Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
ReferencesDekati Oy
Bitwise and Dekati have worked together for years on a number of different projects. Bitwise has developed embedded software for Dekati's instruments that detect the number and size of fine particles, and for auxiliary measurement devices.
The software reads the devices' sensors, analyses the measurements, controls the measurement processes and stores both the measurements and the analyses.
Dekati Oy develops, manufactures and sells fine particle measurement and sampling solutions used around the world, for example in indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring, in emission measurements for power plants and vehicles, in the pharmaceutical industry and by defence forces.
Measuring fine particles matters
A fine particle is a particle smaller than 2.5 micrometres. Measuring fine particles matters because they can penetrate deep into human lungs, and the body has no way of protecting itself against them. For comparison, a bacterium is about one micrometre in size.
Dekati's measurement devices can be used, for example, to monitor indoor and outdoor air quality in real time. The field is highly topical, as long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to premature death. Not all fine particles are dangerous, but some of them pose a huge health risk.
Dekati values Bitwise's flexibility
Bitwise and Dekati have worked together for years on a number of different projects. Bitwise has developed embedded software for Dekati's instruments that detect the number and size of fine particles, and for auxiliary measurement devices. The software reads the devices' sensors, analyses the measurements, controls the measurement processes and stores both the measurements and the analyses. Some of the devices have graphical and text-based user interfaces for monitoring measurements and controlling measurement processes.
Bitwise's software developers have designed software for fine particle measurement devices such as ELPI®+, BOLAR™ and eDiluter™ Pro 1200C, which makes reliable measurements possible at temperatures of up to 1,200 degrees.
For Dekati, a flexible software partner is essential, as projects move forward in an agile way and changes are made along the way. “Our project specs are often fairly rough, and they change a lot at the start of a project. Bitwise has handled this really well in its software development. Early in the project, we've received software that lets us test the core functions of the devices we're developing. When needed, we've quickly had small changes made to this test software, which has sped up narrowing down the final specs and features of the device,” says Sami Lundahl (Project Manager, Research and Development) from Dekati.
Developing some of the world's best measurement devices requires Bitwise to have in-depth expertise in electronics and in low-level programming for resource-constrained microcontrollers. Software Designer Henrik, who has worked on Dekati's projects for a long time, thinks it's important that the client can focus on its own core expertise: “Because we take care of the software side of the devices, the client doesn't have to get into the details of the software. They can keep their focus on what really matters, which is what the device is supposed to do.”
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“Our project specs are often fairly rough, and they change a lot at the start of a project. Bitwise has handled this really well in its software development. Early in the project, we've received software that lets us test the core functions of the devices we're developing. When needed, we've quickly had small changes made to this test software, which has sped up narrowing down the final specs and features of the device.”
