Integra Sources

Integra Sources designs electronics and writes embedded software for clients. It works from a development centre in Central Asia, close to the logistics routes of the region and to China, where its manufacturing partners are situated. Founded in 2014 by electronics and software specialists, the company has completed more than 250 projects, and over 100 clients from healthcare, consumer electronics, logistics and education have used its work to bring new solutions to market.

Electronics design from prototype to certification

The firm designs electronics around modern system-on-chip processors and ARM Cortex-A parts for many kinds of application. Its engineering team covers FPGA design, PCB design, prototyping, preparation for manufacturing and certification. The work runs from a first prototype through to a product that is ready for production.

Embedded software, firmware and board support

The firm writes firmware and software for single board computers and develops board support packages. Its real-time operating system work sits alongside prototyping on single board computers, so a client's product has software that matches its hardware from the first build.

Kernel and driver development across three operating systems

Driver development covers Linux, Windows, macOS and Android, and includes Linux kernel modules for embedded devices. Driver work is one of the company's core skills, and its low-level programming expertise is used to develop system services and middleware for clients.

System software, computer vision and tools

System and application software is written in C, C++ and Qt, and includes middleware programs and utilities that help manage resources on a device. Computer vision work uses libraries such as OpenCV along with the company's own algorithms for image and video processing, face recognition, object tracking and edge computing.

IoT products, from device to cloud

Integra Sources builds whole IoT solutions, from smart gadgets through to cloud infrastructure for managing connected devices. The firm works with AWS IoT and Azure IoT and with industrial IoT, Industry 4.0, machine-to-machine links and predictive maintenance. A smart home system it has built is made up of a hub unit, an iOS and Android app and an AWS cloud back end, and it is compatible with ZigBee devices.

Client projects and where clients are based

Recent projects include a cross-platform monitoring system for agricultural facilities, which sends data from forage production to cloud services so a farmer can see it in real time, and a macOS virtual camera driver with a desktop application for a video streaming system. The company has clients in Europe, the USA, Australia and Asia. Its team speaks several languages, works across time zones, and can adjust working hours so clients see results in the morning.