Mastering the tools of tomorrow

At Bluehatsoft, our extensive expertise spans a wide range of cutting-edge technologies, setting us apart as leaders in technological innovation and application. From advanced microcontroller solutions to complex network systems, our skills enable clients to harness the full potential of modern hardware and software, driving progress and precision in their projects.

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Smart NICs and Ethernet Switches

Bluehatsoft showcases a profound mastery of Ethernet technology, the de facto standard for data center, corporate, and home networking. We have delivered several solutions in the high-speed networking space with smart NICs like the Marvell™ Octeon III, Liquid IO II, and Intel x710. Our engineers have a proven track record of developing, designing, and troubleshooting a variety of hardware and software elements, proving our extensive knowledge and hands-on experience.

Key areas of expertise include:

Hardware Design Proficiency
  • Board bring-up for custom SoC reference boards and PCIe form factor cards.
  • Bring-up and troubleshooting for subsystems like DDR4, PCIe, SGMII/RGMII, and Ethernet PHYs.
Mastery of Software/Firmware Design and Implementation
  • Bare-metal as well as RTOS firmware design for security and high-throughput tasks.
  • Linux PCIe driver design, and user space library, and API library development for PCIe Smart NICs.
Control Plane Software Stack Design
  • Design and implementation of major parts of the control plane software for Marvell XP80 switch, which showcased a programmable data plane of 128 ports at 10Gbps/port.
  • The control plane software included custom PCIe drivers, user space libraries to access the control plane features, and API libraries for standard and custom applications to interact with the Switch hardware.
Business Benefits

Collaborating with Bluehatsoft means tapping into cutting-edge Ethernet technology solutions, driving significant advantages for your business. Key benefits include:

Enhanced Network Performance
  • Make use of our proficiency in High–Speed Networking ASIC Software stack design.
  • Improve testing coverage using our Stateless Ethernet Packet Generators—PktPump.
Custom Solutions
  • Benefit from our tailored approach in board bring-up, driver design, and application-specific firmware, enhancing your technology infrastructure.
Advanced Security
  • Utilize our expertise in encryption/decryption offloading.
  • SecureBoot-enabled firmware for providing secure and protected end-to-end data processes.
End-to-End Support
  • Leverage our expertise from the initial design to resolving intricate hardware and software challenges, ensuring comprehensive support throughout the product development lifecycle.
Optimization and Streamlining of SoC and ASIC Designs

Bluehatsoft has worked with several SoC and ASIC design start-ups to ensure their designs are streamlined to major operating systems like Linux, BSD, and FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS. Involving Bluehatsoft’s SoC/ASIC design team helps the clients to address specific requirements by the target software stack they would like to fully leverage to attain the highest performance during deployments.

Our expertise you can leverage:

  • Secure BootROM design and implementation for the SoC/ASIC based on x86_64, ARMv8, ARMv9, ARMv7, and RISC-V
  • UEFI customization on ARMv8 and x86_64
  • First stage and second stage boot loaders (custom boot loaders or open source boot loaders like u-boot, RedBoot/eCOS, CoreBOOT)
  • System architecture design review for ASIC/SoC with custom memory maps
  • Third-party/own custom IP block micro-architecture and integration design review. A few of Bluehatsoft’s IP design review portfolio are:
    • CXL and PCI Express Root Complex and EndPoint
    • USB 3.x xHCI, UDC
    • Low speed interfaces like I2C, I3C, I2S, SPI/eSPI
    • 40G/25G/10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100Mbps Ethernet
    • DMA engines
    • AI/ML engines
  • Custom IP micro-architecture design
  • Firmware, SDKs, HAL, and Device Drivers
  • Diagnostic suite design and implementation
  • Board Support Packages (BSPs) and Hardware Abstraction Layers (HALs)
  • System Development Kits (SDKs) and Operating System Porting
Business Benefits

Engaging with Bluehatsoft to hone SoC/ASIC performance means tapping into the in-depth expertise of optimizing hardware design for the highest performance of the application software. By making the hardware compatible with the standards and specifications of the existing software stacks, the SoC can position itself for significantly lower TCO.

SoC/ASIC Design Streamlining and Optimization
  • Take advantage of Bluehatsoft’s expertise to shorten the time to market the new SoC/ASIC.
  • Ensure that the SoC/ASIC is compliant with the standards and specifications of the existing target software stack.
Firmware Design
  • Improve testing coverage using our Stateless Ethernet Packet Generators—PktPump.
Diagnostic Suite Design
  • Reduce the downtime of the product by implementing a diagnostic suite.
  • Increase reliability by engaging Bluehatsoft to design manufacturing test suites.
SDKs/Operating System Porting
  • Expand the scope of SoC/ASIC by porting your client’s target operating system.
  • Extract the ultimate performance from the hardware by designing and seamlessly integrating SDKs.
Boot Loaders and Device Drivers
  • Customize boot loaders to configure and handle various configurations of the SoC/ASIC.
  • Enhance security by implementing SecureBoot or other Trusted Execution Environments.
BSPs and HALs
  • Engage Bluehatsoft to design reliable Board Support Packages (BSPs).
  • Work with Bluehatsoft to make the Hardware Abstraction Layers (HALs) more efficient.
Telecom Equipment and Network/Data Center Management Processors

Bluehatsoft’s proficiency in 64-bit architectures (MIPS64, ARM64, x86_64) is central to advancing technological developments in telecommunication equipment, Network switches, Data Center Management platforms, as well as Security devices. Our technical expertise encompasses:

Telecom Equipment and Network Switches
  • Development of boot loaders and pre-boot loaders for robust system initiation of various telecom equipment.
  • Configurable Network switch management plane integration.
Data Center Management Platforms
  • Expertise in OpenBMC.
  • Implementation of MCTP protocol bindings over PCIe VDMs, I2C, SPI, and LPC.
Security Devices
  • Proficient in Secure BootROM implementation (Bluehatsoft has implemented BootROM code of two ARM64 SoCs—one each based on ARM A53 and ARM A35).
  • Creation of high-speed drivers for proprietary bus controllers.
  • Development of Linux drivers, focusing on core kernel enhancements and custom hardware integration.
Business Benefits

Collaborating with Bluehatsoft for various bit SoC solutions in telecommunication, Data Center Management, and Security domains provides:

Unparallelled System Performance and Compatibility
  • Improved secure boot and load processes, ensuring safe and efficient system startup.
  • Enhanced device compatibility and interconnectivity, crucial for complex telecommunication networks.
Innovative Design and Energy Efficiency
  • Custom-designed device drivers aimed at extracting the utmost performance from the hardware.
  • Highly optimized data transfer paths over high-speed interfaces like PCIe and CXL.
  • Pioneering implementation of 64-bit NUMA interconnects on CXL/AXI/Custom chip interconnects, contributing to more efficient data plane processing in the chip.
Reliability and Advanced Control
  • Advanced control through Open Source or proprietary drivers and software stack tuning, ensuring stable and reliable system operation.
  • Innovative approaches to BMC software design and implementation, leading to reliable control, enhanced responsiveness, and improved overall system efficiency.
Xilinx Zynq™ Ultrascale+ MPSoC / Ultrascale+ RFSoC

Bluehatsoft is a leader in technological innovation, focusing on developing and implementing Solutions based on Xilinx Zynq™ and Xilinx Zynq™ Ultrascale+ SoCs across various industries. Our team showcases its expertise in several successful projects in various fields like:

Medical Diagnostics Devices
  • Increase the streaming frame rate of ultrasound scanner devices using Xilinx Zynq™ for soft tissue scanning.
  • Micro-architecture design for custom IP block for Framebuffer processing.
  • Linux kernel driver development for ARM PL330 DMA engine.
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Device
  • Board bring-up and BSP customization for custom boards interfaced to MicroZed (Xilinx Zynq™) boards for a nanoliter scale liquid displacement system.
  • Pioneers in Asymmetric Multiprocessing (AMP) to support RTOS and Linux on Xilinx Zynq™.
  • Microarchitecture design of FPGA block for efficient data block transfers.
Mission Critical Networking Solutions
  • Expertise in FSBL extensions for mission-critical systems, ensuring fail-proof upgrades in the submarine / seabed cable system controllers.
  • Implementation of Linux+FreeRTOS AMP and custom IP extensions, enhancing the performance of submarine networking devices.
Business Benefits

Collaborating with Bluehatsoft opens a range of advantages, capitalizing on our extensive expertise in Xilinx Zynq™ technologies to enhance your business operations:

Enhance Performance and Reliability
  • Achieve superior performance, which is evident in a 150% enhanced frame rate for a short-distance wireless connectivity solution used in a handheld ultrasound display unit.
  • Experience robust reliability with fail-proof system upgrades and efficient data handling in critical networking devices.
Efficient Solutions with Custom Designs
  • Access tailored, innovative solutions across different sectors, from medical diagnostics to entertainment systems.
  • Take advantage of our experienced design team to craft custom IP blocks to enhance performance, increase reliability, and improve the security of your solutions.
Increase Precision and Reduce Response Times
  • Enjoy rapid data transfer with our tailored device software stack, vastly outperforming client expectations.
  • Benefit from our scalable and efficient system designs, ensuring adaptability to evolving business needs.
Solutions Based on STMicro and NXP uPs/uCs

Bluehatsoft excels in creating specialized solutions using microcontroller and microprocessor offerings from STMicroelectronics, which is a pioneer in embedded systems. Bluehatsoft has designed and delivered software and firmware solutions catering to a diverse set of industries like logistics, medical/pharma, and automotive. Our proficiency is reflected in the following:

Logistics and Container Tracking
  • Development of bare-metal drivers on STM32F303xx for GPRS, GPS, and RF communication.
  • Development of bare-metal firmware on STM32F100xx for temperature and humidity sensing and communication over BLE.
  • Expertise in low-level API design for GPS as well as Cell Tower-based location analysis and connectivity enhancements.
  • Implementation of Ultra Low Power modes and battery longevity prediction.
Medical Devices
  • Advanced development of bare-metal software stack for sensor and transducer integration in STM32F303xx.
  • Custom state machine implementation for precise temperature and air volume control in head lice treatment equipment using hot air flow.
Devices for Automotives
  • Designing and implementing bare-metal drivers for ADC/DACs, targeted at enhancing vehicle sensor integration.
  • Developing drivers for control devices like A/C, fans, wipers, door locks, et al.
  • Crafting I2C and SPI sensor drivers for parameter monitoring like temperature, humidity, etc., aimed at passenger comfort.
  • Porting LIN stacks to operate seamlessly on S9KEAZ64 microcontrollers.
  • Creating QNX interfacing drivers over SPI for robust data communication.
Business Benefits

Engaging with Bluehatsoft for STMicro and NXP microcontroller firmware solutions brings several key advantages:

Enhanced Efficiency, Accuracy, and Performance
  • Our solutions ensure precise tracking and efficient communication, enhancing overall operational efficiency.
  • In precision applications, our vast expertise in ADC/DAC and other controllers ensures the effectiveness and safety of solutions.
  • Enhanced data transfer capabilities, ensuring reliable communication between microcontrollers and external sensors.
Flexibility, Customization, and Innovation
  • Our approaches involve innovative uses of microcontrollers for unique industry needs, ensuring tailored, cutting-edge solutions.
  • We prioritize designing solutions that are technologically advanced and customized to specific client requirements.
  • Tailored solutions to meet specific customer industry needs, offering excellent design and functionality flexibility.
Sustainability and Reliability
  • Our designs focus on power-saving and longevity and contribute to technology sustainability.
  • Our rigorous implementation ensures reliability and durability in any type of application.
  • Adaptable interfaces with multiple compatibility options, providing a broad range of application possibilities.
NXP/Freescale i.MX6/i.MX8

Bluehatsoft specializes in designing solutions using the industry-leading embedded microprocessors from NXP. Bluehatsoft has successfully designed and deployed Firmware and Software solutions for devices based on i.MX6 and i.MX8 for the oil, natural gas, and petrochemical, as well as telecom industries. Our expertise encompasses:

Oil and Natural Gas / Petrochemical Industry Devices
  • Selecting optimal reference boards for SCADA control systems to ensure robust performance.
  • Collaborating with manufacturers for SDK bug resolution.
  • Implementing bug fixes in the OS kernel, specifically in SD/MMC and touchscreen drivers.
  • Implementing custom protocols and integrating them into the user applications to facilitate lossless data collection and processing.
Business Benefits

Irrespective of the target industry, collaborating with Bluehatsoft for NXP/i.MX6/i.MX8 solutions provides significant benefits:

Reliable System Performance
  • Enhanced system reliability and minimized downtime, crucial in SCADA control networks.
  • System optimization through active collaboration with board manufacturers.
Technical Proficiency and Problem-Solving
  • Expertise in identifying and resolving kernel-level issues, leading to smoother and more stable system operations, which is vital for SCADA applications.
  • Dedicated support in troubleshooting and refining device drivers, ensuring seamless hardware integration.
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Through our deep technological knowledge and industry experience, Bluehatsoft is uniquely positioned to deliver unparalleled solutions that not only meet but anticipate the challenges of a rapidly evolving tech landscape.

Our commitment to innovation and quality ensures that our clients receive the most advanced, reliable, and effective solutions available today.

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