Embedded Linux · Protech Engineering

Linux is today the reference operating system for embedded applications in the industrial, consumer and IoT (Internet-of-Things) sectors, and is widely used in control and monitoring devices, medical appliances, human-machine interfaces, multimedia, in-vehicle infotainment, avionics systems and much more. At Protech we have always believed in this opportunity and have invested heavily in acquiring the necessary skills. That's why today we can support our customers efficiently and effectively.

At Protech we make our know-how available to take your new Linux-based project from idea to market.

Our many years of experience include design, development, maintenance and technical support for small and large projects, across the most varied sectors, from industrial control and monitoring systems, to measurement instruments, to audio/video signal processing platforms, up to the latest generation of IoT devices.

We are your ideal partner if you need qualified, high-level consulting for the software development of your Linux project, but also for the hardware design of a device, an SOM, or a reference platform.

Board design

SOM integration

Software development

Manufacturing

Training

We support you through every step needed to develop a Linux-based project

Bootloader

Customizing the bootloader (U-Boot) is necessary to adapt it to specific hardware or to implement advanced features, such as redundant boot from multiple partitions or devices, automatic update systems, Secure Boot and file system encryption.

Kernel

Porting a specific kernel version to custom hardware, preparing BSPs that are specific and optimized for the application, implementing device drivers for non-standard peripherals: these are all activities that at Protech we carry out on a daily basis with the utmost competence, using the most up-to-date tools (Yocto Project).

User application

The added value of a Linux system lies entirely in the application. Our experience allows us to tackle any type of it, just to name a few examples: multi-threaded client-server systems, middleware for remote control and monitoring, human-machine interfaces (HMI) based on Qt or LVGL, update systems with initramfs. We can configure and modify existing Open Source software, if required, to adapt it to our customer's needs.

Advantages

Modularity: makes it extremely simple to add or modify interfaces, protocols and peripherals.
Reliability: the use of Open Source software provides a stable and secure development base.
Flexibility: to easily adapt to changing specifications.
Quality: a complete, high quality-level system.
Completeness: systems entirely designed and developed in Italy.

Benefits

Reduced time-to-market, thanks to Protech's experience and the use of Open Source software.
Complete and total control of hardware and software, everything managed in-house.
Extensive reuse of well-tested and consolidated code and software modules.