A MCU, accelerometer, and Bluetooth module were added into this toy chicken, allowing the design team to test a fun new way to control a kid’s mobile game.
With a prototype and demo app constructed the customer is able to show off what the finished product would look like to raise interest and funding, refine design and function, and raise interest.
Rapid Hardware Prototyping
Get hardware for preliminary testing and design inspiration earlier than ever. Workinman can rapidly prototype a variety of connected and stand-alone smart devices in a little as two weeks. Have the ability to get focus group feedback well before investing in product development, and have the resources to inspire the creative team to take the product to new heights.
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Fully-playable prototypes in as little as two weeks
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Start developing your app well before hardware exists.
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Get approvals and preliminary focus group feedback in the first stages of creative development.
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Easy iteration on designs.
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A variety of features: Audio playback, microphone, Bluetooth, wifi, battery, buttons, switches, accelerometer, LCDs, LEDs, camera, proximity/IR, AR markers, and more.
Cloud-Based Hardware Simulator
No need to wait for Hardware to materialize before you can test your ideas and companion apps. Workinman can simulate the hardware and its digital functions in its cloud-based platform in as little as 2 weeks. With hardware simulation, you can get a head start on evaluating concepts, kick off app development sooner, and get a handle on usability before it’s too late.
Left: A simulated connected Teddy Bear can pair to a mobile device and manage all the inputs and outputs the imagined hardware would have. Does the boss want to see the nose light up blue instead of red? No worries. It’s a no-cost change in the simulator.
Hardware Simulator Features
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Simulate hardware as early as one week for simple devices.
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Online access – login and use from any browser, anywhere.
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Multiple users – As many as 20 users can access the simulator at once.
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Test UX and new features as quickly as possible.
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Easily skinnable with art for early user testing or stakeholder approvals.
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Quick and easy connection to apps (developed by Workinman or any developer).
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Use the simulator as a compliment to the hardware or firmware specification.
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Advanced Testing and Diagnostics Tools:
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Simulate connects, disconnects, and errors
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Real-time debug (command, take screenshots of the connected apps)
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Save/load hardware states
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Scripted actions save time and money testing the app.
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Rapid QC with a Custom Factory Test App
Smart Hardware requires even smarter and more complex quality control. Minimize the time it takes to ensure quality factory output with a simple app that sequentially checks the features of the hardware with minimal human interaction and compiles a pass/fail report, automating the brunt end of the work, and saving you time and money.
A variety of features:
• English, Chinese or other languages as needed.
• Automated testing workflow / Minimal user interaction.
• Pass/Fail output.
• OTA firmware updates (can be automated).
• Send or print reports/labels.
• Send alerts upon subsequent QC failures.
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