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Aldus Technology

We build the tools that fix the electronics in your car.

Since 2009 we design diagnostic hardware and software for automotive ECU repair and programming, and we put the same experience to work for companies that need reverse engineering, embedded firmware and custom tooling.

What we do

Four things, done properly

Diagnostic tools

Lince: bench and OBD hardware for reading, writing and repairing automotive control units, sold under the Aldus Electronics brand.

Software

Hex 17, a hex editor built for the automotive repair bench, plus the software that drives our hardware.

Consulting & development

Reverse engineering, embedded firmware, custom tooling, and colour formulation software for paint manufacturers.

Open source

Adi2, our GUI toolkit for Ada, published under Apache-2.0 with commercial support available.

Story

From one tool to an ecosystem

  1. 2009

    Aldus Electronics

    Aldo Nicolas Bruno starts building ECU programming tools for automotive repair, and colour formulation software for the paint industry.

  2. 2012

    Lince

    Lince adds a CAN interface and a much wider range of functions. It is still our flagship tool today.

  3. 2021 → 2023

    Aldus Technology, Hex 17

    The business moves to Portugal as Aldus Technology. In 2023 Hex 17, our in-house hex editor, becomes a product.