Connect the equipment you use
We help select suitable devices and connect them to your software. That might mean sending orders to a label printer, reading a staff card, or capturing information from a sensor.
Hardware & software integration
Connect your equipment to your software.
We connect sensors, scanners, printers and other devices to your business software—so information can be captured automatically and equipment becomes part of how you work.
We can help select suitable hardware, connect existing equipment, or develop a prototype when your requirements need something different.
Hardware integrationEmbedded programmingPrototyping & 3D printing
Sound familiar?
Less manual work. More connected equipment.
Your equipment may already capture useful information. The challenge is getting it into the right system, or making the device do what your team needs.
- Staff copy information from a device into a spreadsheet or system.
- Scanners, printers or other equipment need to work with your software.
- You have an idea for a device, but need a working prototype to test it.
- You need software developers who can work alongside your hardware supplier.
In practice / Auckland Airport
A simple swipe connects staff, radios and records.
A practical connection between physical equipment and the people using it.
For Auckland International Airport, we worked with Calo on a radio management system that brings checkout terminals, staff access cards and the radio network together.
Staff swipe their access card and radio to check equipment in or out. Behind that simple interaction, Philo’s software connects the terminals to the radio system and gives managers a clear view of equipment use.
- Terminal software for staff to check radios in and out.
- A management portal showing who has each radio and which units are available.
- Integration with the existing radio system so the parts work together.
How we can help
From existing equipment to working prototypes.
We bring software development and hands-on hardware work together, choosing the approach that fits the job.
Write the software inside the device
Embedded programming is the software that makes a device work. We write that software to read inputs, control behaviour and communicate with your wider system.
Build and test a prototype
We assemble and program prototypes, using 3D printing for parts, mounts and housings. When a project needs electronics design or certification, we work with specialist partners.
Getting started
Start with the job your equipment needs to do.
You do not need a complete technical specification. Bring us the problem, the equipment you have, or the idea you want to explore.
Understand the task
We look at how people will use the equipment, where it will operate and which systems it needs to connect to.
Choose and test an approach
We assess suitable existing hardware or develop a prototype. Testing helps establish what will work before committing to a wider rollout.
Build the connected solution
We develop the software and integrations, test the equipment in its intended setting, and agree the steps for installation and handover.
Working together
The right skills for each part of the project.
Philo handles the software, device programming, integration and prototyping. We can work with your hardware supplier and bring in our partners for electronics design and certification.
If your main goal is to track assets or monitor conditions across sites, our IoT service covers that work in more detail.
- Software that connects devices to your business systems.
- Embedded programming to control how a device works.
- 3D printing for prototype parts, mounts and housings.
- Specialist partners for electronics design and certification.
Start a conversation
What would you like your equipment to do?
Tell us about the task you want to improve, the hardware you already use, or the prototype you have in mind.
If you know the device make and model, include it. If you are still exploring an idea, a plain-language description is a good place to start.
contact@philo.co.nz