Afterthought Software

Afterthought Software is a small software and hardware development company in Bristol. It takes product ideas through prototyping to manufactured goods, handling the embedded code, the circuit design and the screens people use to operate the device.

What Afterthought Software offers

• Embedded and prototype software — code for anything from bare-metal, low-power microcontrollers to embedded Linux boards and multi-processor systems.
• Hardware design and product development — electronics designed with manufacturing in mind from the start, not only function.
• Field-upgradable software — building in the ability to update products after they ship.
• User interface applications — web-based front ends for devices, with attention to security and ease of use.
• Automated testing — testing is automated as part of how the firm builds software.

Who it works with

The firm works with clients who are developing physical products, starting from a discussion of their requirements and following the project through to production.

Key facts

• Based in: Bristol, UK
• Where work is done: all development happens in-house at the Bristol office
• Manufacturing: uses UK manufacturing for prototypes and finished products