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Prototypes and proofs of concept

Before you fund a full product, you need to know whether the idea works with your sensors, on your machine, at your site. We build working prototypes to answer that, and say clearly what would have to change for production.

What we can take on

  • Proof-of-concept units with the sensors and radio you plan to use.
  • Quick prototypes to test one question, such as whether a measurement is possible at all.
  • Prototype revisions after field trials.
  • Small pilot batches for trials at customer sites.
  • 3D-printed enclosures for prototypes and pilots.

We have built more than 300 proof-of-concept units so far, for machine monitoring, connecting older instruments, access control, retail footfall, appliances and battery-powered wearables.

How we keep prototypes quick

Most prototypes reuse parts we have already brought up on earlier work, so the time goes into your sensor and your data rather than into basic plumbing. Where a calculation can run on the device, such as an FFT or a threshold, we do it there and send results.

What a prototype is, and is not

The board may be a development kit on a carrier board, and the enclosure 3D printed. Over-the-air updates and security hardening are usually left out. That is the right way to answer a question quickly, and the report says exactly what the production version needs.

What you get

  • Working units, the number agreed in the scope.
  • A dashboard showing the data, viewable on a phone.
  • A short report: what we measured, what worked, what did not, and what production needs.
  • A demo with your team, on site or online.

For your engineers

Parts, protocols and tools we use for this work. The full list is on the technologies page.

  • ESP32-S3
  • STM32
  • Nordic nRF
  • Raspberry Pi
  • NVIDIA Jetson
  • BLE
  • Wi-Fi
  • LoRa
  • LTE Cat-1
  • Modbus RTU
  • Accelerometers
  • Thermocouples
  • Load cells
  • Cameras
  • MQTT
  • Web dashboards

Questions about this

How many units can you build?

Proofs of concept are usually a few units, and pilots a small batch. For larger volumes see production support.

Will the prototype become the product?

Usually not directly. The report that comes with it lists what has to change: the board, the enclosure, security, updates and testing.

What if our timeline is too short?

We say so at the start and propose phases. Power harvesting and very small enclosures are the usual reasons a timeline cannot be compressed.

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