Firmware Engineering

Stringent, Optimised and Safe Embedded Code by AaensaTech

At AaensaTech, firmware is the amorphous drive behind all smart, touch-linked devices. Our Firmware Services will provide effective, reliable, serviceable and secure embedded software, the interface between the hardware, electronics and system-level logic to bring your product to life. Whether you are creating IoT gadgets, industrialised regulators, shopper electronics, or medical apparatus, we create firmware that achieves maximum performance, dependability, and durability

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Why AaensaTech?

Extensive EDS Knowledge

● We have expertise in developing firmware for microcontrollers based on RTOSs, bare-metal, embedded Linux or real-time embedded.
● Our embedded team also has experience in sensors, connectivity, power management, real-time systems, IoT stacks and hardware abstraction - providing firmware that is realistically matched to hardware capabilities.

Power, Resource Optimisation and Performance

We write firmware that is:
● Power-efficient (battery-saving, low-power modes)
● Memory-efficient (small footprint, stack/heap utilisation)
● Resource aware (sleep cycles, sensor polling, interrupt-driven design)
● Quick and predictable, essential to real-time, safety or latency-critical systems.

Secure & Updateable by Design

Security, maintainability, and upgradability are not optional, but they are built. We implement:
● Chains of secure booting and trusted booting.
● Strong firmware encryption, storage, and keys.
● OTA / FOTA upgrade infrastructure.
● Extensive error recovery and error management.
● Architectures that are easy to comply with (medical, industrial, IoT)

Intimately connected to Hardware, Cloud and IoT

Our firmware is not an isolated thing; it is developed with full consciousness of connectivity, embedded electronics, cloud backend, IoT protocol, sensor data flows, and device behaviour. This end-to-end integration makes sure that there is a smooth device-to-cloud communication, remote management, telemetry, and user-based functionality.

Full lifecycle and long-term Support

First prototype to production firmware to post-launch updates, we offer a constant service. Bug-fixes, feature enhancements, hardware differences, performance optimisation, security patches and version control, we remain with you throughout the product life.

How We Build Robust Firmware

1

Requirement & Hardware Analysis

  • Hardware architecture, components, peripherals, power, connectivity, and real-time constraints review
  • Specify firmware software, performance, power budget, memory footprint, and communication protocols
2

Firmware Design and System Architecture

Choose between OS and bare-metal, architecture design, module breakdown, driver structure, communication stack structure, update strategy and bootloader.

3

Development & Board Bring-Up

BSP setup/board bring-up, driver development, middleware, bootloader, system setup, peripheral control, power management

4

Implementation, Integration & Connectivity

Communication stack implementation, sensor driver implementation, cloud/IoT connectivity, data acquisition, security protocols, and device provisioning.

5

Firmware Testing & Qualification

Unit tests, integration testing, sensor calibration test, communication test, stress test, real-world test, and power-consumption test.

6

OTA / Update Infrastructure and Deployment Set-up

Flow design, security, remote upgrade, rollback, update server/infrastructure design, Bootloader and firmware update flow design, security layers, remote upgrade, rollback, update server/infrastructure design

7

Production Preparedness and Issue

Freeze version, final validation, testing hardware and firmware integration, and documentation, release packaging, pre-compliance testing (where applicable)

8

Maintenance and Lifecycle Services

Bugs, security patches, feature additions, performance enhancements, compatibility with hardware updates, version control, and long-term firmware support.

Comprehensive Firmware & Embedded Engineering Services

Microcontroller Firmware / Embedded

  • ● Bare-metal firmware
  • ● Systems based on RTOSes (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, etc.)
  • ● Board Support Package (BSP) Development
  • ● Bootloader, startup, peripherals drivers (GPIO, UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, PWM, etc.)

Time-Critical Systems & Real-Time Systems

  • ● ISR-driven, ISR-based design
  • ● Actuator control, sensor fusion, motor control, and control loops
  • ● Low-latency deterministic (predictable) execution

Connection Stacks and Communication Stacks

  • ● UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Modbus, and industrial protocols
  • ● IoT connectivity: Wi-Fi, BLE, LoRa, NB-IoT / LTE-M, wired network protocols
  • ● Secure protocols: TLS/DTLS, MQTT, CoAP, secure socket layers

Bootloader, Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates and Firmware Management

  • ● Secure boot, device identity and provisioning, reliable bootloaders
  • ● OTA / FOTA update system for remote firmware updates
  • ● Version control, fallback, rollback, integrity

Peripheral & Sensor Integration

  • ● Signal conditioning, data acquisition, and sensor drivers
  • ● Calibration processes, sensor fusion, and filtering processes
  • ● Power control, energy consumption, battery control

Embedded Linux and Embedded Systems

  • ● Embedded Linux and real-time Linux integrations
  • ● Securing kernels and device driver development (Yocto, Ubuntu, etc.)
  • ● Embedded Linux-based distributions (Yocto, Buildroot, Ubuntu Core), rootfs, bootloader, and system services
  • ● Edge compute architecture, local data processing, and cloud backend connectivity

Firmware Testing, Validation and Quality Assurance

  • ● Unit testing, integration testing, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
  • ● Regression, stress, stability, reliability, simulation, and environmental testing

Security and Compliance Support

  • ● Secure key storage, encrypted communication protocols, encrypted key storage
  • ● Firmware compliance: medical, industrial, IoT, regulatory
  • ● Auditing records, safe update flows, vulnerability management

Device Driver Development

  • ● Robust, optimised, hardware-aligned device drivers for embedded Linux (Yocto, Ubuntu, Real-Time Linux)
  • ● Peripheral drivers, kernel-level modules, board bring-up, hardware abstraction
  • ● Integration with bootloaders, rootfs, and system services for stable, secure, high-performance operation

Consumer IoT and Smart Devices

Smart home devices, wearables, appliances, and connected gadgets.

Industrial Automation and Control Systems

PLCs, sensors and actuators, control systems, and industrial IoT devices.

Healthcare & Medical Devices

Medical instruments, diagnostic equipment, monitoring equipment – safety and compliance are of paramount importance.

Energy & Utilities

Smart meters, energy controllers, grid monitoring cameras, power management hardware.

Smart Cities, Infrastructure & Utilities

Environment sensors, monitoring systems, communication units, and equipment to be used by the population.

Automotive and Mobility Systems

Telematics components, BMS, control units, embedded controllers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What type of hardware do you support with firmware? +
We are in favour of microcontrollers (ARM Cortex, ESP, etc.), RTOS-based platforms, embedded Linux development boards, sensors, connectivity boards – basically any area in which embedded firmware is needed.
Q: Does it support OTA / remote firmware updates? +
Yes. We are creating and deploying bootloaders, secure update systems, integrity checks, and rollback support – to allow OTA / FOTA updates to be implemented safely and reliably.
Q: What do you do to guarantee the reliability and robustness of firmware? +
By organised design, on-the-fly safe design, intense testing (unit/integration/stress), stability testing, fault tolerance, error management, fault recovery, power management, and long-term field testing.
Q: Do you consider security as a part of firmware development? +
Absolutely. We make security embedded at the very beginning of our design – secure boot, encryption, secure communication, firmware integrity, secure key management, and compliance where necessary.
Q: Do you believe in maintaining firmware even after product introduction? +
Yes, we are in constant support: bug fixes, firmware updates, feature additions, hardware fixes, security patches, and version support.
Q: Am I to own the source code of the firmware and documentation? +
Yes. The entire code, documentation, firmware binaries, update scripts, and test logs are all handed over to you under complete ownership and transparency.

Are You Ready to Power Your Device with Strong, Safe and Optimised Firmware?

AaensaTech is the perfect choice in firmware engineering that is both efficient and secure, and ready to be put into production.

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