Bridging the Gap Between Silicon and System Execution
Embedded Systems require seamless alignment between physical hardware design, deterministic firmware, and low-level software architectures. At Real Time Group, we provide end-to-end Embedded Systems development services, taking projects from preliminary architectural design through prototyping, board bring-up, and full production delivery.
Whether you are designing custom silicon boards, deploying complex edge computing architectures, or requiring strict regulatory compliance for mission-critical hardware, our multidisciplinary engineering teams take complete ownership of your development packages.
Core Capabilities in Embedded Systems
Building high-reliability Embedded Systems demands deep technical expertise across both hardware and software disciplines. Our core capabilities cover every level of the stack:
Custom Hardware & PCB Design
High-speed multi-layer PCB design, component selection, signal integrity analysis, power management, and schematic capture for custom microcontrollers and System-on-Chip (SoC) architectures.
Low-Level Firmware & Board Bring-Up
Development of deterministic bare-metal code, real-time operating systems (RTOS), customized bootloaders (U-Boot), and hardware abstraction layers (HAL).
Embedded Linux & Custom BSPs
Engineering customized Board Support Packages (BSPs) using Yocto Project and Buildroot, kernel driver optimization, and real-time PREEMPT_RT patches.
FPGA & Hardware Acceleration
Design and implementation of custom FPGA logic, system-on-chip acceleration, high-speed data acquisition, and RF/SDR signal processing.
Wireless Protocols & IoT Connectivity
Integration of secure communications including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), cellular LTE/5G, LoRaWAN, and industrial buses like CAN, EtherCAT, and Modbus.
Embedded Systems Development Lifecycle
We manage complex Embedded Systems projects through a structured lifecycle designed to reduce technical risk, control unit costs, and accelerate time-to-market.
| Phase | Key Deliverables | Engineering Focus |
| 1. Architecture & Feasibility | Technical Specs, BOM Cost Analysis | Component selection, power/thermal budgeting, interface planning |
| 2. Hardware & Firmware Design | Schematics, Layout, Firmware Modules | Multi-layer PCB design, RTOS/driver development, pin mapping |
| 3. Prototyping & Bring-Up | A-Sample / B-Sample Boards | Physical board bring-up, signal integrity testing, bootloader flashing |
| 4. System Integration & QA | Production Test Bench, EMI/EMC Reports | Environmental testing, automated QA, compliance preparation |
Hardware Platforms & Toolchains
Our engineers hold decades of hands-on expertise with industry-standard hardware, microprocessors, and development tools:
- Microcontrollers & SoCs: ARM Cortex-M/A series, STMicroelectronics (STM32), NXP i.MX, Texas Instruments Sitara, Microchip, Nordic Semiconductor, Xilinx Zynq, and RISC-V architectures.
- Development Environments: Keil MDK, IAR Embedded Workbench, STM32CubeIDE, GCC toolchains, Vivado, and CMake.
- Lab Equipment & Testing: High-speed oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, logic probes, and custom automated hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test rigs.
