Desktop applications
Applications and engineering tools for the client’s operating systems and stack.
02 / TECHNICAL AREA
Software
Tools engineered around real work
Custom software, desktop applications, business tools and integrations. I can develop an application or support your team in its existing stack and repositories. Platforms, languages and delivery practices follow the client’s environment, from focused development to ongoing technical collaboration.
Platforms and tools follow your context. Some examples:
C++ / Qt / QML / Python / .NET / REST API / SQL
Skills & technologies
Software
Applications · data · integrations
Desktop applications
C++ · Qt / QML · Python · .NETThe client’s operating systems
Business applications
Roles · documents · tasksCustom workflows
Backends & APIs
Services · REST · integrationsConnected systems and data
Automation & data
Acquisition · analysis · reportsRepeatable procedures
Simulation & 3D
Models · scenarios · digital twinsInteractive engineering tools
Software evolution
Debugging · porting · refactoringMaintaining existing code
The technologies shown are examples.
Engineering support within your team, with shared tools and working methods.
Custom software for business processes and engineering tools
You can bring me into your team as an external developer or commission an application or module. I work with your existing stack, repositories, conventions and business processes, agreeing responsibilities and communication. Languages and frameworks follow the client’s context.
A custom application starts with the work it needs to support: its users, input data and the decisions or operations it must enable. Business tools, internal applications and desktop software are organized around a focused initial scope, with roles, interfaces and acceptance criteria agreed before development.
Desktop applications can combine data acquisition, serial communications, analysis and reporting. C++, Qt, QML and Python appear in Silicon LogiX projects; technology choices follow operating systems, libraries, performance and maintenance requirements. Simulators and digital twins also allow scenarios and model behavior to be compared before testing physical systems.
Backends and APIs connect applications, business systems, data stores and devices through defined workflows. Integrations need clear data formats and quality expectations, responsibilities, permissions and error handling. Where appropriate, a focused module can work alongside existing systems and reduce manual steps without replacing the entire working environment.
From the first module to software maintenance
Development proceeds in verifiable increments using representative data and use cases. Delivery can include source code, configuration, build procedures, tests and interface documentation. Installation, update and support requirements are agreed alongside the application scope so the result can be used by the team that will maintain it.
A software project does not require new hardware. Focused debugging, porting, integration and modernization work can also address existing applications. This area brings together software services, projects and articles; connections to other areas identify related web, embedded or AI components.
ILLUSTRATIVE ARCHITECTURE
How the parts connect
- 01Data / instruments
- 02Application logic
- 03APIs / integrations
- 04Interface / report
An orientation diagram: components, boundaries and verification are defined for each project.
ENGINEERING SCOPE
From the big picture to the details
Business applications
Tasks, documents, roles and workflows built around business processes.
Backends, APIs & integrations
Connect applications, business systems and data with clear interfaces and responsibilities.
Automation & data
Acquisition, analysis, repeatable procedures and engineering reports.
Simulation & digital twins
3D scenarios, system models and solution comparison before field testing.
Evolution & maintenance
Debugging, porting and modernization of existing software through verifiable steps.
Projects in this area
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SLX Office - self-hosted management platform
A self-hosted internal management platform designed as a technical base for custom business applications and process automation.
Software / Web App / Node.js / React / Docker / PostgreSQL / Self-Hosted
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Software
Web tension control: simulated faults with SLX ReelSync
Variable-radius reels, material elasticity, encoder errors and alarms: a technical look at web tension control and the Raspberry Pi dashboard in SLX ReelSync.
Software
EV charging explained: BMS, OCPP and SLX ChargeProof
Why does EV charging slow down, and will the vehicle be ready at departure? SLX ChargeProof combines a C++20 electrothermal model, local OCPP and a 3D laboratory to explore power limits, faults, recovery and repeatable results.
Software
Robotic digital twin: offline verification with SLX CellProof
Explore SLX CellProof, a UR5e-CNC digital twin demonstrator with offline programming, fault scenarios, baselines and Cycle Inspector. Godot 4, C++20 and read-only RTDE connect visualization, sequences and controller data.
Software
OPC UA in action: the SLX GridPilot industrial digital twin
Explore OPC UA with SLX GridPilot: three real servers, FORTE control and a simulated 3D hydro plant. Follow nodes, methods, subscriptions, quality and alarms from command to feedback.
Software
SLX RadioTwin: a 3D digital twin for industrial radio propagation studies
Silicon LogiX introduces SLX RadioTwin: industrial 3D geometry, radio propagation and a moving robot. A C++ and Qt demonstrator for comparing scenarios, documenting assumptions and defining tailored engineering tools.
Software
SLX ResilienceLab: simulated faults, measurable control responses
A virtual valve, three sensors and two C++ controllers: repeatable faults, live simulation, APIs and reports to design a dedicated test bench for your product.
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