DOTCOM

Connected devices from idea to manufacture

DOTCOM, which also trades as Dotcom Services and Dotcom IoT, designs and engineers connected devices from offices in Surat and Mumbai, India. The company says it has more than twelve years of experience and has worked with more than fifty clients. Its team brings together designers, developers, makers, researchers, marketers and analysts, which it says allows it to offer services across several verticals.

The firm presents its purpose as connecting things to the internet in a way that is useful to people. It says it takes a product from the first sketch through to the market, and it describes a set of values that include sustainability, collaboration, adaptability, quality, continuous learning and close attention to customer relations.

Product engineering and prototyping

The firm's product engineering covers rapid prototyping, proof of concept work, market research and technology selection for a new device. It also re-engineers existing products. The company says it turns a client's vague idea into a structured plan, with technical documents, block diagrams and interface specifications, before any hardware is built.

Hardware, firmware and embedded systems

DOTCOM's team includes firmware developers who build the software that runs on a device, and it develops board support packages and embedded systems. Its PCB designers design the circuits and boards for new electronics. Development follows a set sequence: a discovery stage to understand the use case and constraints, a roadmap with sprints and hardware timelines, engineering of the embedded, cloud and communications stack, and then the build of hardware, firmware and software modules with version control and continuous integration practices.

Manufacturing through OEM and ODM work

The company offers original equipment manufacturing for clients who have a design of their own, and original design manufacturing for clients who bring an idea that DOTCOM then develops into a finished product. The firm says it has partnered with technology companies around the world.

Testing, compliance and deployment

Testing covers unit, system, field and compliance checks, and the firm says it offers IoT product testing and compliance work. Devices are deployed with firmware that can be updated over the air, and the firm provides continuous monitoring, updates and technical support after launch.

Own products and sectors

Alongside client work, the company has developed products of its own. Prkruti Pro is a solar-powered outdoor air quality monitor, which the company says measures a range of environmental pollution parameters, is weatherproof and waterproof, and can be mounted on a pole or a wall. Another product, branded as IoT for Everyone, is a way to control connected things from a mobile device. A smart seed drill controller uses an accelerometer to keep seed spacing consistent in relation to tractor speed, and lets a farmer set the spacing for different seed types.

The firm names sectors it serves, including cleantech, healthcare, smart cities, agrotech, smart retail, smart home automation, industrial IoT and mining technology. It states that it has been rated on GoodFirms and Clutch, and presents those ratings as its own record.