Are there any simple breadboard simulators?

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Are there any simple breadboard simulators?

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I normally do programming and so was wandering if there are any simple breadboard simulators that would let me debug my designs before building them?

So if I wire up an LED and a battery it would remind me to add a resister and maybe tell me how to calculate the value of the resister.

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Re: Are there any simple breadboard simulators?

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I don't know of any software like that. There are programs that will let you design a circuit on the screen and see how it will behave, but they don't make suggestions.. and a good thing, too. Imagine having Microsoft's 'Clippy' pop up every time you add a new part to a circuit.

The standard circuit simulator is called 'SPICE', and there are many free versions with graphical front ends. LTSpice from Linear Technology isn't necessarily pretty, but it's good. It's a very technical program though, and there's a definite learning curve.

You might want to take a look at CircuitLab: https://www.circuitlab.com That's an online circuit design and simulation tool. You can find more by hitting Google with "circuit simulator".

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