Static code analysis for embedded systems

Find code-level issues before embedded software reaches hardware integration with Visao.

Analyze source code, execution paths and project-specific rules before testing begins on the target environment.

Why static analysis matters in embedded systems

Embedded software often becomes much harder to inspect once it is running on target hardware. Limited observability, timing constraints and hardware-dependent behavior make some failures expensive to isolate after integration.

Visao analyzes the source before that stage, so code-level issues and project-specific rule violations can be investigated before device testing begins.

Challenges in embedded systems

Limited observability during runtime

Debugging and instrumentation may be limited once software is running on the target device.

Tight coupling between hardware and software

Code behavior can depend on drivers, peripherals, device state and assumptions about the hardware.

Real-time constraints

Timing-sensitive software benefits from finding code-level problems before runtime testing begins.

Late-stage defects

Problems found only after hardware integration are usually harder to isolate because code and device behavior have to be investigated together.

Visao

How Visao fits into embedded development

How the analysis itself works is on static code analysis. This is where it sits in an embedded project.

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Analyze before hardware integration

Visao

Analyze embedded source code and project-specific rules before the software is exercised on target hardware.

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Investigate concrete findings

Visao

Review findings such as unsafe memory use, integer overflow and violations of project-specific rules in the source that produced them.

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Carry relevant findings into device testing

Midair

When a finding needs runtime validation, keep it connected to the test scenario used on the device.

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Compare against runtime evidence

TS Factory · Delta

TS Factory can rerun the relevant device scenario, while Delta provides runtime evidence from the execution.

Before hardware integration

Source code → Visao finding → Device test → Runtime evidence

A static finding can become the starting point for a device-level test instead of ending as an isolated report.

What this changes in an embedded workflow

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Find issues before device debugging

Investigate code-level problems before they are mixed with hardware behavior.

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Apply project-specific checks

Encode failure conditions and constraints that matter to the actual embedded project.

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Reduce debugging after integration

Enter hardware testing with known code-level findings already separated from runtime behavior.

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Turn static findings into testable hypotheses

Carry relevant findings into Midair and check them against repeatable device runs and runtime evidence.

Start your pilot

Start with your embedded codebase and see how Visao findings can continue into device testing and runtime investigation in Midair.