Plextek Ltd - Software

Plextek's software design services include: Embedded software design, protocol stack design, finite state machine design, Windows applications development, DSP software design, object-oriented software design, mission-critical software design, functional decomposition modelling, C-code design, software design for communications applications, design of real time embedded systems,VHDL design, software development.

Software Services

Software for electronic products and systems is one of Plextek's core design services.

The Plextek software team has a broad range of experience and undertakes all stages of the development lifecycle from initial concept through simulation and modelling, rapid prototyping, implementation, integration, introduction to manufacture and finally on to volume production. Plextek has the expertise to make the right choices quickly, and the skills to design, develop and integrate the resulting systems.

The software team at Plextek specialises in the following areas:

Embedded platforms for real-time development

Connected devices

Digital Signal Processing (DSP) systems

Embedded Platforms

Plextek is a Microsoft Windows Embedded Silver Partner. Its software team has extensive experience of Microsoft Windows Embedded including the following range of completed product developments:

Smartphones (Windows Mobile)

Taxi dispatch terminal (Windows CE)

Remote sensor platform (Windows CE)

Handheld entertainment terminal (Windows CE)

Video server (Windows Embedded XP)

Because Plextek operates across a range of industries and technologies, software development is undertaken for a number of different target processor families and software platforms, providing a valuable knowledge base for our clients to utilise.

We have worked with the following target micro-controllers and DSPs: Texas Instruments, ARM, MIPS, x86, PowerPC, XScale, ATMEL, Hitachi, Motorola, Microchip, NEC, Infineon, Samsung, Silabs, Analog Devices.

Connected devices

Modern electronic products and systems rarely operate standalone – they need connectivity and Plextek's software team work with the latest connectivity solutions. Plextek is able to integrate combinations of many different technologies including: the following: 3G, GSM/GPRS, WiFi (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth, WiMax, DVB-H, GPS, USB, Ethernet, CAN Bus, Firewire (IEEE1394).

Digital Signal Processing

Plextek has performed numerous software developments for digital radio receiver solutions. This has enabled Plextek to develop a library of Matlab, C-code and VHDL reference solutions which shortens development times and improves reliability.

Examples of DSP algorithms include the following:

Rake Receiver

Viterbi decoder

Turbo decoder

OFDM modem

Spread spectrum modem

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