Understand the real problem first
I start with how the place runs and what’s going wrong, not with a favourite gadget.
01 Who I am
Hands-on hardware, smart software.
I’m Sam Cooper, based in Devon, and I’ve been hands-on since my dad handed me the soldering iron. I build custom hardware and the software that makes it useful, for people who need something that doesn’t exist off the shelf, at a price that makes sense.
02 Background
I’ve been taking things apart, wiring them back together and making them do something new since I was a teenager. Microcontrollers, home automation and networked gadgets turned from a hobby into the thing I’m best at.
Today I design and build complete systems: the hardware, the firmware that runs on it, and the software and dashboards people use every day. The same approach works for a house, a workshop floor or an office. Understand how the place runs, then build what fits.
Usually that means pairing affordable, proven parts with the one piece you can’t buy. I build that piece, then make sure the whole system works together, keeps working, and is properly documented.
03 How I work
Simple rules, properly kept.
Affordable where it can be
Fewer parts, fewer things to break, and less to pay for. If something off the shelf already does the job, I’ll say so.
Works offline, and yours to keep
Systems that keep working without the internet, with documentation and source code handed over.
Tested before it’s installed
You see it working on the bench before it goes anywhere near your building.
04 Tools I reach for
The right part for the job.
05 My card
Keep my details.
SOLVED-TECHNOLOGIES
Sam Cooper
Custom solutions for your automation needs
- sam@solved-technologies.com
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Hands-on hardware · Smart software
solved-technologies.comDevon, UK
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