Two routes: your design built for you, or your idea engineered end to end
The company's OEM/ODM pages describe two partnership models. Under OEM, the design is yours — housing and board design, your logo printing and packaging — and PDS provides SMT assembly, box build, testing and logistics against your specification. Under ODM, the route is turnkey: hardware and firmware co-development, a custom operating system build (Android, Linux or OpenHarmony, with SDK support), tailored I/O across CAN, RS232, Ethernet and GPIO, and the rugged design baseline (IP66 sealing per the model specifications, a wide temperature range, and shock and vibration behaviour). The company states that around 80% of its team members are engineers, across hardware, software, embedded systems, vehicle electronics, navigation algorithms and industrial design.
The production base behind the programme
On its company pages, PDS describes two production bases — Huizhou Zhongkai at 8,000 m2 for assembly and full inspection, and a Hunan base at 50,000 m2 for warehousing and logistics, in operation since 2024 — with 10 Yamaha SMT lines, 3 standard assembly lines and 1 cleanroom assembly line. Its OEM page states 100,000+ units deployed globally, and a standard warranty of 1 year, extendable to 3 years, is described on its About page. Management systems the company states include ISO 9001, IATF 16949, BSCI and 6S; certificates are available upon request. Read those figures as company statements and test them the way you would any supplier's: with samples, a pilot run and your own incoming inspection.
- OEM: your design and branding, PDS manufacturing and testing
- ODM: co-developed hardware, firmware and operating system
- Custom I/O: CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet, GPIO and camera sets
- Customisation across housing, interfaces, modules and mounting
- Standard warranty 1 year, extendable to 3 years, per the company
- Pilot-run route before mass production
The platforms most OEM programmes start from
For OEM and ODM programmes, the T10 brings a 10.1" IPS, 1280 x 800, brightness 750 cd/m2 or higher, fully laminated multi-touch and runs Android 10.0, or Linux kernel 4.9 with QT 5.12 (optional) on 64-bit quad-core Cortex-A53 at 1.5 GHz. Its positioning fit is GPS + BeiDou module (optional fit); RTK module UM482 or UB482 (optional), and the interface side reads: 14PIN connector x1 and 23PIN connector x1, both function extension interfaces; default function set of 4 x camera, 2 x CAN, 2 x RS232 and 1 x 100M Ethernet. That is why it appears in this shortlist: the combination matches the data and connections this work actually uses, in a housing specified for 9-36 V DC input (ISO 7637-II); IP66 sealing; operating temperature -20 to +70 C.
For OEM and ODM programmes, the T8 Pro brings a 8" IPS, 1280 x 800, brightness 750 cd/m2 or higher, fully laminated multi-touch and runs Android 11 / Android 13 on Qualcomm QCM6125, octa-core 64-bit at 2.0 GHz (Kryo 260 CPU, Adreno 610 GPU). Its positioning fit is Qualcomm built-in GNSS module; optional RTK module UM982, and the interface side reads: Four simultaneous camera recording channels; DP connector x1 for a DP display (dual-screen display with different content); 23PIN connector x1 function extension interface; SMA antenna port for the LTE antenna. That is why it appears in this shortlist: the combination matches the data and connections this work actually uses, in a housing specified for 9-36 V DC input (ISO 7637-II); IP66 sealing; operating temperature -20 to +70 C.
How an OEM or ODM engagement starts
The company's published journey runs from a requirement deep-dive through hardware and software co-design to tooling and a pilot run before mass production. Bring your target market, volumes, must-have interfaces and software platform to the first conversation. Confirm minimum order quantities and lead times for your configuration in writing — programme economics and schedules are agreed per project, not read off a catalogue page.
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