Show HN: Stillwind – PCB part selection as constraint solving

6 pointsposted 6 hours ago
by hannesfur

6 Comments

TecTrixer

4 hours ago

I assume the system of equations is generated semantically based on the request. Do you have a mechanism to ensure that there is no crucial equation missing or do you have tests on how reliable the constraints are in real applications? I don't know much about electrical components and would depend solely on the output accuracy/compatibility guarantee.

Ray01

6 hours ago

How big is the coverage of electrical components across all categories? Just to estimate the likelyhood of finding the right thing for unusual usecases

hannesfur

6 hours ago

We have a focus on more complex ICs as we see them most relevant for this task. In that area we have ~95% of all components that are active (not EOL & recommended for new designs). But we try to have a little bit of every category to make most projects possible. While we expand our database, you can use the external search agent which uses the internet to track down parts that are missing.

vypxl

5 hours ago

A BOM is cool, but then I still have to design the PCB, source the parts, and make it. Could you do this end-to-end, so when I'm satisfied with the result, it is manufactured and delivered straight to my door?

Zollerboy1

5 hours ago

Basically, this is the end goal :) TBH, there are still some major hurdles to overcome to get to this point though. We are working on some parts of this pipeline already (e.g. schematic creation or distributor/EDA integration), but other pieces are still quite far away. Especially component placement and routing are still largely unsolved problems and are also beyond the intelligence of today's LLMs.

user

6 hours ago

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