# Maketron – Alessandro Piccardo

> Maketron is an Italian electronics and embedded engineering studio founded by Alessandro Piccardo, electronic engineer (Politecnico di Torino). It designs custom electronics (PCB), embedded firmware (STM32, ESP32), IoT systems (LoRa/LoRaWAN, BLE, Wi-Fi, MQTT), mobile apps and rapid prototypes — from the idea to a working, production-ready product. Based in Acqui Terme (AL), Piedmont, Italy; works with clients across Italy. Languages: Italian, English.

Maketron è uno studio di progettazione italiano: un unico punto di riferimento per il cliente, con una rete di specialisti che si attiva in base al progetto (elettronica, firmware, software, app mobile, meccanica).

## Services / Servizi

- **Electronic design (PCB) / Progettazione elettronica**: custom boards from requirements to final layout; electrical reliability and EMC; ESP32, STM32, power management; designed for production.
- **Firmware & embedded systems / Firmware e sistemi embedded**: microcontroller firmware; UART, SPI, I2C, CAN bus; Wi-Fi, BLE, LoRa/LoRaWAN; low-power optimisation and OTA updates.
- **IoT systems & connectivity / Sistemi IoT**: complete node–gateway–backend architectures; long-range LoRa/LoRaWAN; embedded gateways (ESP32, Linux); MQTT, HTTP, cloud.
- **Hardware + software integration**: turnkey systems integrating PCB, firmware, backend and apps, end-to-end.
- **Rapid prototyping / Prototipazione rapida**: working prototypes for technical validation and pre-industrialisation; prototype PCBs, firmware, mechanical design and 3D printing.
- **Mobile apps (iOS & Android)**: remote monitoring and control of connected devices; REST APIs, databases, BLE / Wi-Fi.

## Projects / Progetti

- [Halligan](https://www.halligan.it): digital system for operational support and alerting in emergency response. LoRa + CAN architecture with backend and mobile app for real-time notifications.
- Automotive & vehicle systems: electronic control units with CAN bus, sensor acquisition and actuator control.
- Agriculture 4.0: environmental monitoring with distributed field sensors over LoRa/LoRaWAN and cloud data collection.
- Industrial automation: embedded devices for plant control and monitoring, retrofit of existing machinery.
- Custom IoT devices and embedded controllers based on ESP32 / STM32.

## Contact / Contatti

- Email: alessandro@maketron.it
- Phone: +39 333 40 82 382
- Contact form: https://maketron.it/#contact
- Address / Sede: Piazza Giacomo Matteotti 35, 15011 Acqui Terme (AL), Piemonte, Italia
- LinkedIn (Alessandro Piccardo): https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-piccardo/
- LinkedIn (Maketron): https://www.linkedin.com/company/maketron/
- VAT / P.IVA: IT02780030066

## Pages

- [Sito in italiano](https://maketron.it/)
- [English website](https://maketron.it/en)