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The intelligenceinside the hardware
We design embedded systems around the right microcontroller for the jobthen write the firmware that reads sensors and drives actuatorsand connects every device to the people and systems that rely on it
What we engineer
Embedded Systemsin practice
What RoboFab engineers in Embedded Systems
- 01
Platform selection
The right controller for performance power and cost across ESP32 STM32 Arduino and Raspberry Pi
- 02
Firmware development
Structured firmware in C and C++ and MicroPython with dependable real time behavior
- 03
Sensor and actuator control
Sensors read accurately and motors relays and displays driven with precise timing
- 04
Connectivity
WiFi and Bluetooth and LoRa and MQTT links that connect devices to apps and cloud platforms
- 05
Low power design
Sleep strategies and power budgets for battery powered and remote devices
- 06
Edge computing
Linux single board computers that process vision and data right where it is captured
Typical architecture
How the systemfits together
A common shape for this kind of systemEvery project gets its own architecture
Typical Embedded Systems architecture
Typical applications
- Data loggers
- Motor controllers
- Wireless sensor nodes
- Wearable devices
- Smart home controllers
- Test fixtures
Technologies
- ESP32
- STM32
- Arduino
- Raspberry Pi
- C and C++
- MicroPython
- FreeRTOS
- MQTT
- LoRa
- BLE
- I2C
- SPI
- UART
- CAN bus
You receive
- Firmware source code
- Hardware block diagram
- Pin maps and wiring documentation
- Test procedure
Reference visuals illustrate the field and are not RoboFab project records
Engineering studies
How we wouldapproach it
Concept studies that show our methodThey are illustrations and not delivered client projects
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