Embedded Linux development services
With over a decade of experience in embedded Linux system development and design, and more than 20 years building embedded devices and IoT systems, our team has the experience and expertise to design your embedded Linux systems from scratch or take over and improve a custom Linux operating system (OS). Our embedded Linux development services include kernel customization, driver development, GUIs, and overall device optimization to ensure your Linux system’s efficient performance.
Our embedded Linux development services
Linux system design
Whether your build is based on Yocto, Buildroot, or Isar, we’ll assist you designing the custom Linux distribution your product needs.
BSP development
Focus on the core of your business, and leave the BSP development to us. Build your app layers on top of your operating system (OS).
OS migration
Your build is broken ? Too many security patches to apply ? Too much licensing fee ? Let us handle the operating system (OS) migration and help your team ramp-up.
Linux long-term maintenance
Keep your Linux kernel, embedded Linux distributions and Linux OS up-to-date and secure.
Xavier Claeys
Director of Digital Innovation
Witekio had the manpower, the expertise and the flexible approach we needed from a partner. For the co-development of our IoT solution, they were the best choice.
Our approach to robust embededded Linux software development
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Stick to LTS versions
The longevity of your products matters to us. We stick to Long Term Support (LTS) versions of all used embedded Linux software packages, to minimize the impact of the update process and ensure maximal longevity of your products for the end user.
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Tune the Linux image to your needs
We create for you the smallest possible image with only the packages & features you need for your hardware & business application. By doing so, we:
- Shrink the image (minimize non-volatile storage cost)
- Reduce performance need (minimize CPU & RAM cost)
- Reduce Linux boot time
- Minimize the cybersecurity attack surface
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Upstream & get involved in open source community
Linux & BSP development is usually not the core business of our customers. The more we stick to Mainstream (i.e. standardized & published) Linux source code, the easier it will be to benefit from community bug-fixes, security patches, and feature updates.
Our team participate in open source activities and publish patches on the Linux Kernel, u-boot, and Yocto project open source repositories at the most popular development platform.
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Quality insurance
Quality is the key to maintain a piece of software in the long run. Our teams will seamlessly integrate in your git-flow, following a “pull request” (formalized pair review).
Depending on your needs, CI/CD with automated testing will be set up to ensure continuous delivery.
SUCCESS STORY
Leveling-up an automated industrial system with Yocto
W. H. Leary needed to migrate their operating system OS and Kernel due to an end-of-life CPU and OS. The Monet platform – which automates the company’s world-class packaging manufacturing system -is a vital part of the companies offering, so extra care was needed to ensure ease of use and system longevity. After an in-depth consulting workshop phase, W. H. Leary selected Witekio’s architecture concept, and development team, to deliver the:
- Reimagining of a real-time processing system, from the lower levels up
- Yocto BSP development, Linux OS migration, and language localization support
- GUI integration for seamless user-experience
- Embedded Linux operating system optimization and documentation
We are technology-agnostic
Our embedded Linux developers possess expertise across a broad tech stack, including various programming languages, operating systems, Linux distributions, open-source software and tools, frameworks, and a wide array of hardware components for embedded development. Depending on the needs of the embedded systems for your projects, our embedded Linux services will be based on the use of these tools and technologies:
We can assist you at each level of the development of your projects including an embedded Linux system: embedded Linux build system (Yocto Project, Buildroot, Isar), Linux kernel customization, Linux driver development, u-boot customization, Docker integration on target, Qt deployment, Connectivity stacks and many more. Our development services include security, performance and optimized functionality for your project.
We develop embedded applications on top of a wide range of hardware platforms, including solutions based on NXP, Nvidia, Broadcom, STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments microprocessors.
Witekio: We are experts on the embedded Linux system
Witekio has expertise in embedded Linux development for more than two decades and is a member of the Linux Foundation. Our engineers and developers have built many successful embedded Linux projects in a variety of industries with a comprehensive suite of devices, systems, applications and solutions. Our teams are perfectly positioned to support your development project and bring it to the market faster. Contact our experts for our services and get started today.
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FAQ: Embedded Systems
Why choose embedded Linux?
Linux is a software running on most embedded systems around the world. Embedded Linux is extremely versatile and an ideal solution for high-performance embedded systems. It offers ready-made device drivers for custom hardware and various peripheral devices, enabling quick system response and efficient high-speed data processing. Embedded Linux supports resource-intensive applications while optimizing costs by leveraging software with an open-source nature to build device operating systems. And of course, if you need some help, we are here to support your project with our embedded Linux services.
Industries we serve
We can offer embedded Linux services to equipment manufacturers working in a wide range of industries:
- Healthcare: We develop HMIs for medical devices, wearables, and AI-driven diagnostic tools.
- Manufacturing: We focus on industrial automation, industrial IoT solutions, computer vision, tracking systems, wearables, and industrial drones (UAVs).
- Consumer Electronics: We develop embedded Linux system for consumer devices, wearables, smart home systems, desktop, mobile devices, and web applications.
- Power Electronics: Our expertise includes battery management systems, EV charging infrastructures, electric motor controllers, and power conversion technologies.
- Logistics & Transportation: Our embedded Linux software development services include freight and vehicle tracking, warehouse robotics, and management systems for orders and inventories.
- Science & Education: We create embedded Linux system for measurement and testing, programmable robots, e-learning platforms, and curriculum management systems.
- Agriculture: We build embedded systems for autonomous robots, soil analysis, climate control, precision agriculture, and asset tracking.
- Entertainment: Our embedded Linux services include multimedia solutions, video streaming platforms, apps for desktop and mobile phones, and drones.
- Robotics: We specialize in hardware and software integration, electric motor controllers, computer vision algorithms, and AI-based embedded systems for robotics.
