Board Bring-Up & Debugging

Bring-up, debug, and stabilize new embedded hardware.

We help hardware teams bring new PCBs to life: power rail checks, flashing and debug setup, MCU/peripheral validation, firmware/hardware fault isolation, and release support.

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Tech Stack
STM32 ESP32 Nordic nRF Silicon Labs EFR32 Zephyr RTOS FreeRTOS ESP-IDF nRF Connect SDK Simplicity SDK J-Link SWD UART I2C SPI ADC Timers Logic Analyzer Oscilloscope

New hardware rarely works perfectly on the first power-up.

A new PCB can fail because of power sequencing, wrong pin mapping, clock setup, boot configuration, soldering issues, peripheral wiring, firmware assumptions, or a small schematic mistake. We help find the real cause quickly and get the board to a stable working state.

Services

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First Power-Up & Rail Validation
check input supply, regulators, current draw, reset behavior, boot mode, and obvious hardware faults before deeper firmware work.
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Flashing & Debug Setup
configure SWD/JTAG/UART, programmer/debugger, bootloader path, logs, reset lines, and reliable firmware flashing.
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MCU & Peripheral Bring-Up
validate GPIO, UART, I2C, SPI, ADC, timers, sensors, displays, radios, and board-specific pin mapping.
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Firmware / Hardware Fault Isolation
isolate whether an issue is caused by firmware, schematic, layout, soldering, timing, power, or wireless behavior.
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Stability, Power & Release Support
fix boot loops, resets, brownouts, high current, unstable peripherals, and prepare the board for prototype or production testing.
Problems We Solve

When a new board does not behave like the design said it should.

The board powers up but does not boot. The debugger cannot connect.

UART logs are missing. A sensor does not respond on I2C. Current draw is higher than expected.

A radio works on one revision but fails on the next. These are the problems we help isolate and fix.

Our Process

How we approach board bring-up

We start with the hardware files, firmware state, and failure symptoms.

Then we check power rails, reset/boot behavior, debug access, clocks, logs, and peripheral signals.

Once the issue is reproduced, we isolate whether the cause is firmware, hardware, timing, power, or assembly, then fix it in small testable steps.

Expected Outcome

From unknown failure to a working board

The result is a board that boots, logs, flashes, communicates with its peripherals, and has clear next steps for remaining issues.

You get cleaner firmware setup, verified hardware behavior, documented findings, and fewer unknowns before the next prototype or production build.