IoT solutions can be disruptive innovation drivers: technologies that help turn great product ideas into reality. That set new standards and push the current status quo further forward. The right software development plays a key role. The experts at HK.SYSTEMS have the right expertise, the right experience, and the right mindset for this. During the implementation phase of various projects, they handle all the different software lifecycles: from proof of concept through rollout to the active operational phase. The right software quality avoids iterations, reduces development and maintenance costs, and increases customer satisfaction.
Comprehensive In-House Know-How
Our software engineers work with the most modern tools. Depending on the project, they also draw on specialized know-how, for example for custom Android applications such as Android terminals. The approach is comprehensive: software programming forms a symbiosis with electronics hardware development—for every IoT project. The complete package is created in-house: software and hardware with matching firmware and middleware, through to circuit diagram layout, prototype assembly, and component procurement for series production.
We support progress until the desired device is running in the field—absolutely stable. Our strength lies in the individual solution that we adapt to each individual IoT project. Software and hardware can be designed quite simply—but also highly complex and intelligent in combination with edge computing.
Our software solutions are based on customizable standard software (Microsoft, Salesforce, etc.) and can be adapted to customer specifications. Native apps and browser-based web apps, individually tailored to the project and developed by us, ensure high user-friendliness and optimal functionality.
Frontend Development: Individual & Configurable
With an individually customized dashboard frontend, we guarantee users access to a whole range of optimally visualized information: command buttons, action builder and tickets, channel editor, and live dashboard. In this way, we provide drill-down-capable, detailed, and dynamic reports—via a clear cockpit. For example, when a user selects a specific view type in a chart, all associated graphics are automatically changed dynamically to this type. The underlying logic is programmed as standard. But of course, custom relationships can also be defined and configured. However, our customers can rely on one thing with all views: they are designed responsively and scale independently of the device—completely seamlessly.
Software Development for IoT Projects: A Very Special Challenge
In the age of the Internet of Things, the requirements for software developers have also changed: they face new technological challenges. Mastering these determines the quality of the chosen software architecture—and thus also the success of the respective IoT project. Our specialists consider several important points from the outset: Security: It is integrated into the software architecture from the beginning. This prevents security gaps in a complex IoT environment where many components communicate with each other. Simulating and Testing: IoT projects have high system complexity—in addition to the frontend on a client and the backend on a server, there is the edge software on the IoT gateway and the software on the actual "thing," i.e., a device, such as a sensor. Device simulators can simplify automated testing in the cloud. Integration of Over-the-Air Update Functionality: Something we consider from the beginning. With the typically high number of devices within an IoT project, software updates can hardly be performed manually anymore. The solution: all devices are kept up to date via OTA over-the-air updates.
Andreas Krüger from our partner company ROBIOTIC is our expert for software development. If you have questions, he will be happy to answer them: a.krueger@robiotic.com