Hardware and firmware as one
An embedded system is only good when hardware and firmware fit together. We design both under one roof, so pin assignments, interfaces and timing are right from day one. That means no integration problems afterwards and no finger-pointing between disciplines.
We design hardware and firmware as one system, from the start.
Reading sensors, conditioning and processing signals. From accelerometers to temperature, from analog to digital.
Control modules for machines and installations, built to run reliably in harsh environments.
Connected devices with BLE, Wi-Fi or LTE. Collect data, process it locally and send it securely. Our sensor-link building blocks for 4G, security and remote updates give you the foundation from the start.
Precision measurement instruments with high accuracy. From prototype to production.
Driving motors, actuators and relays. From simple PWM to closed-loop control.
Systems with a display or touchscreen as part of the embedded design.
Hardware and firmware co-design
Together we define what the system needs to do. We bring hardware and firmware requirements into a single document: which sensors, which interfaces, how much memory, which power supply, which environmental conditions.
We choose the microcontroller, sensors and other components based on the requirements of the whole system, hardware and firmware together. That way you don't find out later that a chip is short on I/O, memory or processing power.
Before the schematic is drawn, we fix the pin assignment and bus architecture, with the hardware engineer and the firmware engineer at the same table. That removes the most common reason for a PCB respin.
While the PCB is being laid out, firmware development starts on a devkit or previous revision. By the time the first prototypes arrive, the firmware is ready to flash.
We test hardware and firmware together. The question is whether the system does what it needs to do, which goes further than whether the chip works. That includes edge cases, timing and EMC behavior.
You get a working system: PCB design, firmware source code, documentation and production files. Everything you need to carry on by yourself.
Want to read out and update your device remotely? Take a look at sensor-link.
Already have hardware and only need firmware? Take a look at our firmware service.
Already have firmware expertise in-house and only need hardware design?
An existing system that is due for an upgrade?
Jitter B.V. has been developing complete embedded systems for more than ten years, from PCB design to firmware and everything in between. Our engineers do both the hardware and the firmware, so we prevent problems at the boundary between the two instead of fixing them afterwards. Take the DoseRx1, a pharmaceutical 3D printer for which we developed the electronics, firmware and GUI as one system. We use that experience on your project.
