endorsedOngoing

Web-Controlled Screen Driver — Electronics, Firmware & Web UI

Services Covered:

IoT Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

91 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 January 2019

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

79/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Heidelberg, Germany

Project Summary

Droid Technologies supported IoT-related R&D by designing electronics, firmware, and human-machine interfaces and expanded their work on a web-controlled screen driver. They completed the second-stage development of an initial prototype — delivering electronics, firmware, and a web UI under tight time constraints. The remote team collaborated effectively, mitigated time/language barriers, and was responsive to rapid function-improvement requests. The client is a research company working in sensors and printed electronics and reported satisfaction with the results.

Key Challenges

Design electronics, firmware, and HMI for IoT demonstrators
Integrate sensors with embedded systems to meet application requirements
Meet high engineering standards for new technology development

Project Deliverables

Electronics design
Firmware
Web UI (web-controlled screen driver)

Project Solution

Droid Technologies designed the electronics, firmware, and the web-based user interface for a screen driver that can be controlled over the internet. This work was the second-stage development of an initial prototype and involved tight time constraints, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and multiple iterative improvements. The vendor delivered the fixed-size team (4 people) responsible for hardware, firmware and web subsystems and coordinated remote testing and rapid function enhancements.

Project Outcome

Project developed and demonstrated to the customer on time
Customer satisfied with the deliverable
Effective remote collaboration with minimal language/time issues
Rapid implementation of function improvements upon request

Platforms

Embedded System
Web

Tech Stack

ASP.NET Core
JavaScript
C#
Azure

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Despite the limited turnaround time, Droid Technologies completed the project in time for a customer demo. Their remote team works effectively, mitigating any time and language barriers. They're also quick to mobilize on function improvement requests.”
Anonymous
Head of System Integration & Product Dev
Date: 08/28/2019