Modernization, Porting & Redevelopment Services

Keep your embedded products relevant by upgrading outdated software and migrating to supported hardware platforms. We deliver redevelopment strategies that reduce technical debt and enable long-term product success.
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Modernize Legacy Systems for Long-term Value and Platform Continuity

Extend the lifecycle of your embedded products by modernizing legacy codebases, porting software to new hardware, and redeveloping outdated systems. Our team has hands-on experience with refactoring tightly coupled code, adapting to newer toolchains and SDKs, and transitioning from obsolete microcontrollers to modern platforms. Whether you’re facing end-of-life hardware, shifting compliance needs, or accumulating technical debt, we deliver tailored redevelopment strategies that restore maintainability, improve performance, and secure future scalability.

Microcontroller Family Porting

Legacy firmware ported to modern ARM and RISC-V architectures – adapting low-level drivers, peripheral interfaces, and memory management – ensuring functional and timing equivalence while leveraging improved performance, tooling, and long-term availability.

Platform Migration & Porting

Embedded software migration across platforms – including OS, toolchain, or HAL changes. Our team ensures compatibility, preserves core functionality, and minimizes risks during transitions to modern embedded environments, microcontrollers and computing platforms.

Compliance Updates

Complex legacy codebases updated to comply with modern standards such as MISRA, CERT, or your internal coding rules. Our team uses static analysis tools and targeted refactoring to improve safety, clarity, and long-term maintainability of your codebase.

RTOS Migration

Migration of existing embedded applications between different RTOS platforms – e.g., FreeRTOS to Zephyr or SafeRTOS – including task restructuring, driver & HAL adaptation, and middleware integration while preserving functional integrity and timing constraints.

Long-term Maintenance Planning

Sustainable embedded software maintenance strategy for the product lifecycle, including codebase cleanup, documentation, modularization, and processes for updates, testing, and version control. Ensure that your products stay safe and compliant.

Feature Re-implementation & Gap Analysis

Analysis of existing firmware to identify missing, outdated, or poorly documented features – followed by clean, maintainable reimplementation that preserves functional equivalence, removes technical debt, and improves long-term extensibility of your codebase.

Our Approach

Setup

  • Understanding goals, constraints and context
  • Defining collaboration tools and legal agreements

Planning & Analysis

  • Analysis of existing system
  • Project scoping
  • Risk management

Implementation

  • Iterative development
  • Continuous integration and validation

Delivery

  • Acceptance testing
  • Handover of source code, HALs, BSPs & technical documentation

Maintenance (optional)

  • Training client personnel
  • Maintenance and update services
  • Long-term partnership planning

Transform your idea into a working product

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Why Clients Choose Us

For 20+ years, we’ve helped companies bring complex embedded products to life. Clients rely on our embedded software experience to design robust, secure, and production-ready embedded solutions – on time and within spec.

Run a focused discovery session, bring in our experts for an audit, or outsource full embedded product development to a dedicated team – we have several cooperation models designed to match your pace and business priorities.

Equipped with our own hardware lab, we bring up and test your designs quickly and thoroughly. With hands-on manufacturing experience and direct collaboration with suppliers, we ensure your product is not only functional – but buildable.

We align with industry standards and best practices across every stage of development. From MISRA C to ISO 26262 and IEC 61508, our team ensures your software meets safety and quality requirements for regulated markets.

Clear, open communication is the foundation of successful collaboration. Our engineers actively engage in technical discussions and work closely with you to align implementation decisions with business goals.

We go beyond the task list. We identify risks early, propose optimizations, and challenge assumptions to deliver better business outcomes for our clients. We don’t wait for problems to surface; we actively work to prevent them.

Cooperation Models

Technologies

FAQ

We work across a broad range of embedded platforms, from bare-metal microcontrollers to Embedded Linux and RTOS-based systems. Our core development languages include C, C++, and Rust, with Python used for tooling, scripting, and test automation. We use modern toolchains such as GCC, Clang, IAR, and Keil, along with build systems like CMake, Bazel and Yocto. For collaboration and quality assurance, we rely on Git (including GitHub Actions and GitLab CI), static analysis tools, CI/CD pipelines, and a range of debugging and hardware validation tools.
Yes. We frequently step in to take over or support ongoing embedded projects – whether they’re stalled, understaffed, or require specialized expertise. We begin by thoroughly reviewing the existing codebase, documentation, and architecture to understand the system and identify risks or improvement areas. From there, we can take full ownership, collaborate with your internal team, or focus on specific components – always aiming for continuity, code quality, and efficient delivery.
We develop a wide range of embedded systems – from low-power microcontroller-based devices to complex systems running Embedded Linux or real-time operating systems (RTOS). Our experience covers automotive ECUs, motor controll systems, industrial controllers, communication interfaces (e.g., CAN, LIN, USB), and custom embedded platforms. We work across the full stack – hardware abstraction layers, firmware, protocol stacks, application logic, and system integration.
Absolutely. Starting with a focused proof of concept (PoC) is a great way to validate technical assumptions, explore feasibility, and establish mutual trust. We can help you define a minimal but meaningful scope, deliver a working prototype, and use it as a foundation for broader development – reducing risk before scaling up.
We offer several cooperation models tailored to different project needs. You can extend your existing team with our engineers through a team augmentation model, or rely on a dedicated team that we build and manage specifically for your product. For clients seeking full-cycle development, we provide custom product development services – from concept to production. We also offer technical consulting for architecture reviews, audits, or design validation, as well as long-term support and maintenance to ensure your product remains stable and up to date after release.
Yes. We offer full-cycle embedded product development, covering both hardware and software. On the hardware side, we handle schematic and PCB design, prototyping, and design-for-manufacturing. On the software side, we develop everything from low-level firmware and device drivers to application logic, communication stacks, and system integration. Whether you need support with just one part or a complete embedded solution, we can tailor our involvement to match your needs.
Yes. We have experience developing software for safety-critical domains such as automotive and industrial automation. Our team is familiar with standards like ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and MISRA C, and we apply rigorous development practices including static analysis, traceability, and thorough testing. While we are not a certified safety assessor, we support clients in meeting functional safety requirements and preparing for compliance audits and certification processes.
We prioritize clear communication, structured processes, and engineering ownership to make remote collaboration seamless. Our teams align with your time zone and working style, participate in regular stand-ups or sync meetings, and use collaborative tools for tracking progress, code reviews, and documentation. Combined with transparent reporting and proactive issue resolution, this ensures that working with us feels like an extension of your in-house team.
Yes. We offer long-term support to help you maintain, improve, and evolve your embedded systems after release. This includes bug fixes, security updates, performance optimizations, and feature enhancements. We can also assist with production issues, hardware revisions, and compatibility updates – ensuring your product stays reliable and future-proof throughout its lifecycle.

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