The Fidus software/firmware team members are experts at developing embedded software solutions. The Fidus team can provide complete turnkey software solutions for embedded designs or assist in getting hardware up and running, port existing software to new hardware platforms, or augment existing design teams.
Fidus has experience in:
- 8-bit/16-bit microcontrollers including 8051, PIC, MSP430 and CPU12
- 32-bit microprocessors including ARM™, PowerPC, CPU32, x86 and IA-32/64
- Boot-loaders and board support packages
- Device drivers for common hardware peripherals
- Development and integration of networking protocols stacks and applications
- Implementation of functional test GUIs in LabVIEW, MATLAB and MS Visual Studio
- Embedded operating systems including Linux, eCOS, VxWorks, OSE, FreeRTOS, RTX
- Tool chains from GNU, Metrowerks, KEIL, IAR, Microchip and others
- Windows, Linux and Solaris host environments
Project Spotlights
Networked Device with LCD Display
Fidus delivered a complete turnkey software solution for a Marine AIS transponder device. Designed around an ARM9™ System-on-a-Chip, the software effort included a custom boot-loader, the complete board support package as well as all embedded application software. The final feature set incorporated a full TCP/IP networking stack, a web management interface, an LCD display, a USB slave interface, in-system upgrades and a fully standards-compliant AIS application that supported position reporting, interrogation as well as GPS and NMEA data forwarding.
Bluetooth® Accessory for Smartphones
Fidus developed the embedded firmware for a “Made for iPhone/iPod” accessory that included a Bluetooth wireless interface and an 8051 microcontroller. The firmware implemented all iPhone/iPod authentication requirements as well as the higher level accessory software that interacted directly with applications running on the iPhone/iPod.
Software Migration from x86 to ARM™ Based Platform
Fidus ported an existing embedded software application from a legacy 8086-based test and measurement platform to a next-generation hardware design that utilized an ARM7™ microcontroller. The team needed to bring up the new hardware platform, create all of the required board support as well as port the higher level application software from the existing code base. This process included translating a series of x86 assembler files into ANSI standard C and the entire project was successfully completed in less than two months.
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