05Meridian Systems · Embedded interface + fleet software
InstrumentKeel Marine
The brief
Keel had a machined controller and no interface worth the enclosure. The software had to survive a wet bridge and a tired crew.
- Timeline
- 9 months
- Fleet
- 240 vessels
- Stack
- Embedded C · TypeScript · time-series
- Uptime
- 99.97% since launch
Specification
Board versus delivered
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DIRECTION PLATEDELIVERED FRAMEApproach
- 01Interface built for the worst condition first: gloves, spray, one hand, night vision preserved.
- 02Monospaced numerals throughout so digits never shift position as values change.
- 03The fleet backend predicts service intervals from live telemetry and files the work order automatically.
- 04Shipped with the hardware — one release train for firmware, interface and cloud.
Craft notes
- /Night-safe palette, single red state indicator
- /Non-shifting monospaced telemetry
- /Predictive service scheduling from live sensor data
- /Firmware, UI and cloud on one release train
- Product lead
- Atelier Meridian
- Industrial design
- Keel Marine
- Engineering
- Meridian Systems
- Field trials
- North Sea, 4 months
Credits
Plates · contact sheet
PL01 · 2025PL02 · 2025Next project
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