The core business of SOHARD Embedded Systems unit is the development of embedded software and hardware for controlling technical industrial equipment.

Through optimal coordination of software and hardware and in cooperation with our customers we create customized solutions and offer professional support as well as extensive after sales lifetime support.

Our core competences in the hardware sector:

Embedded Networking:

­• production of ARCNET components

­• customer­specific components in small and large amounts

Embedded Medical

• conceptual design for medical devices components

­• production of components for medical devices controlling

Embedded Automotive

• Prototyping

One of the core business of SOHARD Embedded Systems is the development of embedded software and hardware for controlling technical industrial equipment.

Embedded Networking ­

• analyzer tool for the ARCNET product

• individual test software for error analysis

Embedded Medical ­

• safety­relevant process controlling for C­Arm units ­

• safety­relevant process controlling for CT devices

• ­ development pursuant to the medical devices law

Embedded Automotive

­• Development of a high­ performance control unit ­

For SOHARD Embedded Systems, the type of performance is one of the crucial links in a chain for a functional device.

Our long years of experience have demonstrated that differentiation from ‘software development’ in the embedded environment is important and sensible. On many occasions, it constitutes a hurdle in an overall concept of hardware and software development, which, nevertheless, makes up the main part of modern controlling components.

The term firmware for us means the part of an operating system or platform that must be individually adjusted to the inferior hardware in order for the application software to make use of all the components of the system without knowing the details. In addition, by firmware we also understand the code in freely programmable logistics elements (FPGAs, CPLDs).

The combination of adjustment in operating systems and outsourcing of complete driver functionalities in FPGAs or CPLDs increasingly constitutes the factor that distinguishes a ‘normal’ hardware platform from a perfect, elegantly programmable and resources­saving platform. The advantage: the ‘elegant solution’ means significantly reduced complexity for the user or application developer and helps to create complex software in lesser time – while at the same time safeguarding system stability.

Our core competences in the firmware sector:

Embedded Networking ­

• Creation of drivers for different operating systems (Linux, Windows, ...) ­

• FPGA firmware for our own IP cores (ARCNET controller, hub, etc.)

Embedded Medical ­

• development of operating systems ­

• adjustment of operating systems (Linux, QNX, WinCE)

• ­ programming of drivers (Linux, QNX, WinCE)

Embedded Automotive ­

• hardware abstraction layer development ­

• development of operating systems ­

• adjustment of operating systems (WinCE, OSE, OSEK, Linux)

• ­ programming of drivers (WinCE, OSE, OSEK, Linux)