AROBS GROUP

Embedded Engineering Services

Overview Author: Silvan Morariu, Head of Embedded
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 About AROBS Group

AROBS Transilvania Software is an IT solution provider of ready to use systems and tailor-made
software based on the latest technologies.

With 20 years of experience in software development, we address the IT needs of travel,

automotive, home automation, and life sciences industries, with advanced and effective web,
mobile, embedded, and cloud solutions.

Since our foundation in 1998, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, we have combined well trained
specialists with out of the box, but also bespoke processes to consistently deliver top quality
software solutions.
The services we provide, and our teams’ dedication helped us build strong, long-term
partnerships with hundreds of companies across Europe and the US.

Our passion for innovation and sustained efforts to acquire new skills alongside the market’s
evolution turned AROBS into one of the top players in the Romanian IT landscape.

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 AROBS Group Key Facts
Romanian leading IT solution provider: 25 years
9 Romanian branches: Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Iasi, Targu Mures,
Suceava, Arad, Baia Mare and Timisoara
7 International branches: Chisinau (Republic of Moldavia),
Budapest (Hungary), Breda (Netherlands), Belgrade (Serbia),
Jakarta (Indonesia), Munich (Germany) , Gdansk (Poland)
Turnover 2023: 86 MLN EURO
Headcount 1000+ employees
Retention rate 88%
International customers in 14 countries (Europe, USA, Asia)
Main industries: Automotive, Travel, Transportation, Healthcare..
Main focus: Software development and engineering services

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AROBS Embedded -
overview
1 Mobile Wireless,
Networking, Data &
Telecommunications
2 Medical devices
5 7

Professional Embedded Software

4 3 Automotive
Development Services
10 4 High-end consumer
electronics
Embedded & Product
Enterprise Software R&D 5 Visual systems
Applications Platforms
2
9 6 IoT (Industrial and
Home Automation)

RT Operating Avionics Engineering

HW Platforms 7 and FAA Quality
Systems
Assurance
8 Financial Payments
8
6 Infrastructure

1 3 9 Space

10 Navigation systems

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Automotive engineering services, overview

We provide customized software, HW and mechanical design

solutions for a wide range of automotive products, including:
• Body Control Modules
• Gateway ECUs, Door Control ECUs, Car Keys
• Instrument clusters, Head-Up Displays, Secondary Displays,
• Infotainment systems, ADAS ECUs
• Engine Control System, HEV ECUs
• Telematics units
• Climate control systems
• Light Control Units
• Test equipment production
Wide range of products from basic software layer, device
drivers, middleware components to applications for the most
diverse vehicle architectures and OEM strategies.

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Automotive engineering services, sample projects
Avionics

• Prototyping onboard • New gen Cockpit display • Prototyping Vision Based

MPEG-2 VME solution Navigation
Encoder/Decoder full HW • Touch Screen Controller • FPGA embedded
and SW solution SW for Gulfstream G500 solution (HW+SW) for a
• proprietary RTOS, high speed camera unit
– Integration with
avionics bus to be used for navigation
system avionics
communication, and • Complex solution with a
– Integration with OpenGL applications on high end FPGA (Xilinx or
infotainment displays top Altera) and softcore CPU
(Sparc) – doing real time
800Mbsp SpaceWire
video data acquirement
& processing

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Space

• Delivered first time proven • We are the first SW company to • Our embedded SW is used for
satellite file communication implement a Linux platform for Augmented Reality goggles
solution on Time And Space space systems used in satellite manufacturing
Partitioning SW platform

• On-board SW multi-core • Our SW is used, on the biggest • We are part of the first
platform for space systems east-European ESA server consortium to use ARM for
• Obtained >300% cluster, to process deep-space space systems
performance improvement photos searching for black
vs older systems holes

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 Operator panels

Key features: Development of operator panels, suitable for

mobile machines (centralized control solution for
managing various types of accessories attached to the
utility vehicle).

Technologies: C, C++,QT, OS: proprietary / Linux, CAN

protocols: CAN Open, ISO 11783 –ISOBUS

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 Software drivers development

Microcontroller Drivers:
GPT Driver - Initializes GPT, performs timer count Communication
Drivers
LIN Driver - Initializes LIN, performs LIN input/output I/O Drivers
PORT - Performs MCU pin settings (I/O, shared functions)
Digital Input / Output - Performs port signal input/output
Analog Digital Converter - Device driver using on-chip MCU timer
Tool Chains:
Greenhills GHS and GHS Multi IDE
RenesasE1 on chip debugger QAC, Cantata, Enterprise Architect

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Marine
Radar App

§ Expertise in Middleware and Application

§ Full Stack Developers Video app
C++, QT/QML, Java, Python, GIT,
QtCreator, Eclipse, Android
§ Apps for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) and
navigation
Autopilot

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Industrial applications

§ Embedded firmware and iOS/Android APPs for the user

and industrial families of FLIR IR cameras; and we have
developed and used a custom test framework for
validating the cameras control features and live video Ø Linux
feeds.
Ø OpenCV
Ø iOS 13-15
Ø Android 9-12
Ø React, React-redux, Redux-saga,
WebGI and WebAssembly
Ø .Net core 5.0, SQLite
Ø WPF, Avalonia UI
Ø Kotlin

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Industrial applications

Full Feature Set Implementation and Validation for RTOS

enabled Smart Meter

Size: 4 man-years

Solution:

Arobs, through their dedicated project manager (Agile

certified), is responsible for ensuring seamless synchronization of
Arobs and Elster SCRUM processes for the implementation of
new features for RTOS enabled Smart Meter

• Complete ramp-up in only 2 weeks

• Arobs complied with the need of continued velocity
increase of ~ 50%/Sprint by Arobs’ SCRUM teams.
• Overall project output after the first 3 months was increased
by 400%;

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Consumer electronics

BARCO ClickShare

Challenges
Design and implement a Cloud/Server based
application that will remotely manage (configure,
update etc.) big clusters of various families of
ClickShare base-stations

Solution
Arobs successfully created and deployed a modular
and scalable system that could be deployed on both
hosted sites (servers) and Cloud
•The solution for cloud is done on Amazon’s
AWS system and is successfully used to
manage big sites using Barco’s units

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Smart home platform

Smart Home manages many functions of the house

in a simple way: lighting, energy management,
heating, video and security.

Features:
Manage the temperature according to your habits
and presence at home.
Manage lights, sockets and shutters remotely,
creating convenient home/away scenarios.
Increase home security with presence notification
and alarm systems
Manage on/off of household appliances and
monitor energy consumption.

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Fleet management

A complete solution for monitoring and tracking of car fleet, with the most advanced tool for
cost control with car fleet, the GPS localization and GPRS (GSM) data transmission.
Fuel consumption using fuel sensor
Driving Behavior
Reports automatically generated
Firmware updates over the air
Technologies: NET Framework 4.0, SQL 2008 R2, Web Map Service
GeoServer, Reporting Services
HW: cost effective GPS tracking device used for commercial fleet monitoring, ARM 32-bit
Cortex™-M3 CPU , GPS,GSM, CAN modules, interface to connect other devices from vehicle
using inputs/outputs and a CAN interface.

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Robot vacuum cleaner

SW development for autonomous robot vacuum

cleaner based in SLAM and path planning
algorithms.

Functions: designed for home environment,

cleans 80m2 in 120 minutes, avoid static and
dynamic obstacles, should clean 95% of the test
home.
Platform: i.MX6 or i.MX8, Linux OS, ROS

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Intelligent smoke detector

Embedded software development for a linear

smoke detector using a video camera as the
main sensor which detects the presence of
smoke by analyzing the attenuation of light.

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Smart waste management platform

Waste management solution to meet the needs of housing administrations, developers and
municipalities. The systems are designed for use in difficult environments. They have been installed in
more than 25,000 instances.
Features:
• Access Controls for Waste Containers. Volume based systems, PAY AS YOU THROW
• Not volume based systems = just access control to the different containers and waste fractions

Customers:
Municipalities, disposal companies, housing associations, container OEMs.

System components:
Complex electronic with Display, LORA, GSM, GPS, BLE, battery etc.
Different locks for different waste containers (servo locks, gravity locks,
mechanical locks)
Authorized access to the container of citizens via cards, tags and Apps (NFC
App, Bluetooth App)
Web application for collecting data and for configuration of the systems
Service App for handling service requests in the field

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Printing solutions

EFI solutions for: print servers, superwide digital inkjet printers, powerful print
production workflow and management information software solutions

EFI Colorproof XF Server – At the heart of things

•The main proofing and printing operations take place on the EFI Colorproof
XF Server.

EFI Colorproof XF Client Option – Customise your configuration

•The EFI Colorproof XF Client Option is the window to the EFI Colorproof XF
Server, controlling its functionality. With EFI Client you can allocate specific
access and management privileges to each client workstation, enhancing
flexibility and building a customised configuration.

Technology:
• Programming language: C++
• Frameworks : wxWidgets is a mature open-source cross-platform C++ GUI
framework for Windows,Unix, Linux, MacOS.
• Servers: Colorproof XF Server
• Platforms: Windows and MacOS

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Test equipment production ITB

Inteligent Test Box: The test tool is dedicated to manual

and automatic testing. Simulates the IOs of an ECU being
capable to simulate faults and loads. It is software
reconfigurable and easy to adapt to new projects.

Structural and Frontal Aluminium Panels

38 PCBs – 2 layers, low and medim component density
56 internal cables

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 Test equipment production PLGM

Dedicated to control five electrical motors

through CAN interface.

Metal enclosure mechanical workout

Front Aluminium Panel
6 PCBs – 2 layers, low component density
Internal harness with 104 wires
External Harness with 50 wires

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Test equipment production – GWTT

Generic Wireless Test Tool: The tool is comprising of a

real time controller (NI cRIO 9038) and eight IO
modules providing the following
functionality: RF reception and transmission, LF
transmission (PASE and IMMO), button actuation, LED
indicator, GPIO 5V TTL, analog input.

Standard 19” Rack enclosure

Chassis mechanical workout and assembly
8 Modules: PCB assembly and front pannels
mechanical workout
Modules PCB with low and medium component
density
Software Installation

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Test equipment production LTT

Life Time Tester - Test system based on a modular and scalable

Measurement System with a generic SW component,
designed to the measurement and stimulation requirements of Body
and Security products.

Rack Cabinet
Power Distribution: AC and DC
Load Box
Temperature control (ventilation)
Measurement System – MesSy from IRS: Analog Input (128), Digital
Output (88), Communication (CAN, LIN, K-line), Current Measurement
Industrial PC
Software Development: TestStand sequence (DUT specific)

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Embedded software tools

Embedded software development: Development Process:

C / C++ / QT / Web development V-Cycle (V model) / Kanban
MatLab, TargetLink, IBM Statemate, IBM Rapsody Agile, SCRUM
LabView
Change/Configuration Management:
Platform: IBM Rational Change / IBM
OSEK Real Time OS, Linux, Integrity Rational Synergy
AUTOSAR architecture, Tresos, DaVinci PTC Integrity
Functional Safety relevant (ISO26262) IMS / MKS
JIRA, Confluence
Tools: Perforce
IAR System Embedded Workbench, WinIdea, Visual Studio,
Eclipse Requirements Engineering:
Vector Tools (CANoe, CApl, CANdela, Geny, Vtest IBM Doors
Studion)
PC-lint, Polyspace, QAC

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Proposed business model – Engineering Services

MODEL 1:
Engineering services: AROBS team is engaged in delivering complex
automotive software/hardware services based on a predefined SOW
including scope, timeline and KPIs.

MODEL 2:
Project based : AROBS is enganged in delivering a full work package
based on fixed scope, timeline and price.

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Proposed business model – Test Equipment Production

MODEL 3:
Existing equipment: order based on our price list. Available
for the following systems: ITB, PLGM, GWTT and GAT.

MODEL 4:
Customized test equipment: AROBS team offer
design/implementation and manufacturing of customized
test equipment. AROBS will provide a customized offer
based on the initial evaluation.

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 Thank you!
Author: Silvan Morariu, Head of Embedded
[email protected]

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