Interoperable IoT, Unified LPWANs
🏢 Client Overview
Acklio is a French start-up based in Bretagne and a spin-off of IMT Atlantique, built on two decades of research in telecommunications, Internet protocols, and IoT.
The company develops standards and software solutions for low-power wide area networks (LPWAN), including LoRaWAN, Sigfox, NB-IoT, and LTE-M.
Its flagship innovation, SCHC (Static Context Header Compression), became an official IETF RFC standard in April 2020, enabling seamless IP compatibility and efficient data transmission across constrained IoT networks.
📇 Key Elements
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Client | Acklio |
| Project Years | 2021, 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Tools and Frameworks | Docusaurus 2.x |
| Approach | Docs-as-code methodology |
| Expertise | Rapid assimilation of complex telecom subjects |
| Collaboration Mode | Direct collaboration (no intermediary) |
🧩 Project Overview
Documentation Foundation & Launch
2021
Faced with fragmented documentation scattered across Confluence and GitLab, my first challenge was to quickly gain fluency in Acklio’s specialized telecom ecosystem –centered on SCHC and LPWAN protocols.
The expert-level audience and highly technical subject matter raised the bar for precision and clarity.
I conducted a rigorous onboarding process: reviewing internal resources, researching industry standards, testing the software, and synthesizing complex information.
I then built a structured documentation site in Docusaurus v2, organizing content into three main pillars –protocol fundamentals, product features, and real-world use cases.
To support comprehension, I created over 100 custom diagrams with Excalidraw and implemented a docs-as-code workflow fully integrated into GitLab, enabling collaboration and scalability for future updates.
Developer Program Updates
2022
Over four focused sprints, I led iterative updates to Acklio’s Developer Program documentation –ensuring alignment with new product releases, device integrations, and evolving technical sources.
Using GitLab and Sourcetree for version control, I maintained a docs-as-code workflow that supported clean branch management and traceable contributions.
In close collaboration with R&D, I ensured each revision upheld technical accuracy and structural consistency.
By October’s end, the portal was production-ready: a developer-oriented resource built for scalability and continuous updates.
👩💻 My Role
As Senior Technical Writer & Consultant, I was responsible for creating Acklio’s first structured documentation site from heterogeneous internal sources.
Working within a docs-as-code framework, I proposed and implemented Docusaurus v2, enabling collaborative content workflows through GitLab and Sourcetree. I rapidly assimilated complex telecom concepts—including SCHC and LPWAN protocols –despite no prior exposure, and translated them into clear, didactic documentation for expert audiences.
I also carried out multiple update sprints aligned with Acklio’s Developer Program development, ensuring that the portal reflected the latest software features and technical evolutions.
🛰️ Technologies & Tools
Docusaurus v2, Excalidraw, Markdown, GitLab, Sourcetree, Visual Studio, ReDoc, i18n (English and French).
🔗 Link to Final Site
Following Acklio’s integration into the ThingPark ecosystem, its documentation is now publicly accessible.