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Gale Force Software was engaged to develop an application for the Apple iPad that turns the iPad into an external status monitor and remote service tool for a clinical chemistry analyzer.  The application supports the client's proprietary serial protocol, giving the iPad full access to the analyzer in order to allow technicians to control the low-level functions of the embedded instrument system.  Users can run manufacturing tests and diagnostics for complex instruments in the field as well as remotely initiate complex motions through the use of fully configurable scripts.

Technologies: Mac OS X, Objective-C, iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch, Cocoa, Core Animation

Our client is developing innovative metabolite profiling for use in detecting the presence and recurrence of cancer at earlier stages than currently commercially available tests.  Gale Force Software engineers have been working with this early-stage company to develop a software application that has made the process of analysis and algorithm refinement more efficient.  This is not only helping the client's research and development efforts but will also be the foundation for an eventual commercial application of the technology.

Technologies: Microsoft .NET/C# on Windows XP

Gale Force Software's client, an early-stage medical device company, is commercializing technology to improve the placement and real-time monitoring of artificial airways.  Gale Force Software engineers have supported the design, development, and testing of the user interface for the portable, re-usable bedside monitor portion of the system that provides precise and continuous information on the status of breathing tubes. This device received FDA 510(k) approval earlier this year, and Gale Force Software has been engaged again to support next-generation development of the system.

Technologies: C++ on the Analog Devices BlackFin ADSP BF-532; .NET/C# on Windows XP

A client of Gale Force Software with products in the residential and industrial facility markets required the development of a native iPhone/iPod Touch application that would transmit remote commands to a network-enabled device. This successful effort included the development of a multipage user interface with text labels on individual buttons that are configurable by the user. The application also provides the user with the ability to define a command string, give it a unique name and assign it to one of the buttons for transmission via TCP or UDP to a designated IP address and port.

Technologies: Mac OS X (Leopard), Objective-C, iPhone/iPod Touch, Cocoa

One of Gale Force Software's clients wanted to investigate the feasibility of using the ZigBee protocol in the wireless control of a select number of their commercial products. Working with the client's proprietary hardware platform with the addition of the Microchip MRF24J10MA IEEE 802.15.4 Transceiver Module, Gale Force Software engineers were able to demonstrate the successful control of a motor from a remote switch.

Technologies: C, ZigBee (MiWi)

Gale Force Software engineers have worked with the client in the conversion of an existing electro-mechanical lock product into a system in which secure entry can now be controlled and monitored wirelessly. This was achieved by integrating a wireless third-party access control panel with the existing off-line product. The system supports proximity, magnetic stripe, and dual validation reader technologies. It provides the client's current off-line lock customers with the ability to upgrade to real-time, wireless data connectivity with a simple software upgrade to its installed locking system.

Technologies: C++ and C# on Windows XP/2003

Gale Force Software designed the software architecture, user interface, and proprietary communication drivers/protocols for a set of hand-held service tools used by field personnel in servicing HVAC systems operating in residential settings. These end users will have the flexibility to run the application on a range of platforms -- including PCs and PDAs running the Windows, Windows Mobile, or Palm operating systems.

Technologies: Palm, Windows, Windows Mobile, USB, RJ-485, .NET/C#, Proprietary Protocols

The client engaged Gale Force Software to design and develop the firmware for an embedded thermal printer subsystem used in a laboratory device. Our engineering team was successful in developing the firmware, which included a bi-directional serial interface used for sending commands to the thermal printer and that was capable of printing both graphics and text in three different font sizes. The printer is also able to read and write external flash memory and supports both custom and standard fonts.

Technologies: C++, uC/OS, Motorola HC12x processor

Gale Force Software is engaged in the design and development of the user interface portion of the firmware for a hand-held medical device intended for patient self-testing. Features of the device include a color graphics LCD and Bluetooth and IR communication with external devices. This has been a full life-cycle development effort on a product that will be submitted to the FDA for approval before it can be introduced into the market. Gale Force Software engineers have worked seamlessly as a part of the client's overall project team since the beginning of the effort.

Technologies: C, NEC V850 processor, Bluetooth and IR communication