CircuitLab
Dev tools
circuit simulator
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 0 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.41.
Performance: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished, most complete browser circuit sim seen
From 1 comment
Very nice, I like it. I've come across a few online/web-based logic and circuit sims before (example logic.ly , http://www.falstad.com/circuit/index.html) but this one seems the…
arjn on HN
Runs cross-platform in browser without plugins
From 2 comments
We've been building a SPICE-like mixed-mode circuit simulator plus a SVG-based schematic editor, HTML5/Canvas-based plotting, in about 20K lines of CoffeeScript. No browser…
compumike on HNCool idea. Even more cool for doing something like this that doesn't require Flash.
driverdan on HN
Results compare well to desktop SPICE
From 1 comment
We've been building a SPICE-like mixed-mode circuit simulator plus a SVG-based schematic editor, HTML5/Canvas-based plotting, in about 20K lines of CoffeeScript. No browser…
compumike on HN
Objections
Mac keyboard and mouse usability issues
From 1 comment
Neat stuff. I briefly considered doing something like this myself, there are some interesting ways to monetize this if you manage to become the web circuit designer/simulator.…
drx on HN
Slow simulation on large circuits
From 1 comment
Yes, the entire simulation is currently client side. Here's a "big" analog circuit:…
compumike on HN
Wires snap to grid, not to components
From 1 comment
Very impressive! A few comments and first impressions: Wires seem to remain in the same place as components move. I'd love to see wires that connect two components and whose ends…
JoshTriplett on HN
Requests
PCB layout and netlist export
From 1 comment
Very impressive! A few comments and first impressions: Wires seem to remain in the same place as components move. I'd love to see wires that connect two components and whose ends…
JoshTriplett on HN
Nestable subcircuits as parts
From 1 comment
Very impressive! A few comments and first impressions: Wires seem to remain in the same place as components move. I'd love to see wires that connect two components and whose ends…
JoshTriplett on HN
Collaborative editing and team workspaces
From 1 comment
Very impressive! A few comments and first impressions: Wires seem to remain in the same place as components move. I'd love to see wires that connect two components and whose ends…
JoshTriplett on HN
Real-time feedback while editing
From 1 comment
Looks great! Have you looked into trying to do any realtime feedback like in Bret Victor's recent talk? (amazing watch - http://vimeo.com/36579366 the circuit part is ~23 min in)
croddin on HN
Questions
Is the whole simulation client side?
From 1 comment
I haven't looked at it yet (in a few moments we'll see how it handles mobile devices), but if it holds up to your hype, this could be an amazing application. I have to ask, is…
ismarc on HN
How large a circuit performs well?
From 1 comment
I haven't looked at it yet (in a few moments we'll see how it handles mobile devices), but if it holds up to your hype, this could be an amazing application. I have to ask, is…
ismarc on HN
Alternatives named
Logic.ly
From 1 comment
Very nice, I like it. I've come across a few online/web-based logic and circuit sims before (example logic.ly , http://www.falstad.com/circuit/index.html) but this one seems the…
arjn on HN
Falstad circuit simulator
From 1 comment
Very nice, I like it. I've come across a few online/web-based logic and circuit sims before (example logic.ly , http://www.falstad.com/circuit/index.html) but this one seems the…
arjn on HN