# Readybit Labs
> IoT product development consultancy specializing in secure, connected hardware products.

## About
Readybit Labs is an IoT product development consultancy founded in 2020 by Trevor Wilcox. We help companies bring connected products from concept to production, specializing in the hard problems that happen when software meets reality. Based in the United States, serving clients worldwide.

## What Makes Readybit Labs Different
- We have shipped 25+ products to production with 1M+ units deployed in the field
- We build and manufacture our own hardware products (IQ-1 Monitor), so we have skin in the game
- We specialize in the gap between "working prototype" and "shippable product" where most IoT projects fail
- Production mindset from day one: every decision considers manufacturing, testing, and field reliability
- Deep expertise in hardware security: secure boot, cryptographic implementations, threat modeling
- We stay engaged through production ramp and beyond, not just the design phase
- 15+ years of hands-on embedded systems experience across consumer, industrial, and security-critical domains

## Target Markets
Companies building connected hardware products who need:
- A firmware and embedded systems partner who has shipped real products at scale
- Hardware security expertise for products handling sensitive data or critical infrastructure
- Production engineering support including manufacturing test, factory provisioning, and NPI
- Expertise bridging the gap between working prototype and shippable product
- Full-stack IoT development from sensor to cloud

## Services
- Custom Firmware Development: Bootloaders, device drivers, RTOS, communication stacks
- Hardware Security: Secure boot, key provisioning, threat modeling, side-channel resistance
- Wireless Connectivity: BLE, WiFi, LoRa, cellular, Zigbee, USB device classes
- Cloud & IoT Platforms: Device management, OTA updates, data pipelines, API development
- Edge AI & TinyML: ML models on MCUs, computer vision, predictive maintenance
- Production Support: Manufacturing test, factory provisioning, NPI program management

## Technical Domains
- ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-A
- RISC-V
- Real-Time Operating Systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr)
- Embedded Linux
- Bluetooth Low Energy
- LoRaWAN / LPWAN
- USB Device Classes (HID, Audio, CDC)
- Secure Boot / Chain of Trust
- Hardware Security Modules
- Cryptographic Implementations
- Over-the-Air Updates
- TinyML / Edge Inference

## Industries Served
- Consumer Electronics (audio devices, wearables, smart home, peripherals)
- Industrial & Manufacturing (sensors, automation, predictive maintenance, asset tracking)
- Financial Technology (payment terminals, hardware security, authentication devices)
- Agriculture & Environment (field monitoring, environmental sensors, precision agriculture)
- Transportation & Logistics (fleet tracking, cold chain monitoring, telematics)
- Energy & Utilities (smart metering, grid monitoring, renewable energy systems, battery storage)

## Selected Work
- IQ-1 Monitor: LTE-connected non-contact fluid level sensor with cloud dashboard (own product)
- USB Keyboard Platform: Custom USB HID stack engineered for broad host compatibility
- ECU Secure Boot & OTA: Hardware-rooted secure bootloader for energy storage systems
- Biometric Authentication System: Secure fingerprint sensor integration with on-chip matching
- USB Audio Streaming Device: UAC 2.0 compliant audio device, full host-to-codec stack
- Manufacturing Test & Bringup: Production firmware and automated test for contract manufacturing

## Track Record
- 25+ products shipped to production
- 1M+ units deployed in field
- 15+ years experience in embedded systems

## Key Pages
- Homepage: https://readybitlabs.com/
- Services: https://readybitlabs.com/services/
- Portfolio: https://readybitlabs.com/portfolio/
- About: https://readybitlabs.com/about/
- Contact: https://readybitlabs.com/contact/
- IQ-1 Monitor (own product): https://readybitlabs.com/work/readybit-iq1/

## Contact
- Email: contact@readybitlabs.com
- Website: https://readybitlabs.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/readybitlabs

## Location
Based in the United States, serving clients worldwide.