Flux

What is Flux?

Flux is a modern, browser-based hardware design platform that brings software development principles to electrical engineering. It features an integrated AI assistant, Flux Copilot, which helps engineers automate repetitive tasks, analyze datasheets, and troubleshoot circuit behavior. The platform supports real-time collaboration, allowing multiple users to work on schematics and PCB layouts simultaneously without version control conflicts. By integrating live component pricing, availability, and smart design rule checks, Flux aims to accelerate the hardware development lifecycle from concept to manufacturing.

How to use Flux?

To use Flux, sign up for an account and create a new project directly in your web browser without installing any software. You can start by describing your desired circuit to the Flux Copilot, which will generate a plan, source components, and help create your schematic. Use the intuitive drag-and-drop interface to lay out your PCB, collaborate with your team via shareable links, and leverage the AI to parse datasheets or run design rule checks before exporting your manufacturing files.

Flux's Core Features

• Browser-based PCB design tool requiring no software installation or local hosting.

• Real-time multiplayer collaboration with built-in version control and sharing permissions.

• Built-in AI Copilot to automate schematic wiring, component selection, and layout.

• Live component data integration providing real-time inventory, pricing, and alternative parts.

• Automated design rule checks and manufacturability validation to prevent errors.

• Direct project and component import capabilities from KiCad, Altium, and Cadence.

• Context-aware AI that seamlessly extracts equations, pinouts, and parameters from datasheets.

• Advanced troubleshooting capabilities for power distribution and signal integrity.

Flux's Use Cases

• #1

  Designing multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs).

• #2

  Collaborating on hardware projects in real-time with remote teams.

• #3

  Using AI to parse complex component datasheets and extract equations.

• #4

  Automating schematic generation and part wiring.

• #5

  Checking live component inventory, alternatives, and pricing.

• #6

  Troubleshooting and debugging complex circuit behavior.

• #7

  Importing and updating existing KiCad, Altium, or Cadence projects.

• #8

  Generating an instant Bill of Materials (BOM) for manufacturing.