Hardware architecture and PCB design
Schematics, multilayer layout, bring-up, and manufacturing-aware decisions built around the product instead of added at the end.
EMIT GmbHEngineered from the board up.
Connected hardware. Embedded software. Secure deployment.
Hardware
PCB design shaped around product, radio, and manufacturing.
From architecture and layout to bring-up, testing, and production handoff.
Expertise
Engineering depth across the full device stack.
EMIT combines board design, embedded firmware, radio integration, and validation into one controlled delivery path for connected products.
Embedded firmware and low-power control
Drivers, state handling, update paths, and power behavior engineered for devices that need to survive beyond the lab bench.
Connectivity, RF, and system integration
LTE-M, NB-IoT, sensor interfaces, and antenna-aware design brought together as one system instead of isolated subsystems.
Validation, industrialization, and field readiness
Test strategy, certification preparation, production support, and the discipline needed to move from prototype confidence to deployment reality.
References & achievements
Proven in the field.
Shipped into real products, platforms, and fleets.
From security-critical central systems to ultra-low-power IoT fleets and Linux platforms for machinery, energy, and industrial retrofit programs. These projects show what EMIT has already carried into operation.
Digital prevention and monitoring
WAINS / APC AG
Connected pest-monitoring platform at field scale
10,000+ devices deployed
EMIT develops the hardware and software for connected sensor nodes that reliably detect and act on pests such as rodents and insects. With more than 10,000 devices in the field, the deciding factor is never a single feature but dependable operation across a real rollout: low-power behavior, onboarding, OTA, cloud connectivity, and fleet management all have to hold up as one system. Product development spans hardware design, firmware, and enclosure construction.
- End-to-end product development of the sensor nodes: hardware design, firmware, and enclosure construction including HAL, PIR, and battery and power management
- State-of-the-art radio technologies for highly reliable communication: NB-IoT, LTE-M, and LoRaWAN with MQTT connectivity and NFC bootstrap
- OTA, cloud connectors, and IoT/IIoT fleet management for a large-scale rollout of more than 10,000 devices
PV monitoring and energy management
Solar-Log
Embedded OS and security for solar energy management
Yocto OS / security / CRA tracking
In the Solar-Log context, the operating system is the center of gravity — secure and maintainable over the long term. EMIT develops and maintains a Yocto-based embedded Linux for the energy-management system of solar installations. Beyond the OS itself, the focus is security across the full lifecycle: the build system, Linux kernel, drivers, CVE tracking, security updates, and CRA requirements.
- Development and maintenance of a Yocto-based operating system (U-Boot, Linux) for solar energy management
- Tracking and maintenance of the build system, Linux kernel, and drivers across the full product lifecycle
- Continuous CVE tracking, security updates, and implementation of CRA requirements
Exoskeleton sensing and ergonomics
hTRIUS
Motion and ergonomics sensing for an exoskeleton context
Multiradio / battery-powered / OTA-ready
The focus is hardware development for an exoskeleton context. EMIT develops a connected sensor unit for capturing movement and ergonomics data. The challenge is the combination of a sensory PCB, battery operation, multi-radio integration, and USB-C with OTA-capable embedded software that cleanly fits LTE NB-IoT and MQTT into the product path.
- Development of the exoskeleton sensor unit for movement and ergonomics data, including sensory PCB, testing, and EMC work
- Embedded RTOS software with OTA and MQTT-based LTE NB-IoT communication, plus integration of LTE, Bluetooth, NFC, USB-C, and a battery-powered ESP32-C6
- Validation of the motor control board for exoskeleton movement support
Circular knitting machines and industrial control systems
Mayer & Cie.
Next-generation machine control for circular knitting machines
Buildroot / CM4 / RAUC / mTLS
For Mayer & Cie., EMIT builds the next generation of machine control for circular knitting machines — operating system, software, and cloud connectivity from a single source. The Buildroot-based platform (U-Boot, Linux) runs on Raspberry Pi CM4 and combines industrial control with a Docker and microservice-oriented architecture, an MQTT-based view of operating data, OTA updates via RAUC, and secured cloud communication for fleet management and remote maintenance.
- Custom Linux based on Buildroot, U-Boot, and Raspberry Pi CM4 as the new machine control for circular knitting machines
- Docker and microservice-based control software with an MQTT-driven digital twin of operating data
- Cloud connectivity with fleet management, OTA via RAUC, remote maintenance, and mTLS-based security
Security systems and central control platforms
ABI Sicherheitssysteme
Next-generation secure alarm-system central unit
Secure boot / chain of trust / CRA
The next-generation alarm-system central unit has to be more than functional: above all it has to be secure and updatable. EMIT develops the bootloader and secures the chain of trust — from signatures and encryption to protected key material. Security, cryptography, and CRA conformance are at the center of the work.
- Bootloader development with secure boot, an end-to-end chain of trust, and a hardened update path
- Secure Element / HSM, signatures, encryption, and integrity validation on STM32
- CRA-aligned implementation and consulting across hardware, firmware, and update paths
Company
A team that lives and breathes technology.
Who stands behind the products — short and honest.
EMIT is a hard-hitting team of hardware and embedded-software engineers who don't just build technology — they're obsessed with it. We think products end to end, from schematic to field deployment, with our own in-house manufacturing and deep, combined engineering experience across hardware and embedded.
40+ years of hardware development
50+ years of embedded development
In-house manufacturing
From prototype to small series — build, integration, and testing under our own roof.
One delivery path
Hardware, firmware, radio, and validation that mesh instead of missing each other.
Hands-on to the field
We understand devices because we solder, flash, and field them ourselves.
Depth that holds up
Combined experience across hardware and embedded — from real, shipped products.
Our depth spans the full device stack
Hardware architecture & PCB · Embedded firmware & low-power · Connectivity, RF & integration · Validation & field readiness
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