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Overview

Embedded Systems Engineering

Every connected device needs a foundation it can trust, and for most serious industrial and automotive projects, that foundation is Linux. We build custom embedded Linux systems — from kernel configuration and Yocto/Buildroot pipelines to board support packages and driver integration — tuned specifically for your hardware, not adapted from a generic reference design.

What sets our approach apart is the discipline we bring to long-term maintainability. German manufacturers don’t just want a device that boots; they want a platform they can support for ten, fifteen years, with clear documentation, reproducible builds, and a licensing trail that survives an audit.

Technical Approach

We work close to the hardware, building custom Board Support Packages for ARM, x86, and RISC V targets, and we use Yocto Project and Buildroot depending on your team’s build system needs and maintenance capacity. For control applications that cannot tolerate jitter, we apply the PREEMPT_RT patch set to bring deterministic, real time behavior to mainline Linux. Our engineers handle bootloader configuration, device tree development, driver integration, and kernel hardening, always with an eye toward a maintainable, upgradeable codebase rather than a build that nobody can touch again in two years.

A well built embedded Linux platform shortens time to market and cuts the total cost of ownership across a product’s whole life. Because most industrial and IoT hardware sold in Germany now falls under EU product security rules, a platform designed for easy patching from day one avoids expensive rework later. Germany’s manufacturing base, still Europe’s largest, depends on this kind of dependable embedded software more than most: the Mittelstand builds machinery that stays in service for a decade or longer, and the operating system underneath it has to keep up.

Under the EU Cyber Resilience Act, any hardware or software product with a network or data connection counts as a product with digital elements, and manufacturers must report actively exploited vulnerabilities within 24 hours once the reporting obligation takes effect on 11 September 2026. Full conformity, CE marking, and technical documentation requirements apply from 11 December 2027, and that documentation has to be kept for at least ten years after the product stops shipping. We build embedded Linux platforms with a software bill of materials, a patch management process, and long term support planning in place from the start, so meeting these obligations becomes a natural extension of how the platform already works rather than a scramble before an audit.

What we deliver

  • Custom Yocto and Buildroot images tailored to your SoC and peripherals
  • Bootloader (U-Boot), kernel, and BSP development and hardening
  • Real-time Linux (PREEMPT_RT) for latency-sensitive industrial control
  • Driver development for sensors, actuators, and custom interfaces
  • Long-term support planning and reproducible build pipelines
  • License compliance (GPL/LGPL) documentation for audit readiness

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