and other quick-response applications

High Reliability

• Distributed monitoring and control firmware for large-scale distributed systems
• Critical applications in the medical, defense, and aerospace industries

Low Power

• Battery-powered, e.g. wearable devices
• Energy harvesting
• Dynamic power scaling

System Integration

• Human Machine Interface (HMI)
  • LCD / AMOLED displays
  • Resistive / capacitive / touchscreen
  • Wireless remote
  • Buttons / keypads
• Sensor Integration with optional feature extraction
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Analog / Signal
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
• Bluetooth LE Profiles and Services (standard and / or custom)
• State Machines (FSM)
• Resource Management (e.g. power, peripherals, memory, DMA, etc.)
• Battery Management Systems (embedded)
• Clock and Power Management
• Firmware Update Service (Over-the-air / Over-the-wire)
• Non-volatile Persistent Storage solutions
  • Wear leveling
  • Standard or custom file system
• Operator interfaces (OI)
• User interfaces (UI): emWin, LittlevGL/LVGL, GTK

Mobile and Web (Full Stack) Services

• Native app development for iOS and Android
• Cross-platform app development using Cordova
• App deployment to App Store for iOS and Android
• Architecture and design of commercial and industrial systems
• Distributed computing for Internet of Things devices and wireless sensing applications
• Experience developing and using custom server architecture
• Development of REST web services and web servers with Java, Ruby, and Node.js
• Database development – small-scale as well as cloud-based
• Cloud computing solutions that are highly scalable, optimized for performance, reliable and secure
• 3^rd party API integration
• Testing with jUnit, Selenium, Appium, and Robot

Manufacturing Test

• Design of testing process
• Coding of test fixture software
• Coding of cooperating test software within Device Under Test (DUT)

Development Tools

GNU development tools (Make/GCC/GDB/G++), Code Composer Studio, MPLAB, Microsoft Visual Studio, Keil uVision, Eclipse, IAR Embedded Workbench, Atmel Studio, Code Warrior, LabVIEW, MATLAB/Simulink, BitBake (e.g. OpenEmbedded, Yocto), buildroot (e.g. OpenWrt, DD-WRT), Java SDK.

Technologies

Nuvation uses the technologies that are best suited to your needs. We have experience with Obejctive C/C++, Python, Swift, Node.js, JavaScript (Angular, DoJo), HTML5 and PHP, like Amazon Web Services, Hibernate, Spring, and more.