Boosted Boards established the benchmark for sleek design and innovative technology – for recreational boarders and commuters alike.

The first-generation Boosted Board had been well-received by the market but Boosted were driven to do better. They needed to overhaul their wireless link to deliver ultra-low latency, robust reliability, and richer device interoperability — without inflating cost or power budgets. Virscient stepped in, selecting and customising a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) solution, architecting both hardware and firmware, and validating performance with controlled RF testing.

The results:

• 70% greater range
• 80% reduction in reconnection latency
• 10 dB interferer tolerance
• Flexible, upgradeable architecture that met Boosted’s aggressive schedule and product goals.

Virscient approached the project in several different phases:

Technology selection & system architecture

• Chose Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) as the wireless stack for its balance of latency, interoperability with smartphones, and power efficiency
• Designed reference hardware guidance (PCB integration, antenna layout, power management)
• Defined a shared SDK for firmware: pairing, protocol state machines, OTA updates, security layers

Firmware & software engineering

• Developed protocol stacks and services/characteristics tuned for real-time control
• Built build & release automation to support traceable, scriptable compilation and versioning

Validation, characterisation & optimisation

• Deployed automated RF test systems with digitally controlled attenuation and interferer injection
• Monitored steady-state and reconnect latencies, and tuned link parameters (BLE link layer, service definitions)
• Iterated on system configuration to meet performance targets