Embedded

Thinvent creates Embedded products for customised applications. Our services are utilised by startups and government organisations for rapid prototyping and mass production.

Embedded

Thinvent is a pioneer in the emerging field of rapid embedded development. In the era of convergence, the difference between computers, mobile phones and media players has vanished. There is a huge demand for a plethora of devices that handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Time to market is everything. Customer expectations on performance and features is very high. Traditional embedded development lifecycles simply cannot deliver this speed and agility.

Thinvent provides you with the right set of products and services, that can help you rapidly convert your concepts into saleable products. Our close interaction with leading Silicon vendors, board designers and manufacturers, as well as our command on the Linux OS, allows us to deliver the complete package to you.

Projects

A media-gateway handling more than 300 simultaneous TDM channels.
A soft-switch suitable for enterprise-wide IPPBX deployment.

Embedded Linux SDK

Today, embedded applications are becoming increasingly complex, and consumers are demanding more and more features and performance. Thinux Embedded Linux and API provide a dependable platform for application developers to rapidly develop and deploy their systems and solutions.

Thinux allows developers to

Harness the power of Linux, without dealing with the complexity.
Beat the learning curve with hands-on training, documentation, and email and phone support.
Migrate between hardware platforms and architectures, without any code change.
Develop and test on host PC, and deploy on embedded target.
Access complex features like threading, multimedia playback and serial I/O, through easy to use wrapper libraries.
Utilise Thinux’s ready made stacks for GPRS, GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, RS232/485, audio-video, etc.
Rapidly migrate 8 bit applications to 32 bit microprocessor platforms, by utilising Thinux’s microcontroller emulation layer.

Please download our Embedded Linux API datasheet to know more about the product.

Thinux OS and API - Stack Diagram

Customisation is the key to our SDK’s success. We understand that all customers are unique and have their own specific requirements. We modify the SDK so our customers can utilise the new system with minimum changes to their existing field-proven application codebase. The customer focused training modules that accompany our SDK, are also tailor made to suit the experience levels of the particular developers.

Downloads

Datasheet

Telecom and VoIP Development

IP Switching

The Internet is revolutionising all forms of communication. Packet data networks are now being widely used to carry voice and video traffic. VoIP offer features and cost advantages never before achieved in circuit switched communication. Thinvent is at the forefront of this revolution, developing soft-switching, IP-PBX and media gateway products for use in large enterprises.

IP to TDM Conversion

With the advent of IP based telecom networks, there is a need to interconnect the voice and video channels of circuit and packet networks. This tasks involves protocol bridging and codec transcoding, and requires specialised DSP development. We are developing such products for customers such as Coral Telecom.

Wireless Connectivity

WiFi is emerging as a useful and exciting solution for both last mile and back haul connectivity. We provide customers with the ability to eliminate wires and cables, both within the premises, and from the premise to the NOC. We provide industry leading throughput, reliability, security and range.

Unified Communication

We have provided converged voice-email-video-IM communication solutions to select large and medium customers.

Media Gateway

What is a Media Gateway?

A media gateway is a translation unit between disparate communication systems such as VoIP, NGN, PSTN, 3G etc. Media gateways are responsible for the translation of various codecs and protocols to enable the smooth interconnection of disparate networks.

Modern media gateways support advanced features such as n-way video conferencing and IVR menus. Many media gateways have an in-built IP-PBX, and thus support almost all the features of a PBX/Telephone exchange.

Specifics of the media gateway under development

The media gateway is being developed on hardware designed by our customer. This SBC is powered by a Freescale 6xx PPC processor. For media handling (codecs), we use TI DSPs powered by a proprietary API layer. The media gateway supports T1, E1, FXS, FXO, E&M and IP interfaces. It can either act as an edge device or as a full fledged PBX.

How can Thinvent help you develop an embedded VoIP product?

Thinvent provides development support on embedded and PC platforms to its customers. In the case of the media gateway project, for instance, we are handling the complete firmware development for our customer. We work closely with the hardware development team at the customer’s R&D facility. A few of the important services that we are offering to the customer are:

Porting of base IPPBX application (Asterisk) to the custom hardware of the customer
Providing device interface description (zaptel interface) to enable integration of the customer’s hardware devices with Asterisk
Porting of the DSP API to the custom hardware
Interfacing the DSP API with Asterisk
Unit testing of the firmware
Documentation and training

Mode of Operation

Our embedded projects are carried out on a milestone basis. This enables the customer to monitor the progress during the course of the project. Any foreseen risk is mitigated via appropriate channels and methods. We ensure that the deadlines are met and ultimately the customer is satisfied.

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