Establish a strong, reliable foundation for your embedded device with our firmware development services.
25 Years of Embedded Firmware Development Expertise
Embedded firmware is a special type of software that is programmed into a device’s hardware to control its basic functions. It is stored in permanent memory, which cannot be easily changed or erased. Traditionally, firmware wasn’t meant to be updated after it was installed. However, newer devices often store firmware in Flash memory, which is easier to modify and offers more space than older types of memory.
In simple terms, firmware is the software that runs on a device’s hardware and controls how it works. Working directly with the underlying hardware, we can develop firmware that interacts directly with the specific hardware in the product.
As a specialist embedded software company, we start by taking your requirements and returning a detailed scope and specification document together with an optional traceability matrix, to demonstrate that we can tackle not only the technical aspects of your project but also help you meet your business objectives, such as hitting product launch dates and keeping within your NPI development budgets.
During the embedded development stage, our embedded engineer services team work on developing firmware while continuously testing and refining it. This approach allows us to produce an embedded software product that is reliable, efficient, and easy to understand. Our embedded testing process is comprehensive and follows industry standards to ensure the quality of the final product.
If you want to fast track the launch of your next product without compromising quality or reliability, schedule a confidential discussion with one of our firmware development consultants.
We have a strong partnering philosophy and are proud to be supporting companies with firmware programming, including:
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We will work with you to agree all project requirements and goals, as well as establish KPIs to ensure we’re on the right track. Regular meetings will be scheduled to provide progress updates and keep you informed of all project developments.
We write our test plans first in order to fully scope out the work required. This helps to keep us on track at all times, and can help to achieve project success.
Our goal is to complete all work as efficiently and effectively as possible, with ongoing testing throughout the process. Upon request, we can provide you with a test report at each stage to keep you informed of the results.
We supply the code and test report our work for your review and approval. You can then reproduce the test report by following the same methods and implement your new embedded software with your product.
At the end of the embedded software development process, we have a fully functional software product that has undergone rigorous testing and meets all applicable standards. As a specialist embedded firmware company, we take pride in our commitment to traceability at each step of the embedded firmware development process, which allows us to comply with industry standards and ensure that you receive the highest quality products.
Firmware is present in a wide variety of computing equipment. For example, storage devices like USB drives and hard drives rely on firmware to operate with a computer. Similarly, mobile devices such as phones, laptops, and tablets use firmware to enable their hardware to interact with different software.
Firmware is stored in non-volatile memory, meaning it doesn’t lose its data when the power is turned off. This memory can be either read-only memory (ROM) or programmable types like EPROM, EEPROM, or flash memory. If a device’s firmware is stored in ROM, changing it requires physically replacing the memory chip. However, some ROM chips are not designed to be removed or replaced after the device is made.
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