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Embedded Engineering Services

Build Smarter, Reliable Embedded Systems from Concept to Deployment

At Ascenten Technologies, we work with companies that need embedded systems to run exactly as intended, not just compile without errors. We provide Embedded Software Development services for products where firmware bugs are not an option, from industrial controllers to connected consumer devices.

From RTOS Development and Device Drivers to Bootloader Development, BSP Development, and Firmware Testing, we provide end-to-end embedded engineering support across industrial automation, medical devices, automotive electronics, consumer products, and IoT applications. Every layer is built around your actual hardware, not a generic template.

Embedded Engineering - Ascenten Technologies

Our structured engineering process helps catch problems before they become expensive, reduce revision cycles, and get firmware to a state your team can deploy with confidence.

Complete Embedded Engineering Solutions

Every embedded product runs on its own combination of hardware, protocols, and constraints. Our engineers work through each layer of that stack, from low-level drivers to application firmware, so the final product behaves reliably once it leaves our hands.

Our Engineering Expertise

Every engagement is backed by deep technical knowledge, proven methodologies, and a commitment to delivering robust and reliable products.

Embedded Software Development

Our Embedded Software Development services cover the full firmware lifecycle, from architecture and coding to optimization and long-term maintenance. We write firmware that is tested against real hardware constraints, not just simulated conditions.

Every firmware build is structured for maintainability, so future feature additions do not turn into a rewrite.

Our capabilities include:

  • Microcontroller-based firmware development
  • Real-time embedded application design
  • Communication protocol integration (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB)
  • Memory and resource optimization
  • Embedded C and C++ development
  • Code review and static analysis
  • Legacy firmware support and migration

RTOS Development

Many embedded products need predictable timing and reliable task scheduling. Our RTOS Development work covers the configuration, integration, and tuning of real-time operating systems for products where missed deadlines are not acceptable.

We size and configure the RTOS around your actual workload, not a default template that gets patched later.

Our RTOS engineering covers:

  • RTOS selection and porting (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX)
  • Task scheduling and priority design
  • Inter-task communication and synchronization
  • Memory management and stack sizing
  • Interrupt handling architecture
  • Real-time performance tuning

Device Drivers

Hardware is only as good as the software talking to it. Our Device Drivers development gives your peripherals clean, stable interfaces so the rest of your application can rely on them without surprises.

Each driver is built and validated against the actual silicon and datasheet, so behavior in the field matches what was tested on the bench.

Our driver development includes:

  • Sensor and actuator drivers
  • Communication interface drivers
  • Display and touch drivers
  • Storage and memory drivers
  • Power management drivers
  • Custom peripheral driver development

Bootloader Development

A reliable boot process protects your product long after it leaves the factory. Our Bootloader Development work focuses on safe, recoverable firmware updates that will not brick a device in the field.

A bootloader that fails halfway through an update is a support call waiting to happen. We design ours to recover, not fail silently.

Our bootloader services include:

  • Custom bootloader design and development
  • Secure firmware update mechanisms
  • Over-the-air (OTA) update support
  • Fail-safe and rollback mechanisms
  • Bootloader security and validation
  • Multi-stage boot architecture

BSP Development

Bringing a new board to life takes more than flashing code onto it. Our BSP Development work builds the board support package that connects your hardware to your operating system and application layer cleanly.

A well-built BSP saves weeks of debugging later, since every layer above it can trust that the hardware foundation is solid.

Our BSP development covers:

  • Board bring-up and initialization
  • Peripheral configuration and integration
  • Kernel and driver porting
  • Toolchain and build system setup
  • Custom Linux and RTOS BSP development
  • Hardware abstraction layer (HAL) development

Embedded Engineering for Every Industry

Our embedded engineering experience spans a wide range of industries, each with its own reliability expectations and compliance requirements.

Each industry comes with its own constraints around safety, certification, and uptime. We design firmware with those requirements in mind from the first line of code.

Industries we serve:

  • Industrial automation and control systems
  • Medical devices and healthcare electronics
  • Automotive electronics
  • Consumer electronics
  • IoT and connected device platforms
  • Energy and smart metering systems
  • Fire and safety equipment
  • Telecommunications and networking

Firmware Testing

Firmware that has not been properly tested is firmware that fails in the field, usually at the worst possible time. Our Firmware Testing process is built to catch issues before they reach production hardware.

We test against real operating conditions, including edge cases that only show up after weeks of continuous run time, not just a quick functional check.

Our testing approach includes:

  • Unit and integration testing
  • Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
  • Stress and reliability testing
  • Regression testing
  • Power consumption validation
  • Field testing and failure analysis

Technology Stack & Platform Expertise

Our engineers work across leading embedded platforms, RTOS environments, and cloud ecosystems to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Embedded Platforms

  • STM32
  • NXP
  • Renesas
  • Texas Instruments (TI)
  • Nordic
  • ESP32

RTOS

  • FreeRTOS
  • Zephyr
  • ThreadX

Embedded Linux

  • Yocto
  • Buildroot
  • Linux BSP

Cloud

  • AWS IoT
  • Azure IoT
  • MQTT
  • Kafka

AI / ML

  • TensorFlow Lite
  • PyTorch
  • TinyML

Protocols, Standards & Frameworks Expertise

We implement industry-standard communication protocols, security frameworks, and compliance requirements across every embedded product we build.

Communication

  • MQTT
  • CoAP
  • CAN
  • CAN FD
  • Modbus
  • BACnet
  • DLMS/COSEM
  • BLE
  • LoRaWAN

Security

  • Secure Boot
  • PKI
  • TLS
  • Firmware Signing

Compliance

  • IEC
  • UL
  • ISO

Why Choose Ascenten for Embedded Engineering?

Firmware is the part of a product customers never see directly, but it is the part that determines whether the product actually works. Ascenten combines deep embedded engineering expertise with practical hardware knowledge to deliver firmware that holds up outside the lab.

01
Multiple Architectures

Experienced embedded engineering team across multiple architectures.

02
Core Expertise

Hands-on RTOS, driver, and bootloader expertise.

03
Custom BSP Development

Custom BSP development for new and existing hardware.

04
Rigorous Testing

Rigorous firmware testing before every release.

05
Cross-Team Collaboration

Close collaboration with hardware and PCB teams.

06
Faster Debugging

Faster debugging through real hardware validation.

07
Scalable Support

Scalable support from prototype to production firmware.

08
Clear Communication

Dedicated engineering team with clear project communication.

If you're building firmware from scratch or taking on an existing system that needs improvement, our engineers are intimately involved with your team to create embedded systems that hit your performance, financial and reliability targets.

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Reference Architectures & Use Cases

Practical engineering blueprints built from real project experience — showing how we connect sensors, MCUs, connectivity, and cloud into production-ready systems.

Smart Meter Architecture

Sensors
MCU
DLMS / COSEM
Cloud
Dashboard

Medical IoT Architecture

Medical Sensors
MCU
Connectivity
Cloud
Dashboard

Fire Alarm IoT Platform

Smoke/Heat Sensors
MCU
Connectivity
Cloud
Monitoring Dashboard

EV BMS Architecture

Battery Cells
BMS MCU
CAN Communication
Cloud
Dashboard

Industrial Gateway Architecture

Industrial Sensors
MCU
Ethernet/LoRa/Wi-Fi
Cloud
Dashboard

Success Story

  • Project: Implemented DLMS stack and metering objects in an existing code while replacing a bulky communications standard albeit retaining its functionalities and security features.
  • Challenge: Ascenten was engaged in emergency by a customer to deliver quickly as the sales deadlines were very close.
  • Achievement: Ascenten successfully delivered working and tested code for an ultra low power microcontroller which included porting the DLMS objects for smart meter reading and GSM for wireless communication.
  • Engagement: Onsite & Offsite, 24 weeks.
DLMS metering stack implementation
  • Project: Firmware development and testing for a heavy duty industrial product.
  • Processor: AT91SAM7S512 (ARM7 based).
  • Features: Implementation of several communication protocols – Ethernet, HART and proprietary back panel bus drivers.
  • Tools: Eclipse editor, free Yagarto tool chain, GNU tool chain.
  • Collaboration: Onsite discussions and collaboration at customer's premises before project commencement. Ascenten accompanied the customer taking them interactively through documenting requirements, filling documentation gaps, and closing queries.
  • Effort: Offsite, 52 weeks.
Industrial product firmware development
  • Project: Algorithm design for a domestic utility meter.
  • Challenges: To minimize computations for ultra low power performance and at the same time to optimize measurement resolution for high accuracy. Use of integer arithmetic only.
  • Innovation: Ascenten designed several ingenious innovations and techniques for target power and accuracy.
  • Features: AGC, analysis of 30 different types of field situations and error conditions, and smart functionality.
Domestic utility meter algorithm design
  • Challenge: To evaluate the best compatible and lowest power RTOS for a specific low power microcontroller among OS-III from Micrium, embOS from Segger & SCIOPTA from Scepter.
  • Methodology: Implemented various industry standard benchmarking algorithms for each evaluation parameter using ANSI C. Performed thorough analysis of hardware power and timing performance, various latencies, scalability, cost, and support.
  • Software Tools: IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM 6.10 for standard C code, embOS and OS-III, IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM 6.20 for Sciopta.
  • Engagement & Benefit: Offsite, 12 Weeks. The customer benefits by the optimal RTOS choice that shall be used for years to come as a software base of various product families.
RTOS benchmarking and evaluation

Partner with Ascenten for Embedded Engineering

From early architecture decisions to production firmware, Ascenten Technologies delivers embedded engineering that products can actually depend on.

Whether you need Embedded Software Development, RTOS Development, custom Device Drivers, Bootloader Development, BSP Development, or thorough Firmware Testing, our team is ready to help you build smarter and faster. Let's build your next product together.

Contact Us

We would really like to hear from you and answer any questions. Please email us at info1@ascenten.net
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