Embedded Software Development Services

With over 30+ years of experience in system-level development, Auriga provides world-class embedded software engineering services for semiconductors manufacturers, medical devices, ISVs, OEMs, telecom and consumer electronics.

Services

Porting and Migration

We analyze, consult and upgrade the product from outdated end-of-life platforms and languages to trending technologies, reducing the cost of maintaining legacy systems and optimizing performance.

Board Bring-up

We initiate the launch and configuration of software running on the new platform or architecture by porting existing software components to the new platform and developing missing components. This software is everything from a very bottom layer such as UEFI/BIOS and bootloaders to OS/kernel and applications. The process involves following steps: running/porting a bootloader, a BSP/drivers specific development and porting OS/kernel, port application level software, optimization and performance tuning needed for a specific device. Thus set of all required software components is up and running on the new hardware platform.

Models Development

We develop software models of hardware and software components for simulating the behavior of electronic parts and communication protocols Interfaces and behavior of these models mimics one of real components at a required preciseness degree. Datasheets and specifications analysis predicts components behavior and composing external interfaces. The digital copy of the component is being used in a simulation environment. The new product can be developed and tested even if a real hardware component is not produced yet (shift-left), no need to supply real hardware to each developer/tester.

Embedded Testing

We provide full-cycle quality assurance and testing services for embedded systems: hardware and software testing, prototyping, simulation, emulation, test automation, system-level network interfaces,. Auriga testing labs are set up for automated testing of complex embedded components and systems like medical devices and are equipped in compliance with industry standards. Testing embedded solution may be not so easy as testing of a regular software, such as desktop application. We help our customer to perform any kind of embedded testing using our well-equipped labs, trained and skilled and certified personnel.

Legacy Code Refactoring

We improve software’s effectiveness by refactoring the unoptimized legacy code and modifying the architecture for outdated systems to improve maintainability for easier bug finding and fixing, adding new functionality.

Troubleshooting

We review and debug software to resolve errors from the code, maintain legacy software support. The problem reproducing includes using the replicated software sources and building environment, finding the problem root cause, implementing the necessary changes to the software, testing to make sure the problem is fixed and there are no breakages introduced by these changes. The new build can be released no matter how long ago the software was developed.

Auriga has accumulated experience in embedded solutions solving fundamental software development challenges:

Security

Ensuring cybersecurity is essential in our fast-changing environment. We mitigate cybersecurity risks by:

enabling hardware-based protection features such as SecureBoot or protected access to resources
using proven software architecture and design patterns to isolate and protect vulnerable parts of the system
performing vulnerability scans to detect and fix security issues

Safety

Auriga has delivered embedded software development and testing services in mission-critical domains, such as healthcare, for almost 20+ years. We are well aware of the importance of software safety and are compliant to key industry standards and recommendations, such as MISRA C, DO–178C, IEC 62304, and others. Ready to analyze and stem the risk of harm and hazards, we conduct risk management activities and design solutions that maximize the safety of the software operation.

Stability

Stable system operation is indeed what Auriga strives for in embedded software development. To enhance the stability of the product, we offer load/stress testing, static and dynamic code analysis to detect weaknesses, implement unit and automated tests to try the developed software under extreme conditions.

Industrial Focus

Semiconductors Manufacturers

Development of firmware / BIOS-UEFI / BSP / drivers /kernel components, remote management (IPMI) solutions
Applications performance optimization for a particular platform/architecture
Software porting from third party platforms and/or architectures
Open-source community liaison (e.g., Linux kernel and distro’s) to implement code changes/patches needed to support customer hardware and get it up-streamed into a mainstream
Development of digital twins to run processes earlier and optimize the budget

OEM Vendors

Architecture design, hardware selection, ensuring compatibility of the components
Performance and power consumption optimization
Legacy software maintenance and migration to newer platforms/technologies
Embedded testing and validation

Medical Devices Manufacturers

Implementation of software/firmware as a part of medical devices in conformance with IEC 62304
Maintenance of the legacy software solutions and adapting them to new requirements
Migration of the existing software projects to new hardware platforms or adjusting them to an updated schematic. New features implementation to the current products
Test planning and execution for various test methodologies, including embedded and automated tests
Custom automated tests solutions development from scratch and getting them approved/cleared to be used for V&V of medical devices

IIOT Providers

Implementation of the connectivity features for legacy devices to enable cloud migration and interoperability
Sensors’ data collection and analysis. Data processing deployment in the cloud, including machine learning solutions, to enable predictive maintenance, usage statistics and management, etc

Industrial equipment manufactures

Software/Firmware development for industrial-grade devices, in compliance with appropriate industry best practices, regulations and standards, including design patterns, specific data exchange and interoperability interfaces and protocols
Test and validation of developed SW in a specialized environment in our well-equipped labs: e.g. high-voltage appliance testing, embedded test automation, Hardware-In-the-Loop setup
Complete firmware development for a device: from requirements discussions and definitions to successful release to production

Independent Software Vendors

Source code refactoring and optimization. Adopting code to new design patterns, code style. Source code static analyzers implementation to perform automatic check and code modification. Source code analyzers modifications for specific project needs
Hardware components models or entire devices simulation deployment to be used during software development for a particular piece of hardware/device
Porting software to a different OS/architecture. Adding hardware-specific features to current software solutions
Performance and security optimization of software projects
All kinds of software solutions testing

Why Auriga?

Impressive expertise

Auriga has gained 30+ years of expertise in system-level and embedded systems development. With 600+ engineers in seven development centers around the globe 13 testing and verification labs deployed for various devices, including medical and safety devices, we deliver best-in-class embedded software solutions to any part of the world.

Team of professionals

Our engineering centers have excellent access to a pool of talented developers skilled in embedded software programming. With the help of Auriga’s Training Center, we encourage our employees to deepen their knowledge and experience, providing advanced courses on system-level development. Thus, even the smallest of our teams efficiently deal with complex challenges and deliver high-quality software. Besides, our engineers are certified to operate devices under high voltage (up to 1000v).

Reliability & quality

To provide high-quality embedded software testing services, we develop a testing strategy for each project phase and debug early. We know how to automate embedded systems testing, including HIL testing, building robotic platforms and digital twins (failure-free reference model/system, a primary debugging tool). Our customers audit our R&D testing labs.

Custom testing solutions

We deliver custom quality assurance testing solutions to ensure that your embedded software is beyond reproach:

extended automation
HIL/SIL simulation
performance and functional testing
code analysis tools integration
connectivity and interoperability

Impressive expertise

Team of professionals

Reliability & quality

Custom testing solutions

We deliver custom quality assurance testing solutions to ensure that your embedded software is beyond reproach:

extended automation
HIL/SIL simulation
performance and functional testing
code analysis tools integration
connectivity and interoperability

Recent Projects

A proven vendor of embedded solutions for aerospace, military, industrial process control and telecom, contracted Auriga to provide maintenance and support services for a UNIX-like DO-178B compliant proprietary real-time operating system (RTOS).

A US-based embedded and RTOS vendor challenged Auriga with design, development and maintenance of virtualization platform to support embedded, real-time, safety critical, and security critical solutions.

Auriga developed a new simulation app for heart pumps to replace the outdated one. The app will be used for medical personnel training purposes.

Worldwide silicon vendor tasked our team to develop numerous device models for Simics hardware simulation platform and provide the customer with level 2/3 Support without real HW prototype.

A EU-based medical device start-up focusing on optical imaging solutions tasked Auriga to develop visualization system for a smart catheter used in life-critical cardiac surgery.

US-based carrier of cashless payment solutions for self-serve retail market chose Auriga to automate regression testing for its flagship solution to improve system robustness and speed time to market for new releases.

A US-based semiconductor company contracted with Auriga to provide support for the entire application stack from bootloader and Linux to JVM and Hadoop – for their new multicore ARMv8 CPU family.

An embedded solutions provider for aerospace, military, industrial process control and telecom, tasked Auriga to develop and enhance their UNIX-like DO-178B compliant proprietary real-time operating system (RTOS).

Leader in embedded OSes and development tools for real-time and embedded system applications tasked Auriga to develop an embedded Linux RTOS distribution for small consumer-type devices as well as large-scale, multi-CPU systems.

A worldwide leader in medical device manufacturing tasked Auriga to develop an affordable patient monitoring solution for emerging markets.

Auriga developed a fully functional simulation system to serve as the evaluation platform for new features development for syringe and large volume infusion pumps.

Auriga was hired by a worldwide infusion pumps manufacturer to provide the entire alarm subsystem compliance with the 3rd edition of IEC 60601-1-8.

Auriga ported the infusion pump controlling application from a legacy platform to a modern ARM M4 platform and to a new RTOS.

Auriga developed drivers and embedded software for the newly-introduced 10Gbps Network Interface Controller.

Auriga developed a new digital/analog wireless video/audio transmission system based on a new coding algorithm.

A telecom solutions vendor of components for modular systems based on PICMG standards trusted Auriga with development of hardware emulator to support several custom build telecom boards.

Auriga developed an AdvancedTCA Shelf Manager – the intellectual part of modern telecommunication chassis.

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Our customers

We’re probably going on 15-16 years working with Auriga and we couldn’t be happier with the level of services we’ve received. It has been an excellent partnership – we view your team as our team.

David Boyer

Senior Vice President, Engineering and Technical Support at BroadVision

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Auriga has been classified as Critical-relevant supplier in our Quality Management System because of the vital role that Auriga plays in our Software design and development processes.

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Auriga is a professional end-to-end provider of exceptional software services. […] It is not a client-vendor relationship. We are one team, working on a common solution. And that’s the most important part for me, when developing successful software.

Jeffrey Broderick

Senior Product Owner at CSG

Success Story

Technologies

Operating Systems

UNIX

RTOS

Linux, Embedded Linux

VxWorks

LynxOS

Windows, Win Embedded

iOS

Android

Tizen

Windows Phone

Processor Support

PowerPC

Intel x86

ARM and XScale

MIPS

SPARC, Ultrasparc III

SuperH

FPGA: Virtex, Spartan

Intel VT-x technology

HW platforms, interfaces, protocols

PCI, VME, PCI Express

CompactPCI, AdvancedTCA,

MicroTCA, AdvancedMC

CAN, EtherCAT

IPMI, I2C, SPI,

MIL-STD-1553

UART, RS-232

HW platforms, interfaces, protocols

USB, WiFi, Bluetooth

GSM, GPRS

EDGE, UMTS, CDMA

GPS, GLONASS

IDE

SCSI, iSCSI

FibreChannel, MTD devices

HW platforms, interfaces, protocols

Ethernet, ATM, T1/E1

IP, TCP, UDP, SCTP, SCCP

TCAP, SIGTRAN, SS7,

MGCP, H.323

RTP/RTCP, RTSP

SIP

CTI and VoIP

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