Embedded systems + firmware
Device architecture, drivers, communications, power strategy, OTA, and production firmware designed as one observable system.
- Architecture and risk map
- Firmware implementation
- Hardware bring-up
Independent engineering consultancy · Syracuse, New York
Engineering for physical products and the systems around them.
Ferox Works helps teams define, prototype, and deliver connected hardware—covering electronics, firmware, technical software, test, and production transfer.
Available for focused technical work and integrated development programs.
Define requirements and system boundariesDe-risk the highest-cost unknownsBuild integrated working systemsTransfer testable, documented work
Capabilities
Useful depth across the product stack.
Ferox Works can coordinate electronics, custom wiring harnesses, firmware, software, and physical integration as one program.
Hardware, PCB + wiring harnesses
Schematics, PCB layout, protection, interfaces, component selection, custom wiring harnesses, prototype bring-up, and production documentation.
- Schematics + layout
- Harness drawings + pinouts
- BOM + connector strategy
Product development
Product definition and integrated development across electronics, firmware, enclosures, wiring and interconnects, test, and operator workflows.
- Product definition
- Proof-of-concept
- Engineering prototype
Software + technical tooling
Desktop tools, test systems, device interfaces, data pipelines, and operator experiences for complicated physical systems.
- UX + system design
- Application build
- Device integration
Rapid prototypes
Instrumented prototypes built to answer the highest-risk technical questions before committing to a full implementation.
- Critical-path experiment
- Instrumented prototype
- Test evidence
Engineering advisory
Architecture reviews, failure analysis, technical diligence, and practical recovery planning for teams that need an independent assessment.
- Independent review
- Risk register
- Decision memo
Selected work
Systems made understandable and operable.
Representative work includes embedded platforms, instrument software, resilient field firmware, and engineering models.
Software / ToolsWorking prototype
Chronicle Time & Pay Workspace
A local-first time clock, pay estimator, and reporting workspace with optional Google Sheets sync.
Vanilla JavaScriptLocal-first dataGoogle Apps ScriptResponsive CSS
Hardware / SystemsWORK IN PROGRESS · Rev C
Rook RF Field Monitor · Rev C
A four-processor counter-surveillance handheld moving from corrected architecture into prototype bring-up.
ESP32-P4ESP32-S3ESP32-C6STM32G0
Working method
A staged path from uncertainty to delivery.
The scope stays visible. Each phase closes with an artifact or result that supports the next decision.
Frame
Clarify the outcome, constraints, interfaces, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.
Prove
Test the riskiest technical path with analysis, experiments, or an instrumented prototype.
Implement
Build the integrated system in reviewable increments with test and diagnostics included.
Validate + transfer
Verify against the agreed criteria and deliver source, production files, and operating documentation.
Where Ferox Works fits
Direct technical ownership without building a full internal team.
Engage Ferox Works when a product crosses disciplines, a prototype needs to become a dependable system, or a stalled design needs an independent technical assessment.
- Clear scope, interfaces, and decision records
- Hands-on implementation alongside architecture
- Testability, diagnostics, and recovery designed in
- Source files and documentation prepared for handoff
Products in development
Current hardware work, shown before release.
Every item below is explicitly work in progress. Specifications, pricing, compliance scope, and availability can change as prototypes are built and tested.
Counter-surveillance handheld · FW-RFM-RCWORK IN PROGRESS
Rook RF Field Monitor
A screen-first handheld that correlates Wi-Fi, BLE, drone Remote ID, motion, and GNSS events without pretending to be a wideband spectrum analyzer.
Pip-Boy 3000 sensor mod · FW-PB3K-GM-RBWORK IN PROGRESS
Pip-Boy 3000 Geiger/GNSS Mod Board
A 60 × 30 mm internal mod PCB that adds hardware-counted Geiger events and GNSS-tagged telemetry to a Pip-Boy 3000.
Precision analog interface · FW-APC16WORK IN PROGRESS
Analog Passthrough Converter
An inline 16-bit converter that maps one instrument signal into a user-defined 0–10 V or 4–20 mA output.
Start with the current state
Discuss the project