Op den Kamp IT Solutions · Landgraaf, NL
Software that ships and stays in the field.
I design and build software systems — the embedded software at the heart of a product, the backend and services around it, and everything that ties them together. Firmware and hardware bring-up are where it starts, and the rest of the stack is what keeps the underlying complexity out of the user's way. Most of my track record is in ProAV, broadcast and high-tech industrial work, but the same approach fits anywhere software has to last in the field — as a development partner or as a consultant.
What I do
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The whole stack, end-to-end
Hardware: schematic-to-driver work for HDBaseT, audio crosspoint, Ethernet PHY, EDID, CEC, clock generation, sub-MCU coordination. Bootloaders with signed-OTA across multiple board variants. System libraries: networking stack, HTTP server, libCEC port, file systems, a custom UDP control protocol, the cloud client. Product firmware across multiple product variants and chip generations.
On-device web frontends: a browser SPA per product line, with drag-and-drop routing matrix and live connection lines, mesh device adoption, a multiviewer layout editor, OTA upgrade flow, virtual remote, cloud monitoring. Mobile apps alongside that. Backend and cloud services behind the products: HTTP / REST APIs, device-to-cloud integration, and the server-side data and dashboards behind them.
Bench-test harnesses per board family. An automated device-test suite running HTTP / UDP / mesh against real DUTs, and a browser-based regression suite running Playwright against the device UIs.
Build, packaging, signing and release tooling: multibranch CI pipeline, AES-encrypted firmware archives, an end-to-end release flow that builds, deploys, runs the suites against the DUT, and updates downstream tracking. Production-test firmware runs during board manufacturing.
02
Consulting & advisory
Advisory work, alongside the building. Architecture review before a project commits to a stack. Code audits on existing systems. Training sessions for integrator teams. The calls that come in when a vendor's own support has hit a wall.
Length follows the work: a single day, a couple of weeks, a multi-month engagement. Direct with end-clients, or as a back-room technical resource for vendors, distributors and integrators.
03
New-build with integrated technology
Together with Ontwerpbureau Op den Kamp I deliver complete new-build and renovation projects: design and technology integration from one party, on one contract.
The technical side covers cabling, AV distribution, lighting control (DMX/RDM, KNX, DALI, 0-10V) and home-automation dashboards. The lighting itself too: selection, advice and supply. Everything sits inside the architectural design from the start, instead of being bolted on afterwards.