HW-SW Co-Design
From interfacing with legacy systems to cutting edge
Our team excels in software-hardware co-design, where we seamlessly integrate hardware and software components to create efficient and effective systems with the help of our open-source Hardware Construction Library Gatery. We have extensive experience in designing, developing, and implementing custom digital systems that require expertise in both hardware and software.
Interfacing with Legacy Systems
We also have expertise in interfacing our custom digital systems with legacy systems, protocols, and custom hardware. This includes:
- Developing drivers and interfaces for custom hardware components
- Implementing communication protocols and interface standards such as UART, SPI, I2C, AXI, USB, HDMI, and more
- Integrating our systems with existing infrastructure and equipment
- Reverse-engineering and emulating legacy protocols to enable seamless integration
Technical Capabilities
- FPGA design and implementation: We can develop custom FPGA images that can be loaded from flash memory, enabling independent booting of the system. Our expertise in FPGA development also includes auto-loading of executables from SD cards and independence from external power supplies.
- Embedded software development: We have expertise in developing code for embedded systems, including those running on custom RISC-V processors implemented on FPGAs.
- Compact power supply solutions: We can design and implement power supply solutions that meet the needs of compact systems with limited physical space and power constraints.
- Video processing and playback: We have experience with video processing and playback, including HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) support, transcription, and closed captions.
- Legacy system integration: Our team has successfully integrated custom digital systems to interface with original Game Boy hardware, demonstrating our ability to work with unique and challenging legacy systems.
Benefits of Our Co-design Expertise
- Improved system performance: By designing hardware and software components together, we can optimize system performance and efficiency.
- Increased flexibility: Co-design allows us to adapt to changing requirements and make modifications more easily.
- Reduced development time: By working on both hardware and software simultaneously, we can reduce the overall development time.
Expertise
Our team has extensive experience in:
- FPGA design and implementation
- Digital system design
- Embedded software development for RISC-V processors
- Compact power supply solutions
- PCB design for compact systems
- Video processing and playback
- Legacy system integration
What We Can Do For You
Whether you need a custom digital system designed and implemented, or simply want to improve the performance of an existing system, our software-hardware co-design expertise can help:
- Designing custom control systems, e. g. CNC machines or robotics, that require customized hardware and software interfaces
- Developing intelligent sensors and actuators for predictive maintenance and real-time monitoring of industrial processes
- Creating complex system components, such as advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for vehicles or custom data acquisition systems
- Designing diagnostic equipment that requires high-performance processing and precise control
- Creating portable, highly performant, secure and resilient computing systems devices
Contact us to learn more about how we can assist you with your next project!
Our expertise in cutting-edge technologies such as FPGA design, embedded software development, and video processing for customers with superior technical and regulatory requirement enables us to tackle complex projects with confidence.
