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Re: Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards

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Post by animeshchouhan »

mikeayles wrote: post #5

The space is definitely heating up. Flux.ai being the incumbent Silixon based out of the UK have been showing demos Quilter and DeepPCB for layout The recent OpenAI demo... I went the other way and pre-designed sub circuits with a set of rules that allows simple merge assembly, unfortunately I didn't have the time or budget to continue with it, but I took the constrained approach as with hardware, things can't be 99%…

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Re: Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards

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Post by seidleroni »

tylergetsay wrote: post #13

Can I take the output of this and get a fully assembled board mailed to me? Thats my dream...

It seems like this is just controlling KiCad. Assuming this produces a BOM as well, you could take the output files, send them to a board house like PCBWay or JLPCB and get the boards stuffed and shipped to you.

The board houses may have questions for you that may be difficult for you to answer, but theoretically you could answer those with AI and get fully assembled boards delivered right to your doorstep.

Re: Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards

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Post by animeshchouhan »

ajnin wrote: post #19
danielmorozoff wrote: post #7

Has anyone had experience with Copperhead vs Astra and kicad? Looking for a similar tool soon

Copperhead directly edits the KiCad files so that is the CLI version of that Astra demo.

not quite. copperhead operates on its own IR, which then compiles to KiCad files.

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Post by mitxela »

electric_mayhem wrote: post #14
tadasv wrote: post #2

I used claude and gemini to edit/debug kicad schematics. And it was pretty good. What is the point of this agent?

I use a jigsaw to cut wood. It works pretty good. What’s the point of a table saw?

You joke but my coping saw cuts wood much faster than any of my normal saws. I don't know a lot about saws, I presume it's the type of blade on it. And I do indeed have three saws, which is a lot for someone who doesn't know much about saws. One that says it's good for cutting metal, one for wood and one for tight corners in wood (a coping saw).

Re: Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards

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Post by animeshchouhan »

seidleroni wrote: post #23
tylergetsay wrote: post #13

Can I take the output of this and get a fully assembled board mailed to me? Thats my dream...

It seems like this is just controlling KiCad. Assuming this produces a BOM as well, you could take the output files, send them to a board house like PCBWay or JLPCB and get the boards stuffed and shipped to you. The board houses may have questions for you that may be difficult for you to answer, but theoretically you could answer those with AI and get fully assembled boards delivered right to your doorstep.

not quite. copperhead operates on its own hardware IR, compiles verified KiCad files and generates manufacturing outputs.

we're also building a design house around it to close the loop with fabs, handle DFM questions and eventually let you hit "order" and receive fully assembled boards!

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Post by j16sdiz »

animeshchouhan wrote: post #4
tadasv wrote: post #2

I used claude and gemini to edit/debug kicad schematics. And it was pretty good. What is the point of this agent?

copperhead isn't just a wrapper around claude or gpt. it combines model intelligence with its own hardware IR, deterministic engines and continuous verification.

User just couldn't care less.

Do it have extra feature? Speed? Ease of use?

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