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by andy_threos_io 319 days ago

    2010–2024: Wireless voting system for a bank’s annual shareholder meetings.

        ARM-based handheld terminals with 2.4GHz RF and LDPC error correction

        Custom embedded OS, base stations, and 3D-printed enclosures

        Deployed and used continuously for 14 years

    2006–2014: Distributed IoT platform (prototype)

        Embedded VM and bytecode execution on custom hardware

        Desktop CAD-style app for dataflow programming

        Fully working prototype demonstrated at trade shows

    2014–2017: Hardware/software unit for tax inspection system

        Project delivered; final deployment halted due to partner backing out

    2015–Present: Threos OS (https://threos.io)

        Object-oriented, modular real-time operating system

        Single virtual address space with memory protection, multitasking

        POSIX subset, package manager, dynamic linking and relocation

        Dynamically linked libraries

        Ported applications: GCC, Python, nano, etc.

        Functional on x86_64 hardware

    2017–2021+: Remote network monitoring system for a telecom company

        1U embedded Linux device with modular IO, deployed and in daily use

        Web-based configuration UI

        Modules: LTE, environmental sensors, backup battery

    2020–2025: Wireless IoT system for utility monitoring

        Proprietary RF protocol over 433MHz LoRa

        Battery-backed modules for impulse counting, DSMR, environmental monitoring

        Gateway with LTE, Wi-Fi, and LoRa, managed via web UI

        Fully functional prototype state