Product teams building connected or intelligent devices
Develop the firmware and device behaviour connecting sensors, controls, communications, applications, and cloud services.
Firmware, device interfaces, real-time behaviour, power, connectivity, and production operation
Embedded systems development
Rokad develops embedded software and device systems across firmware, electronics interfaces, connectivity, diagnostics, updates, testing, and production preparation.
Designed for / 01
A focused delivery model for the organisations that need it.
Embedded systems sit at the boundary between physical behaviour and software control. Rokad designs firmware architecture, hardware interfaces, device state, communications, power behaviour, diagnostics, security, boot, updates, testability, and integration with applications and cloud services.
Companies replacing prototype firmware
Move from demonstration code to maintainable architecture, diagnostics, testing, security, update, and production controls.
Hardware teams requiring software ownership
Add embedded architecture, driver, protocol, testing, and application integration capability to an electronics programme.
Challenges / 02
The problems this service is built to solve.
Prototype behaviour is difficult to reproduce
Timing, state, power, peripherals, errors, and environmental conditions are hidden in ad hoc firmware and manual testing.
Field failures are difficult to diagnose
Devices lack structured logs, health, counters, crash evidence, remote status, version identity, and recovery paths.
Hardware revisions destabilise software
Pin, peripheral, timing, memory, protocol, and component changes are not isolated behind clear interfaces and configuration.
Capabilities / 03
What Rokad can deliver.
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Embedded architecture, state machines, scheduling, and real-time behaviour
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Microcontroller, processor, board-support, peripheral, sensor, actuator, and driver integration
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UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, Ethernet, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular, and custom protocols
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Power modes, watchdogs, boot, storage, diagnostics, fault handling, and recovery
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Secure boot, credentials, firmware signing, update, rollback, and device identity
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Hardware-in-loop, simulation, unit, integration, manufacturing, and field testing
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Mobile, web, cloud, gateway, telemetry, and fleet-management integration
Solution components / 04
The system behind the visible product.
Firmware platform
Boot, board support, drivers, scheduling, state, storage, diagnostics, configuration, updates, and application boundaries.
Physical interfaces
Sensors, actuators, buses, timing, calibration, electrical constraints, faults, and hardware revision abstraction.
Device communication
Protocols, pairing, security, buffering, retry, offline behaviour, commands, telemetry, and external interfaces.
Lifecycle operation
Manufacturing test, provisioning, versions, updates, diagnostics, support, repair, fleet evidence, and decommissioning.
Use cases / 05
Where this capability creates practical leverage.
Sensor and control product
Read, calibrate, process, control, alarm, log, communicate, and recover around physical inputs and outputs.
Connected appliance or device
Combine local operation with mobile setup, cloud telemetry, remote control, updates, support, and subscription services.
Industrial or field controller
Support deterministic behaviour, rugged interfaces, local safety rules, offline operation, diagnostics, and integration.
Prototype-to-production firmware
Restructure experimental code around modules, tests, update, security, observability, manufacturing, and field lifecycle.
Architecture and integration / 06
Designed to fit the wider technology environment.
Hardware abstraction
Separate application behaviour from board, peripheral, and revision-specific implementation to support controlled change.
Explicit state and failure
Model startup, operation, sleep, communication, update, fault, degradation, reset, and recovery as testable states.
Update before shipment
Design secure update, version compatibility, interrupted transfer, rollback, recovery, and support workflows before devices leave control.
Quality and control / 07
Production requirements are part of the build.
Requirements before geometry
Fit, function, load, environment, power, interfaces, tolerance, material, production, and service constraints guide design decisions.
Evidence through prototypes
High-risk assumptions are tested with measurable prototypes, inspection, iteration, and documented findings before scale.
Production-aware decisions
Component availability, manufacturing method, assembly, testing, certification, repair, and lifecycle are considered early.
Delivery / 08
A controlled path from requirement to operation.
Discover
Clarify the objective, users, systems, constraints, dependencies, risks, and measurable acceptance criteria.
Architect
Define the target design, interfaces, controls, migration or delivery sequence, and operating model.
Deliver and validate
Implement in controlled increments with testing, review, documentation, observability, and stakeholder validation.
Operate and improve
Establish ownership, service controls, measurement, support, and a prioritised improvement backlog.
Typical deliverables
Embedded requirements, hardware-interface, risk, and feasibility assessment
Firmware architecture, state, protocol, security, and update design
Production firmware, drivers, configuration, diagnostics, and source code
Test harnesses, simulation, hardware-in-loop, and manufacturing checks
Application, cloud, gateway, telemetry, and device integration
Build, provisioning, update, support, and operating documentation
Engagement models / 09
Use the delivery structure that matches the work.
Assessment and roadmap
A bounded evidence review, target direction, prioritised risks, and executable next-stage plan.
Fixed-scope delivery
A defined implementation, migration, prototype, procurement, or transformation outcome with acceptance criteria.
Embedded specialists
Specialists working alongside internal product, engineering, data, operations, security, or procurement teams.
Managed lifecycle
Ongoing ownership, maintenance, monitoring, supplier coordination, reliability, security, and improvement.
Related capabilities / 10
Continue through the wider product and technology system.
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IoT development
Connect embedded devices to gateways, cloud services, telemetry, control, and fleet operations.
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PCB design
Develop the electronic platform and interfaces supporting the firmware.
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Proof of concept
Validate high-risk embedded and hardware assumptions before production engineering.
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Mobile app development
Cross-platform, iOS, Android, and enterprise mobile applications.
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Cloud and DevOps
Cloud architecture, platforms, CI/CD, Kubernetes, security, reliability, and migration.
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Managed technology services
Application, cloud, security, reliability, maintenance, and continuous engineering operations.
FAQ
Embedded systems development
Scope, ownership, assumptions, delivery, security, and long-term operation are clarified before work begins.
01Which microcontroller or processor should we use?
Which microcontroller or processor should we use?
Selection depends on compute, memory, peripherals, power, connectivity, real-time requirements, temperature, supply, cost, tools, security, certification, and lifecycle.
02Can Rokad work with an existing PCB?
Can Rokad work with an existing PCB?
Yes. We can review schematics, interfaces, components, constraints, existing firmware, test access, revisions, and known failures before development.
03Can firmware be updated after deployment?
Can firmware be updated after deployment?
Yes, where hardware and product requirements support it. We design signing, delivery, compatibility, interrupted updates, rollback, recovery, staged rollout, and fleet visibility.
04Do you develop companion applications and cloud services?
Do you develop companion applications and cloud services?
Yes. Rokad can deliver the embedded, mobile, web, API, telemetry, device-management, update, and support layers as one product system.
Product engineering and prototyping
Engineer device behaviour for the field, not only the development bench.
Rokad can define the embedded architecture, develop the firmware, integrate the wider product, and prepare long-term device operation.
Contact / 05
Bring us the difficult technology problem.
Tell us what you need to build, improve, procure, deploy, or operate. We will respond with a practical next step.