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Re: Circuit.js – Electronic circuit simulator on the web

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Post by arthurcolle »

ricksunny wrote: post #3

Yeah - ChatGPT4 & Alpha's circuit design remains atrocious on all levels that it is possible to be atrocious on like substance, lack of this circuitjs-like interactivity, UX (ascii diagrams? Really?). I'd like to see sources like circuitjs, CircuitHub, or Octopart produce a plugin for it (and find some way to monetize / justify it)

What does this have to do with ChatGPT?

Re: Circuit.js – Electronic circuit simulator on the web

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Post by BMc2020 »

SN74H74N wrote: post #5

The site of the creator of the simulator has a newer version: http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ I love this tool because you can export links or export circuits as text files. Clock circuit I made that uses faster and slower buttons to adjust the speed: https://tinyurl.com/2nvlulfl 8-bit binary multiplier (LSB on top): https://burlette.net/multiplier.txt

That's what you say now, how do we know you won't flip flop?

Re: Circuit.js – Electronic circuit simulator on the web

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Post by imjonse »

I sometimes wanted an OCR-like tool to transform an image of a schematic into one importable to Spice or other tools. That would save a lot of time entering it. Although I wonder if there is still a time for such a specialized tool since soon GPT-4.X may be able to explain and simulate circuit schematics.

Re: Circuit.js – Electronic circuit simulator on the web

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Post by mastax »

imjonse wrote: post #13

I sometimes wanted an OCR-like tool to transform an image of a schematic into one importable to Spice or other tools. That would save a lot of time entering it. Although I wonder if there is still a time for such a specialized tool since soon GPT-4.X may be able to explain and simulate circuit schematics.

I think I remember one of the expensive SPICE or CAD tools having a feature like that.

Re: Circuit.js – Electronic circuit simulator on the web

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Post by mittermayr »

Absolutely amazing! I feel like this could be nicely packaged into a proper product, along with a teacher's guide and then sold to schools. I feel like a lot of people have given up on fundamental electronics as there's just so much other stuff to spend time on, stuff like this could make it a tiny bit more approachable again.

Re: Circuit.js – Electronic circuit simulator on the web

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Post by mastax »

laveur wrote: post #8

I've used the one on falstad.com many many times to design op-amp circuits quickly so I could see exactly changing each component would do.

Yeah it turns out that convenience and observability is more important than accuracy most of the time. Someone should tell the SPICE software vendors.

Re: Circuit.js – Electronic circuit simulator on the web

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Post by amelius »

Circuit simulators are awesome, but they never go the next step such that they work with actual purchasable components. The user always has to read datasheets and translate everything into spice parameters.

Also, they typically don't allow the user to specify maximum power for every component and check that the voltages and currents are within safe limits.

Re: Circuit.js – Electronic circuit simulator on the web

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Post by jovial_cavalier »

arthurcolle wrote: post #11
ricksunny wrote: post #3

Yeah - ChatGPT4 & Alpha's circuit design remains atrocious on all levels that it is possible to be atrocious on like substance, lack of this circuitjs-like interactivity, UX (ascii diagrams? Really?). I'd like to see sources like circuitjs, CircuitHub, or Octopart produce a plugin for it (and find some way to monetize / justify it)

What does this have to do with ChatGPT?

Everyone has GPT Derangement Syndrome. Everything everywhere has to be related back to ChatGPT, specifically.

Re: Circuit.js – Electronic circuit simulator on the web

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Post by ggeorgovassilis »

BMc2020 wrote: post #12
SN74H74N wrote: post #5

The site of the creator of the simulator has a newer version: http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ I love this tool because you can export links or export circuits as text files. Clock circuit I made that uses faster and slower buttons to adjust the speed: https://tinyurl.com/2nvlulfl 8-bit binary multiplier (LSB on top): https://burlette.net/multiplier.txt

That's what you say now, how do we know you won't flip flop?

Downvoters must read first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-flop_(electronics)
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