SSI Embedded Systems Programming - Badge Scanner Case Study

Fact: Over 50% of SSI Staff has 8 or More Years Experience

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Fact: 30% of SSI staff has twelve or more years experience

"The people blended in and became part of the design team."

Fact: Experienced Team Lead manages all projects

"I was impressed with the quality of SSI's work throughout this contract. I appreciated their ability to work with minimal guidance, and minimal design details. And I greatly appreciated their suggestions and alternate design proposals. Their willingness to work overtime when necessary to meet deadlines was greatly appreciated." ~ SSI Client

Fact: All SSI staff is trained on the Quality Development Process

"Work is spectacular. More exceptional than I thought it would be. Sensors work great. They can detect the slightest pressure accurately. It is WAY beyond my expectations." ~ SSI Client

Fact: Long term staff retention rate at SSI is > 95%

Fact: SSI's Internal Software process operates as CMM Level 3

"The experience was a good one" ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI has been in business 16+ years

"The best thing about working with SSI is that the people genuinely care about the success of the overall project. Typical contractors stop when they have merely met the letter of the contract that they are bound to; where as, SSI is willing to go above and beyond to drive a project to completion and ultimately success." ~ SSI Client

Fact: Over half of SSI Business is from returning clients

"I would use SSI again" ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI client relationships last several years

"The best thing about working with SSI is that the people genuinely care about the success of the overall project. Typical contractors stop when they have merely met the letter of the contract that they are bound to; where as, SSI is willing to go above and beyond to drive a project to completion and ultimately success." ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI's Customers report a consistent 4.5 out of 5 rating for satisfaction

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Fact: 100% of clients surveyed said they would recommend SSI to others

"SSI will deliver what is promised on a timely basis." ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI Supports Continual Employee Training

"Consistent high quality engineers who perform very well. SSI is the only company -- contracting or consulting -- who consistently provides the best talent who are not only technically accomplished but have excellent verbal and personal skills. I have not seen anything like it before." ~ SSI Client

The Customer

A leading registration and lead recording service provider that customizes information gathering for their customers. The developed product makes it possible for customers to easily and quickly capture information recorded on badges by electronically capturing information from either a badge or through manual input. Clients utilize this information for sales and marketing purposes and to understand the needs of their customers.

Technical Skills
C, C++, Bluetooth, USB drivers, Linux, data processing algorithm design, file management, CRC, command line implementation, and OOP design.

The Task - A New Lead Recording Device

SSI was commissioned to help create the new lead recording device: a USB host, a USB device, Bluetooth wireless support, and improved data reliability.

The Solution - Convenient Feature Options, Lead Recording, and Access Control

The new design gave greater control over feature delivery to ensure clients received the advanced feature options for which they had paid, and gave them the control to customize lead qualifiers. The customer could now painlessly provide or remove feature options in the field with no downtime.

By committing to a project schedule that delivered new features with each release, SSI made it possible to unveil new features monthly. And to facilitate release delivery, SSI designed the source code framework to accommodate rapid feature integration for new requests.

The device is capable of checking badges against registration for access control to events. SSI delivered a software add-on solution that allowed the new device to function as either a lead recording device or an access control device – using a simple software download to the same hardware. By reusing the lead recording code base, SSI was able to deliver access control functionality in a fraction of time while maintaining a level of usability.