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Overview

Connected Device Software

Commonly referred to as device firmware or embedded software, this is the glue that connects your devices to the cloud and is one of the "unsung heroes” of a reliable IoT solution. Device software plays a central role in determining the overall performance, reliability, and security of the product or service. Unlike PCs and mobile phones, remotely deployed IoT devices often have no human intervention to fall back upon. As a result, the mechanisms that manage recovery from a service failure need to be built into connected devices from the very start. This "connected by design" approach is critical and just like device security, it can't be a bolt-on or afterthought. With a flexible device software offering covering many connectivity (4G/5G/BLE/Wi-Fi/satellite/LoRa), security, and device-management scenarios, our software can help you accelerate time to market.

Integration & Maintenance

We have a library of reliable and validated device software functional building blocks that are pre-optimized for common low-power and cost-efficient MCU platforms such as ESP32S3, Nordic, STM32, Microchip, and NXP. Below are some of the commonly used building blocks, which plugged in with a "Lego like" approach for rapid integration. We provide customization for your products, as well as long-term support and long-term maintenance for customers with product lifecycles of 10-15 years.

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Overview

Connected Device Software

Commonly referred to as device firmware or embedded software, this is the glue that connects your devices to the cloud and is one of the "unsung heroes” of a reliable IoT solution. Device software plays a central role in determining the overall performance, reliability, and security of the product or service. Unlike PCs and mobile phones, remotely deployed IoT devices often have no human intervention to fall back upon. As a result, the mechanisms that manage recovery from a service failure need to be built into connected devices from the very start. This "connected by design" approach is critical and just like device security, it can't be a bolt-on or afterthought. With a flexible device software offering covering many connectivity (4G/5G/BLE/Wi-Fi/satellite/LoRa), security, and device-management scenarios, our software can help you accelerate time to market.

Integration & Maintenance

We have a library of reliable and validated device software functional building blocks that are pre-optimized for common low-power and cost-efficient MCU platforms such as ESP32S3, Nordic, STM32, Microchip, and NXP. Below are some of the commonly used building blocks, which plugged in with a "Lego like" approach for rapid integration. We provide customization for your products, as well as long-term support and long-term maintenance for customers with product lifecycles of 10-15 years.

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Key Benefits
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Accelerate Your Project

Speed up product development and validation with this ready-to-go platform.

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Offload the Burden of Software Maintenance

Firmware and security maintenance for your device connectivity is in safe hands.

Device Software Release Management

Software release management in critical devices demands expertise, infrastructure, and resources.

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Reduce Costs

A turnkey proof-of-concept (PoC) design to save development time and money.

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Integrate into Your Design

Small form factor for ease of integration into your design

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Security

Connected products demand proactive security, continuous monitoring, backed up by skills engineering teams, and testing tools.

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Accelerate Time to Market

Shorten integration/validation cycles by leveraging tried and tested functionality.

Applications

Device software enables rapid development for a wide variety of applications:

Remote Generator Monitoring
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Remote Generator Monitoring

The device software is used to perform 24/7 monitoring of the remote connected asset, in this case generators. Data typically collected includes engine running time, oil pressure, coolant temperature, internal and external fuel levels, battery levels, the generator’s location of asset, and connection status and history. This data is sent to a cloud application over a secure wireless connection for real-time analysis and other use cases.

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Transportation

The device software is used to give high accuracy positioning, navigation, and timing data from the multiband GNSS hardware receiver. In more advanced cases, where safety cameras (dashcams/drivecams, etc.) are used in the vehicle, the device software processes the camera images in real time on a CPU or vision processing unit to alert the driver to reduce accidents. In advanced autonomy Telematics Control Unit (TCU) scenarios, 5G connectivity/CV2X can exist alongside high-precision GNSS, inertial navigation sensors, and camera/perception sensors. The device software needs to fuse all that sensor data together to enhance vehicle safety.

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Precision Agriculture

The device software is typically giving high-precision RTK positioning data that can enable a mobile agricultural robot (tractor/sprayer/mower) to achieve sub-10 centimeter accuracy in various scenarios. This high-accuracy data enables autonomous or semi-autonomous operation. Sometimes the software performs real-time sensor fusion from other sensors such as cameras, lidar, and radar. The device software also has to mange to cellular (and sometimes satellite) connectivity and remote management link to the backend operation’s cloud application.

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Marine

The device software is responsible for satellite NTN, LoRaWAN, or private cellular network connectivity and cargo/asset/logistics monitoring during shipping, including condition-based monitoring of precious or perishable goods.

Technologies
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Built-In Comprehensive Connectivity

TxWireless™ Design Software streamlines the integration of diverse connectivity technologies into your product. Read more about these technologies below.

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Cellular

Cellular connectivity is essential for IoT devices, providing secure, real-time data and video communication and remote control virtually everywhere, from cities and suburbs to rural areas.

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Cloud Services

Cloud platforms serve as essential, scalable digital infrastructures for IoT devices, providing services like data storage, processing, and computing power over the internet.

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Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

BLE facilitates efficient short-range data connections between devices, making it ideal for for battery-operated sensors, wearables, and low-energy, enabling seamless data exchange in resource-constrained environments; TxWireless utilizes the potential of BLE to revolutionize connected devices.

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WiFi

Wi-Fi is ideal for high-performance connectivity over short and medium distances where BLE and/or cellular are unavailable. As one of the world’s most widely deployed technologies, Wi-Fi also provides extensive coverage and device support.

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Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

GNSS systems like GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo are essential for IoT applications, providing highly accurate location data that’s crucial for asset tracking, fleet management, logistics, and safety. As a result, GNSS enhances operational efficiency and decision-making across a wide variety of industries and applications.

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GNSS Corrections Service

GNSS correction services provide crucial adjustments to compensate for factors like atmospheric interference and satellite clock inaccuracies. Whether real-time or post-processed, GNSS correction services use ground-based reference stations to ensure precise positioning with sub-meter to centimeter-level accuracy, making them indispensable for applications like autonomous vehicles, precision agriculture, and surveying.

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Capabilities

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The TxWireless design and manufacturing teams can accelerate your enterprise’s digitization journey. Drawing upon decades of expertise in connected devices, our team adheres to a well-defined integration process. Our diverse design teams skills encompass industrial, electrical, mechanical, firmware, device software, solution architecture, and testing. We can serve as your co-pilot to accelerate your connected device strategy.

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