Setsquare Ltd | www.setsquare.co.uk

Embedded system firmware in C, system admin GUI application in Java and Swing

Setsquare manufacture and install a sophisticated range of automated lighting control systems with a reputation for flexibility and energy conservation.

Barefoot Software has been contracted to produce the software for a major extension to the Setsquare product range. The project includes the design and implementation of specialised networking protocols across various technologies and topologies, 8 and 16-bit PIC microcontroller firmware in C (and assembler where necessary) for various devices in the product range, and a new GUI-based system/network administration application in Java and Swing.

For this project Barefoot Software is collaborating with London Computer Mechanics, the trading name of fellow engineer Andrew Lydon. The two Andrews have a first-rate working relationship of over 18 years.

For more information on Setsquare's range of energy-conserving lighting control systems, contact them on 01732 851888.

See also:-

• Barefoot Software awarded software contract by Setsquare Ltd.

Gwledd Conwy Feast | www.conwyfeast.co.uk

Joomla website administration, printed materials design and production, IT infrastructure

Gwledd Conwy Feast is a major food and drink festival held each year in the beautiful walled town of Conwy, North Wales. Andrew has been working with the Feast since 2006, initially as sister project Conwy Slate, and latterly as Barefoot Software.

Andrew produced the online and printed publications for the 2007-2009 Feasts. The websites were Joomla 1.5 installations, with fragments of custom HTML, PHP or Javascript where needed. Quark Xpress 6.5, and latterly 8.1, were used to design and prepare the printed promotional materials for commercial four-process press. You can view a selection of past programme and flyer PDFs in the footprints section.

Barefoot Software also maintains the Feast's office network infrastructure, including the mail, print and file server, remote access and remote administration.

For more information on becoming involved with the Feast, contact Jane Hughes on 0771 888 7478.

See also:-

• New-look Feast website and programme

• Party weekend!

• New IT infrastructure installed for the Feast

• A great weekend at the Feast!

Worth Create and the Westex Group | www.worthcreate.co.uk

Specialised e-commerce web applications in PHP/MySQL

Barefoot Software worked with Anglesey-based Worth Create over an eighteen month period to create a suite of specialised online ordering systems for Worth Create's end client, the logistics group Westex Ltd.

With Worth Create providing the design and CSS and Barefoot Software the PHP/MySQL programming, the partnership delivered a robust and fresh-looking suite of product ordering pages, tailored to the needs of Westex's varied clients. The system is hosted on a dedicated virtual server, and communicates automatically with Westex IT systems for stock/product management and order completion reporting.

For more information on Worth Create's web and print design services contact Mark Muggeridge on 07947 773974.