When developing new applications on embedded Linux, industrial companies face the challenge of restructuring complex system landscapes while ensuring secure networking, stability, real-time capability and long-term maintainability. On top of this, there is usually the need to reliably integrate different hardware platforms, drivers and interfaces.
What is required, therefore, are robust software architectures, well-founded technology decisions and a partner who has a firm command of both the system and application levels. emlix develops hardware- and system-level applications based on state-of-the-art open source technologies – precisely tailored to demanding industrial operating conditions.
We accelerate your product development
In a complex and fast-moving environment, the key to the cost-effectiveness of software development lies in focusing on your own core competence. While our customers' teams typically concentrate on the business logic and the user interface, emlix teams take on the system-level development of product features.
Benefits for our customers
■ Scalable architectures for multiple use and platform strategies
■ Lower risk when integrating hardware, kernel, drivers and system-level libraries
■ Short development cycles through parallel development and a focus on core competence
■ Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) across the entire product lifecycle
■ Easier maintenance, updates and long-term further development
■ Access to deep embedded Linux and systems know-how
Technologies & Methods for Industrial Embedded Linux Development
For modern solutions for the secure digitalisation, networking and operation of industrial products, we rely on proven frameworks, modern development tools and a consistently quality-oriented approach. The result is a durable application infrastructure that can be flexibly extended and meets the high requirements of industrial applications.
■ Agile architecture, design and development methods
■ Qt / QML for user interface, control and visualisation
■ D-Bus for efficient inter-process communication
■ OPC UA for standardised, platform-independent data exchange
■ Integration of Azure, AWS and private cloud components
■ Development and integration of interfaces to ERP systems
■ Container-based systems with runc, LXC and rkt
■ CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality assurance
■ Test automation for unit, integration and system tests
■ Testautomatisierung für Unit-, Integrations- und Systemtests
Flexible starting points – to suit your project
We support projects throughout the entire development process—from the initial architectural design to ongoing refinement:
■ Designing a new application infrastructure
■ Designing container-based architectures
■ Integrating security functions across the entire software stack
■ Parallel development of the OS and application levels
■ Modernising existing software systems
■ Migration from other operating systems to embedded Linux
■ IoT and cloud integration (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure)
■ Test development and test automation
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Dürkopp Adler GmbH
Build Infrastructure and Application Development
In this project, emlix is responsible for the software design, framework selection, and implementation planning. The company will integrate the existing machine control system into the new software architecture and implement the user interface and service applications, as well as the underlying embedded Linux system, including hardware commissioning.
Further links and documents
Learn Moreemlix develops your embedded application tailored to your specific product—from framework selection and the HMI/GUI concept, through low-level architecture, to a maintainable, tested implementation. We design the software, select the appropriate framework, and plan the implementation together with you. ■ Application and HMI development with C++/Qt/QML, Java, and HTML5—GUI-based or as a headless service Feel free to contact us. In an initial consultation, we’ll determine exactly how we can support you. Your contactOur experts from the emlix Solutions team |
