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benschrauwen··on JavaScript Circuit Simulator
Check out http://circuits.io
benschrauwen··on Ask HN: What are some nice electronics courses that blend theory and practice?
http://123d.circuits.io/ and https://projectignite.autodesk.com/
benschrauwen··on Take your Eagle designs to the cloud
Fixed, sorry about that :)
benschrauwen··on A circuit and PCB editor in the browser
Can you still open your own designs when you stop being a student?
benschrauwen··on A circuit and PCB editor in the browser
Also works on Safari, on Firefox there are just some minor glitches. Just didn't have the time yet for thorough cross browser testing and tuning
benschrauwen··on A circuit and PCB editor in the browser
You can add you own components at the bottom of your dashboard. The process is currently still a bit tedious, but we will have a massively easier flow earlier next week. For this we will integrate with Octopart and have a large number of standard footprints.
benschrauwen··on A circuit and PCB editor in the browser
Good catch, fixing that now
benschrauwen··on A circuit and PCB editor in the browser
We have PCB layout (with Gerber export, which actually passes all BatchPCB or Eurocircuit DRC checks) and allow other circuits to be included as modules. I think this is a major difference as you can actually design something and have it fabricated. And the modular design flow allows you to "stand on the shoulders of giants". With the right modules, you don't need to be an expert anymore to design electronics.
benschrauwen··on A circuit and PCB editor in the browser
This is really the first version of the editor and we are working on several more features. But a big design goal for us is actually to make it as simple as possible to design electronics. We believe that a lot more people could be designing electronics if the tools were simpler and if you could easily build on existing electronics modules, just like what happens when building software. This is at the heart of circuits.io
benschrauwen··on Show HN: open hardware community allowing circuit and PCB design in browser
The site will always be free, and we plan to make some money by allowing to order PCBs straight from the site.

Our biggest differentiator from upverter is that we allow to build electronics using pre-design circuit "modules" (which are also already routed as a sub-PCB) other people in the community. We believe this can drastically accelerate electronic design, up to a point where people with no electronics background can start designing circuits.

We also have PCB layout functionality from the start and plan to offer PCB ordering service very soon.