DMC worked with Car Wash App, to develop a hardware prototype that could be deployed to different car wash systems (bays, tunnels, self-serve options). Our client was looking to enter the automated car wash industry, intending to develop a cost-effective, low-risk embedded solution that would serve as a scalable design for future mass deployment.
During an upfront engineering phase, DMC helped our client evaluate and select hardware and software components based on their requirements. Our client decided on the Arduino Opta PLC option due to its robustness, flexibility, security, and native integration with Arduino Cloud. Arduino Cloud offered out-of-the-box OTA firmware updates, easy provisioning, and a robust REST API equipped, allowing third-party applications to remotely manage and interact with devices. The Arduino Cloud Enterprise Base plan also offered the flexibility to accommodate our client's needs as the project expands.
Adhering to our client's requirements, DMC designed and assembled several prototype hardware boxes that could be easily integrated with the existing setup of car wash controllers.
Additionally, DMC developed the control firmware with the ability to initiate different wash packages and report device and wash controller statuses. Validation of the device functionality was performed using the Dashboarding capabilities on Arduino Cloud before integration with the third-party payment app.
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