Development & Prototyping
Development & Prototyping
The team at Connected Development leverages decades of product development experience to make sure your project is designed correctly the first time. Our expert staff of engineers encompasses every skillset needed to develop and launch a product. New product designs at Connected Development always begin with a rapid prototyping phase tailored to place a right-sized functional device quickly into our customers’ hands. These prototypes are used to launch customer product evaluation, performance testing and tuning. We have the end goal of mass production in mind at the very beginning of design, meaning even our first prototypes are designed with size, cost, regulatory compliance and manufacturability in mind.
Development Capabilities
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Embedded Firmware
• ARM-based Microcontroller and Microprocessor Development
• Peripheral, Sensor and Serial Communications Drivers
• Real Time Design, including FreeRTOS and Zephyr Expertise
• Current Consumption Optimization
• Driver Development for RF and Wireless Protocols such as Cellular, LoRa, Wirepas, WiFi, BLE and GNSS
• Communication and Networking Protocol Development including TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, MQTT, Modbus and others
• Firmware Implementation of Cloud Communication Stacks including AWS and Azure Compatibility
• Firmware Security Analysis and Implementation including Secure Boot, Digital Signatures, Encrypted Communication and User Authentication
• End of Line Factory Test Firmware Development
• Machine Learning Firmware Development and Modeling
• Vision and Camera Systems Design
• Firmware Over-the-Air Design and Implementation -
Embedded Linux Systems
• Build Systems and Compilation Tools
• Linux Kernel Configuration and Customization
• Bootloader Design and Boot Time Optimization
• Device Driver and Hardware Interaction Design
• Real-Time Performance Optimization
• File System Selection and Configuration
• Power Management Optimization
• User Interface and Accessibility Design
• Networking and Communications Protocol Implementation
• Security Analysis and Implementation
• Peripherals and Interface Design
• Data Formatting and Processing
• Device Customization Design -
Electronics Development
• Hardware Architecture Development
• Digital and Analog Circuit Design
• Microcontroller & Microprocessor Implementations
• Cellular, Bluetooth, WiFi, LoRa, UWB and sub-GHz Radio Implementation
• Sensor and Peripherals Integration
• Low power design optimization
• Printed Circuit Board Layout
• Functional & Performance Verification
• Design for Manufacturing
• Industrialization -
Mechanical Development
• Mechanical Requirements Development
• Industrial Design and Concept Design
• Material Selection
• Photo-realistic Product Visualization
• UL / CSA / FDA Design and Requirements Analysis
• High Level and Detailed Mechanical design
• Solidworks Premium 3D CAD design
• Computation Fluid Dynamics with Electronic Cooling Analysis
• Finite Element Analysis – Static Linear and non-Linear Analysis
• Thermal Fatigue Analysis
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
• Prototyping of Mechanical Parts using Rapid Prototyping methods (3D Printing, SLA, SLS, FDM, etc.)
• Mechanical Design Verification and Testing
• Part/Assembly Drawings and Assembly Instructions
• Injection Molded Plastics, Sheet Metal, Die Casting, and others
• Chassis, Enclosure, and Panel design
• Custom Cable and Connector Design -
RF Design
• RF Analysis
• Electronics and Mechanics Designed for RF Performance
• Antenna Design
• Antenna Tuning
• Antenna Pattern Measurements
• Conducted and Radiated RF Performance Testing
• TRP and TIS testing
• EMC Design, Testing and Troubleshooting