Control Systems

We have developed Blinky-Lite, an open-source, modular toolbox that allows us to deploy sophisticated, industrial-grade control solutions with the speed of a startup. Because our toolbox provides secure remote access to complex equipment, we remotely operate control systems all over the world; from Budapest, to the south of France, to the United States.

What is so different about Blinky-Lite? Well, it is in the way Blinky-Lite communicates.

• Most other control platforms use polling, just like your child continually asking you “Are we there yet?” on a long trip.

• Blinky-Lite uses publish-subscribe messaging, similar to listening to the radio and the station interrupts with “We interrupt this program for a special announcement.”

With publish subscribe, three important things happen.

• Connections are made from the inside to the outside. As we have proved at CERN, this is a much more secure way to start a communication.

• Messaging must follow a disciplined format leading to a secure full stack solution. No more python scripts running around like rats in a castle.

• Reliable edge computing becomes a reality. With edge computing, you put your intelligence next to the device you want to control, giving you high performance with high reliability.

Our Business Model: Hardware & Automation

While the Blinky-LiteTM is open-source and distributed under the MIT License, we monetize the physical and logical layers of building a control system:

1. Instrumentation and high performance hardware: We provide integrated high-precision instrumentation for a wide variety of interfaces and requirements.

2. Connectivity: We provide integrated interfaces that act as the secure gateway for your hardware.

3. Automation Intelligence: We develop custom automation layers allowing sensors and actuators to interact autonomously and safely.