Electronics design, firmware, mechanical design, manufacturing, testing, certification, software, and support.
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Every product starts as an idea.
The first step in the product development process is to shape this idea into something which is real and buildable. We help you define the requirements of your product, and the constraints it needs to work within.
This step minimises the number of surprises that can appear later, ensuring your product is delivered on time, to spec, and with satisfaction.
Every electronic design begins with the schematic.
The schematic details which components will be used in the design, and how they electrically connect to one another. This document serves as the blueprint that the electronics is built from.
Once we have agreed on the design, the next step is to turn this schematic into a physical board.
At this stage, the schematic document becomes a real, physical circuit board.
This is when we define the physical shape of the board, place the components, and route the connections between them. It is important that the PCB layout and any mechanical design collaborate early for a cohesive design with minimal surprises later.
Paying special attention to:
Firmware is the software that lives inside your product and brings it to life. It reads the sensors, processes data, controls user interfaces, and enables communication with the outside world.
Every product needs a body. We shape the enclosure that house your electronics, and any moving parts, to give the product the look and feel you want.
Keeping out dust and water, managing heat, and standing up to everyday knocks.
Most connected products benefit from a mobile or desktop app. It's how the users set the product up, control it, and access the data.
For example, when installing your product, a technician may require an app to scan the product's QR code and provision the device with your cloud infrastructure.
Behind the app sits the cloud: the online backbone that connects your whole fleet of devices to your customers. It gathers, stores, and serves each device's data securely, keeping everything available around the clock.
A brilliant design only matters if it can be built at scale. We get your product ready for volume production and manage the assembly partners who put it together.
We also design and build custom test and calibration rigs for the production line. That means every single unit is checked and proven to work before it ever leaves the factory.
The finish line: your original idea, now a real product that's been designed, built, and thoroughly tested end to end.
The electronics, software, enclosure, and manufacturing all come together here as one polished whole. Ready to ship and live in your customers' hands.
Often the first thing many consider in an Internet-of-Things product: How will I get data off my device? There are a myriad of wireless technologies available, and as you would expect, each have their own trade-offs and address their own use-cases.
The common trade-off triangle is Range ↔ Bandwidth ↔ Power. Pulling on one, pushes on the other two. For example, in the pursuit of long range, you may need to increase transmit power, or decrease bandwidth.
It is essential to understand how these three contraints influence your product. With practical experience in nearly every wireless technology, we use our intimate knowledge to identify which is the most suitable for you: Bluetooth® LE, Wi-Fi, LTE-M, NB-IoT, LTE™ Cat 1 bis, NB-NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network), DECT-NR+, LoRaWAN, NFC, RFID, UWB, ZigBee®, Thread®, and Matter.
Optimising for power consumption is a complex task and takes careful planning and consideration from the very start of the product development process. There are many aspects that influence battery life:
Understanding how all of these variables affect battery life is where we add immense value, ensuring your product runs for as long as you need it to.
As processors become increasingly low-power and performant - and, more recently, incorporate dedicated Neural-Processing-Units (NPUs) - performing intelligence at the edge becomes increasingly viable in many applications, enabling new solutions that were once impossible.
We can now run small trained models directly on constrained, battery-powered devices, enabling sensor fusion or on-device classification, without the need for a cloud connection. This allows devices to respond faster, save on telemetry data costs, and extend battery life.
In such a rapidly evolving field, we continually keep up to date with the latest hardware and software advancements to ensure we push the boundaries on what connected products are capable of.
We recongise the value in getting hardware into your hands as early as possible. We produce plastic parts in house with both FDM and SLA 3D printing, and work with fabrication and assembly partners who turn PCBs around in days, so you can hold a working device while the design is still cheap to change.
We lay out early boards with the production schematic in mind; choosing components that are actually available at volume, and designing enclosures around real tooling constraints, so what we deliver early still holds when you scale.
This matters a lot when you are raising money. Investors want to see the thing working in the room, and they will ask what it costs to build at volume. A prototype that answers both is often what moves a round forward.
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Selected clients
Iain Crouch
Managing Director
Urbanminded
We engaged Bitmask to undertake a series of highly specialised and mission-critical embedded software projects through 2019-2024. Sean not only delivered a meticulously-executed and flawless solution each time, but his passion and care for the full hardware platform and industry context added significant value to our full offering. Highly recommended and we hope to work together again soon.
Shawn Green
Founder
Sprudel
Bitmask brought technical depth and clarity to our hardware project, delivering MVP units that performed flawlessly in the field. What set them apart was their constant dialogue and responsiveness, ensuring you are kept in the loop with every decision. A true engineering partner who treats your product like their own. We would recommend them without hesitation.
Tariq Hakkinen
CEO
Catch
Bitmask worked with us at Catch and instantly became a trusted extension of the team. Their understanding of embedded systems was extensive and invaluable, allowing us to successfully bring several products to market. They are reliable, detailed and open in how they communicate. I would happily recommend them to any company looking for a partner committed to high-quality work.
A connected water dispenser with cloud telemetry. Usage, health and alerts, monitored remotely.
Turning out-of-home signage into live, interactive experiences on the phones of everyone walking past.
Real-time audience measurement at the edge. It reads nearby wireless signals to count people accurately.
A Raspberry Pi-powered pocket computer where kids write their own games in code, beam them across, and play. Controllers and sensors included.
“We’re a design partner for businesses of every size. Whether you have a detailed design brief or just an idea, we’d love to hear from you.”
Grab a free 30-minute slot straight from our calendar. No prep or pressure, just a chance to talk your idea through.
We have R&D studios in Glasgow and Dubai, and you’re welcome to drop by either.
We’re always glad to hear from engineers and designers who share the same passion for product development. Tell us what you enjoy.