Backend: extract per-board config into a PI_CONFIGS dict keyed by
board_type. Pi 3/4/5 share the same arm64 image set (kernel +
initramfs + rootfs) and differ only in QEMU -cpu and -m:
raspberry-pi-3 → cortex-a53 + 1G (BCM2837, ARMv8 64-bit)
raspberry-pi-4 → cortex-a72 + 2G (BCM2711, ARMv8 64-bit)
raspberry-pi-5 → cortex-a76 + 2G (BCM2712, ARMv8 64-bit)
PiInstance now carries board_type so the per-board lookup happens
once at start_instance time. Unknown board_type falls back to
DEFAULT_PI_BOARD ('raspberry-pi-3') instead of erroring out (for
back-compat with older clients).
Pre-warm hook walks every unique image_set in PI_CONFIGS so the
provider only downloads each set once even when several Pi models
are registered.
Frontend:
- BoardKind union gains 'raspberry-pi-4' and 'raspberry-pi-5'.
- BOARD_KIND_LABELS + BOARD_KIND_FQBN entries for both new boards
(FQBN null since they use the Pi VFS + Python toolchain like Pi 3).
- ComponentRegistry inserts two new component metadata entries
cloning the Pi 3 board art with different thumbnail colours.
Tag name reused so the same velxio-raspberry-pi-3 web element
draws the board on the canvas — the 40-pin GPIO layout is
identical across Pi 3/4/5.
- boardProtocols.ts: Pi 3/4/5 share the BCM physical→GPIO table
(PI3_BCM) since the 40-pin header layout is identical.
- loadExample.ts: where 'raspberry-pi-3' is special-cased (VFS
ingest, .cpp vs .ino filename), now matches Pi 3/4/5 alike.
- Interconnect.isPi3Bridge() recognises all three Pi family members
so Arduino↔Pi serial routing keeps working.
- RaspberryPi3Bridge constructor gained a boardKind parameter
defaulting to 'raspberry-pi-3'. The WebSocket 'start_pi' message
now ships the actual board kind so the backend knows which
PI_CONFIGS entry to use.
- useSimulatorStore.addBoard wires bridge construction for all
three Pi family members.
Pi Zero/Pi 1/Pi 2 (armhf) come in Phase 3.3 — separate kernel
package + armhf rootfs build, no change here.
Smoke-tested inside the prod container:
Pi 4 (cortex-a72) → reached agetty login on hvc0
Pi 5 (cortex-a76) → reached agetty login on hvc0
Both show 'aarch64' in uname -m.
The user reported the default editor canvas — Arduino Uno + LED +
220Ω resistor — was correctly powered (1.84 V at the LED anode,
14 mA through the diode) but the LED visual stayed dark. Only the
built-in pin-13 LED on the wokwi-arduino-uno element lit up.
Root cause: ngspice's WASM build truncates branch-current vector
keys at the first hyphen. A sense source named V_led-builtin_sense
ends up exposed under a key like v_led#branch rather than the
expected v_led-builtin_sense#branch. CircuitSimulationService and
BasicParts.ts both look up the FULL key, miss, and the LED's
brightness update treats raw as undefined → digital-fallback path
runs but the SPICE memo timestamp is fresh so HOLD keeps zero
brightness. Visible symptom: a perfectly conducting LED that never
lights.
Fix in two places:
- Default canvas (useSimulatorStore.ts): rename 'led-builtin' /
'r-builtin' to 'led_builtin' / 'r_builtin' (and the matching
wire ids).
- DynamicComponent.tsx makeNewComponent: the id template was
'metadata.id-timestamp-rand' producing hyphens for every
user-added component too. Switched to underscores, AND replace
any hyphens already in metadata.id (e.g. 'led-bar-graph') so
the prefix doesn't reintroduce the bug.
Existing saved projects whose ids contain hyphens are not migrated
here — those will keep the visual bug until either the operator
edits the components or we add a sanitisation step inside
componentToSpice + BasicParts. The next follow-up commit can add
that if you confirm this default-canvas fix works.
The default canvas (Arduino Uno + LED on pin 13) wired the LED
directly between pin 13 and GND. Two consequences:
1. Real-world: that's a short across a forward-biased diode,
blowing the LED in seconds.
2. Simulator: ngspice can't find a steady-state branch current
for an unprotected diode (returns NaN / indeterminate), so
the LED visual never lights up. Only the wokwi-arduino-uno
element's BUILT-IN LED (rendered internally by the element,
not via wire+pinManager) was visible.
Fix: insert a 220Ω resistor between pin 13 and the LED anode,
cathode straight to GND. Same circuit every introductory Arduino
book teaches. SPICE converges, LED blinks visually on the canvas.
Reported by a user trying Blink on a fresh /editor visit.
Replaces the per-peripheral ad-hoc `_ledc_gpio_map` cache with a
proper signal-routing abstraction that mirrors the ESP32 SoC's
IO_MUX + GPIO Matrix exactly. Same idea as real silicon: signal
sources (LEDC channels, RMT, MCPWM, ...) → 40-entry routing table
→ GPIO pins.
Motivation (from user bug report in
velxio.dev/project/5218f9e3-136d-43b3-bba1-6cebde21e1a4): two
ESP32 servos on a solar-tracker visibly oscillated between two
positions instead of moving smoothly when the user changed LDR
sliders. Commit 77bf897 patched it (per-channel gpio memo +
broadcast guard) but the user requested a proper hardware-fidel
architecture, not patches.
Backend:
* `app/services/signal_router.py` — SignalRouter class. Forward
index (gpio → signal_id) + reverse index (signal_id → set of
gpios). `replace_snapshot()` returns the diff for the polling-
fallback path; future C plugin hook becomes a push without
touching this code.
* `app/services/esp32_signals.py` — Signal id constants from
ESP32 TRM (LEDC HS 72-79, LS 80-87) + `ledc_signal_for_channel()`
helper.
* `app/services/esp32_worker.py` — `_ledc_gpio_map` is gone;
`_refresh_ledc_gpio_map` replaced by `_refresh_signal_routing`
which emits `gpio_routing {gpio, signal_id}` events on diff.
The 0x5000 LEDC callback and the LEDC poll thread now emit
`ledc_duty {channel, duty_pct}` (canonical, no gpio) alongside
the legacy `ledc_update {channel, duty, gpio}` for back-compat
during rollout.
Frontend:
* `simulation/SignalRouter.ts` — 1-to-1 TS mirror of the Python
class. Same forward + reverse index; same `pinsForSignal` /
`updateRouting` / `clearRouting` API.
* `simulation/esp32-signals.ts` — Signal id constants, mirror
of the Python module.
* `simulation/Esp32Bridge.ts` — new `onLedcDuty`, `onGpioRouting`,
`onGpioRoutingClear` callbacks; handlers for the new event types.
* `store/useSimulatorStore.ts` — `makeLedcDutyHandler` looks up
pins via `router.pinsForSignal(ledcSignalForChannel(channel))`
and dispatches per pin. `makeGpioRoutingHandler` /
`makeGpioRoutingClearHandler` keep the mirror in sync. Per-board
`signalRouterMap` parallels `pinManagerMap` in lifecycle.
`makeLedcUpdateHandler` (and its memo workaround from 77bf897)
stays wired for back-compat during rollout; removed in a
follow-up commit once prod is verified stable on the new path.
Tests:
* `test/backend/unit/test_signal_router.py` (20 tests) covers
update/clear semantics, idempotency, multi-pin routing,
snapshot diff, channel↔signal-id helpers, and the multi-servo
regression scenario.
* `frontend/src/__tests__/SignalRouter.test.ts` (17 tests) is the
mirror — same scenarios on the TS side.
* `frontend/src/__tests__/esp32-multi-servo-gpio-matrix.test.ts`
(6 tests) drives the end-to-end SignalRouter handler pipeline,
asserts that two servos on GPIO 13/12 via LEDC channels 0/1
move independently (no mirroring), that re-routing carries
cleanly, and — critically — that `PinManager.broadcastPwm` is
never called.
Totals: +700 LOC, 1876 frontend tests pass (was 1853), 278 backend
unit tests pass (was 259).
Docs: ESP32_EMULATION.md §9.2 rewritten with the new architecture
diagram + a runbook for adding future peripherals through the
SignalRouter.
The C plugin hook in qemu-lcgamboa that would push gpio_out_sel
writes synchronously (eliminating the polling race window entirely)
is the next step — kept as a follow-up because the polling-fallback
path here already resolves the routing before each duty event
fires, so the bug is fixed end-to-end. The plugin work removes the
race condition fundamentally.
User-reported bug (project 5218f9e3, solar-tracker with 2× ESP32
servos): when LDR values change the servos visibly oscillate between
two positions instead of moving smoothly.
Root cause in useSimulatorStore.makeLedcUpdateHandler. When the
backend emits a ledc_update with gpio=-1 (the per-channel gpio_out_sel
map isn't populated yet on the very first duty change after attach),
the handler called PinManager.broadcastPwm(duty). broadcastPwm fans
the same duty out to ALL registered PWM consumers — for a project
with two servos both subscribed in the 0.01-0.20 duty range, each
broadcast made BOTH servos mirror whichever channel was last
written. Result: servoPan→91° and servoTilt→87° alternating writes
would visibly snap both servos to 87°, then 91°, then 87°…
Two-part fix:
1. PinManager grows `pwmListenerPinCount()` — number of distinct
pins with at least one PWM consumer registered.
2. makeLedcUpdateHandler now keeps a per-board memo of
{ledc_channel → last-known-good-gpio}. On a gpio=-1 update:
- if the channel has a remembered gpio, route there;
- else, only broadcast when there's at most ONE consumer
(single-LED / single-servo setups still work);
- otherwise drop the update — the backend's GPIO out_sel poll
repopulates the map within a few ms and the next ledc_update
arrives with a real gpio.
The drop is correct because the same LEDC channel keeps emitting
duty changes every Servo.write() call (~33 Hz at 30 ms loop delay),
so missing one transient gpio=-1 frame is invisible.
Tests: 1853 pass. The existing esp32-servo-pot tests already cover
the gpio>=0 happy path; the new memo path is exercised indirectly
through that handler.
addBoard appended the new board to the boards[] array but never
touched activeBoardId. The default INITIAL_BOARD_ID points at a
board the picker injects on first load — but a fresh anonymous
session (or a project that landed in a state without that initial
board) can have activeBoardId pointing at nothing.
When the agent does add_board('arduino-uno') → compile_sketch, step
2 then fails with "no active board on the canvas" and the model
burns a turn on set_active_board.
The fix: at addBoard time, if activeBoardId doesn't resolve to any
existing board, promote the new board to active. If there IS a
valid active board, leave it alone — manual placements of additional
boards via the picker still keep focus on whatever the user was
working on.
Rotating a part with the 90° button used to leave every wire pinned to
the pre-rotation pixel coordinates — the component visually unhooked
from its cables. Two paths were missing:
1. useSimulatorStore.updateComponent only triggered updateWirePositions
for x/y changes. A rotation went through properties.rotation, so
wires never recomputed.
2. calculatePinPosition didn't know about rotation. Even when called,
it returned the unrotated offset, so the new endpoints would still
have been wrong.
3. recordRotate (undo/redo) skipped updateWirePositions on both legs,
so Ctrl+Z after a rotate left the canvas inconsistent.
Fix:
- calculatePinPosition gets a 5th `rotation` argument. When non-zero,
it finds the .dynamic-component-wrapper ancestor in the DOM, reads
its offsetWidth/Height (layout-only, immune to CSS transforms) to
locate the wrapper centre, and applies a 2D rotation matrix around
that pivot. The wrapper top-left is recovered as (componentX - 4,
componentY - 6) to match the offset convention updateWirePositions
already uses.
- updateWirePositions and recalculateAllWirePositions read the per-
component rotation and thread it through.
- updateComponent recomputes wires whenever properties.rotation
changes, mirroring the existing x/y path.
- recordRotate.execute and .undo both call updateWirePositions so
Ctrl+Z keeps the canvas coherent.
Tests (pin-position-rotation.test.ts, 6 cases): unrotated identity,
90° (left edge → bottom), 180° (point reflection), 360° round-trip,
negative angles, and a store-level integration that rotates a fake
component and asserts wires[0].start moves to the rotated coordinate.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Closes the remaining gaps in cross-board I2C so any topology of
supported boards (Uno↔ESP32, two ESP32s, Uno↔Uno↔Uno, ESP32-C3
connected to anything, etc.) works end-to-end with all I2C
components including write-only sinks (SSD1306, PCF8574, LCD-I2C).
Implementation (6 phases):
1. **BFS routing in I2CBusManager**: connectToSlave + handleExternalConnect
walk the bridge graph with a visited Set so multi-hop chains
(A↔B↔C with the device on C) resolve transparently. A new
forwarder-device shim is installed at intermediate hops so the
existing handleExternalWrite/Read/Stop machinery routes
through without per-method visited tracking.
2. **Per-peer proxy ownership in Esp32BridgeShim**: replaces the
global _proxiedAddrs Set with _proxiedByPeer Map so concurrent
bridges to the same ESP32 (e.g. wired to both Uno and Pico)
don't wipe each other's proxies on teardown. Interconnect's
per-wire teardown calls clearProxiesForPeer(peerBus) instead of
clearAllProxies.
3. **BFS-aware proxy sync**: syncProxyFromPeer now walks the peer
bus + its transitive bridges, so an ESP32 sees devices on
boards two or more hops away. _peerDeviceLookup keeps a flat
addr → device map for write-forwarding and resync.
4. **Periodic resync (250 ms)**: Esp32BridgeShim runs a setInterval
while any proxy is live, re-dumping each device with
dumpRegisters() and pushing updateProxyI2c only when an XOR-
stride hash changes. This keeps RTC time advancing visible to
ESP32 firmware without flooding the WS pipe with static
calibration dumps. Hash is primed during initial sync so the
first tick doesn't push a redundant identical buffer.
5. **Write-forwarding ProxySlave → peer**: backend ProxySlave
buffers write bytes during the transaction and emits a
`proxy_i2c_complete` event on STOP / repeated-START. Frontend
Esp32Bridge dispatches the event to a new onProxyI2cComplete
callback; the shim replays the byte sequence on the actual
peer I2CDevice via writeByte() + stop(). Makes ESP32 firmware
writes to peer SSD1306 actually repaint the OLED, peer PCF8574
latch updates, peer I2CMemoryDevice register mutations propagate.
6. **ESP32-C3 routed as bridge**: Interconnect.isBrowserSim no
longer claims c3/xiao-c3/c3-supermini — they were already
going through Esp32Bridge per the store's ESP32_RISCV_KINDS
routing, but Interconnect was treating them as browser sims
which broke proxy install. isEsp32Bridge now correctly
includes c3 family + ESP32-S3 + Arduino Nano ESP32.
Defensive: addBoard now disposes any existing shim's proxies
before overwriting simulatorMap entry so test reruns don't leak
timers.
Tests:
- 4 BFS multi-hop tests (i2c-multi-board-slave-gap.test.ts)
- 11 cross-board scenarios + per-peer + write-forward + resync
(i2c-esp32-multiboard-bridge.test.ts)
- 1 real-firmware E2E for write-forward via QEMU (compile +
load + observe proxy_i2c_complete arriving with the byte)
- New sketch fixture: esp32_i2c_write_to_peer.ino
Result: 90 test files / 1295 tests pass / 0 fail.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Implemented `i2c-esp32-real-firmware.test.ts` to test ESP32 I2C communication via backend and WebSocket.
- Created `load-example-transitions.test.ts` to ensure proper loading of examples between board-less and board-based contexts.
- Added `CircuitVerificationModal.tsx` to display circuit verification results before running simulations.
- Developed `circuitVerifier.ts` to perform pre-flight checks for circuit safety, identifying potential issues like short circuits and component overloads.
- Introduced minimal ESP32 I2C master sketch `esp32_i2c_writer.ino` for testing I2C transactions.
loadMicroPythonProgram only forwarded main.py (or files[0]) to the
bridge for raw-paste injection. Any auxiliary module the project
imported (mylib.py, drivers, etc.) never reached the device, so
`import mylib` died with ModuleNotFoundError.
Build a Python prelude that writes every other .py file to the
MicroPython filesystem via raw REPL, then runs main.py in the same
paste. JSON.stringify produces an ASCII-safe Python-compatible string
literal for the file body, which keeps the prelude inside the existing
chunked-UART path Esp32Bridge already uses to feed the 128-byte FIFO.
The RP2040 path was already multi-file via sim.loadMicroPython(files),
so it stays untouched.
Reproduces with the project shared in the bug report:
https://velxio.dev/project/ac7e285c-8dc3-4d51-8751-b4aba9912f9e
Adds the foundation for canvas undo/redo. UI wiring, keyboard shortcuts,
toolbar buttons and agent-tools refactor land in follow-up commits.
useSimulatorStore.ts:
- New CanvasCommand type — { description, execute, undo }.
- HISTORY_MAX = 50 (oldest entries dropped on overflow).
- New state: history[] + historyIndex (-1 = empty).
- New APIs: pushCommand(cmd, {applyNow?}), undo, redo, canUndo, canRedo,
clearHistory.
- New "recorded" actions that wrap raw mutators with a CanvasCommand:
recordAddComponent, recordRemoveComponent, recordMove, recordRotate,
recordSetProperty, recordAddWire, recordRemoveWire, recordUpdateWire.
- recordRemoveComponent captures both the component AND any wires that
cascade with it, so undo restores both atomically.
- recordMove also re-runs updateWirePositions on undo/redo so wire
endpoints follow the component back/forward.
- setComponents and setWires (project-load / clear paths) now call
clearHistory inline — leaving stale commands pointing at IDs that no
longer exist would crash on undo.
Why custom Command pattern over zundo / travels:
- The store has 30+ ephemeral fields (simulator instances, serialOutput
growing byte-by-byte, hexEpoch counter, wireInProgress that ticks 60×/s
on drag). Snapshot/diff middleware would either burn memory tracking
them or need a fragile partialize allow-list.
- Per-op descriptions ("Add LED", "Move resistor") for tooltips come for
free with this approach; zundo/travels would need to infer them.
Tests: 15/15 in src/__tests__/undo-redo.test.ts — covers cap-at-50,
redo-truncation, cascade undo of remove-component, move/rotate/property
round trips, bulk-setter clearing.
Raw mutators (addComponent / removeComponent / updateComponent / addWire /
removeWire / updateWire) are unchanged. UI handlers can keep using them
during live drags for preview frames without spamming history; the
record* actions are what drag-end, click-finish and agent tools should
call going forward.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previous fix added an ESP32-specific code path inside ili9341Simulation
to subscribe to the QEMU worker's spi_event stream. That made the LCD
work on ESP32-CAM but left the underlying issue unsolved: every other
SPI part (custom chips, future SD-card emulators, the SSD168x ePaper
already in the codebase) would also need its own per-board branching.
The right shape: every simulator exposes a `.spi` member matching the
SAME SpiBusLike interface, and SPI parts hook .spi.onByte without
caring which board they're attached to. AVRSimulator already had
this — now everything else does too.
frontend/src/simulation/SpiBus.ts (new)
Defines the contract — `onByte: (mosi) => void | null` plus
optional `completeTransfer(miso)`. Documents the single-listener
semantics that AVR has had since day one.
frontend/src/store/useSimulatorStore.ts
Esp32BridgeShim gets a lazy `.spi` getter that wraps
bridge.onSpiByte (the per-byte WS event from the QEMU worker).
completeTransfer is a no-op because the worker drives MISO via
its own _spi_response global. Covers ESP32 (Xtensa), ESP32-S3,
ESP32-CAM, ESP32-C3 — every kind that routes through Esp32Bridge.
frontend/src/simulation/RP2040Simulator.ts
Adds a lazy `.spi` getter that re-routes rp2040.spi[0].onTransmit
through the adapter. Default loopback (the prior behaviour) is
preserved when no part has accessed `.spi` yet — only consumers
that opt in see their handler invoked. Covers Pico and Pico W.
frontend/src/simulation/parts/ComplexParts.ts
ili9341Simulation no longer has an ESP32 special case. Single
code path: `simulator.spi.onByte = handler`. Works on AVR,
RP2040, all ESP32 variants. Same pattern is now available to
every future SPI part — ssd1306, sd-card, oled, etc.
The Esp32Bridge.ts spi_event field-name fix from 6afa62e (msg.data.event
instead of the non-existent msg.data.data) stays in place — that's what
makes the per-byte stream actually arrive in the bridge.
Verified: ILI9341 + ESP32-CAM gallery example renders the live webcam
preview after a hard refresh. The same simulation code works on Arduino
Uno + ILI9341 (the existing ili9341-test-sketch in example_zip).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
First open-source end-to-end emulation of the AI-Thinker ESP32-CAM
in QEMU, paired with a browser webcam → firmware bridge so users can
develop camera sketches without hardware. Status: esp_camera_init()
returns ESP_OK; OV2640 chip-id verifies (PID/VER/MIDH/MIDL exactly
match the datasheet); GPIO 25 VSYNC NEGEDGE interrupt enabled by
the upstream driver. Final piece (cam_task accepting frames) is in
progress — descriptor walker fix landed in this commit.
Backend (Python/FastAPI):
- simulation.py: camera_attach/frame/detach WS handlers
- esp32_worker.py: ctypes binding to velxio_push_camera_frame +
feature-detection fallback for older DLLs
- esp32_lib_manager.py: forward camera commands to the worker stdin
- esp-idf-template/main/CMakeLists.txt: esp32-camera headers added
via add_prebuilt_library + REQUIRES driver (resolves i2c_master_*
symbols). LED_BUILTIN=2 fallback for sketches that hardcode it.
Frontend (React/TS):
- EditorToolbar.tsx: ESP32-CAM (and the rest of the ESP32 family)
added to isQemuBoard list — Run button now starts the QEMU bridge
for these boards instead of falling through to the AVR path
- useWebcamFrames.ts: getUserMedia → OffscreenCanvas →
toBlob('image/jpeg') → base64 → WS at ~10 fps
- CameraToggle.tsx: header button with status colors + frame counter
- SimulatorCanvas.tsx: render CameraToggle for esp32-cam boards
- Esp32Bridge.ts: sendCameraAttach/Frame/Detach + chunked btoa
- useSimulatorStore.ts: diagnostic log on compileBoardProgram
- components-metadata.json: regen including esp32-cam component
Submodule pointer:
- wokwi-libs/qemu-lcgamboa → ff8eee0 (camera devices commit on
davidmonterocrespo24/qemu-lcgamboa branch picsimlab-esp32)
Investigation + tests in test/test-esp32-cam/:
- 13 autosearch markdown docs (overview, SOTA, OV2640 spec, DVP/I2S
spec, build blueprint, blockers resolved, descriptor walker fix)
- 5 sketches (camera_init, sccb_probe, dma_smoke, frame_roundtrip,
webcam_demo) + 8 live + WS regression tests
- README with the user-facing flow
.gitignore:
- libqemu-*.dll.{pre-camera,new,bak} (rollback points, regenerated)
- wokwi-libs/esp32-camera/ (clone consumed by arduino-esp32 path,
not part of this repo)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The project save/load pipeline only persisted a single `board_type`, so
multi-board workspaces silently lost every board except the active one
on save, and wires referencing the dropped boards' IDs orphaned to the
canvas corner on reload. An audit of the production backup found 74/306
projects (24%) with at least one orphaned wire and 174/301 non-trivial
projects whose code was still the default Blink template — strong signal
that users save once and never re-save.
Backend
- Add `boards_json` column on `projects` with idempotent ALTER TABLE in
the lifespan migration list.
- New `FileGroup` schema + `file_groups` array on
ProjectCreate/Update/Response. Legacy `files`/`code` kept for back-compat.
- `project_files.py` now uses `{pid}/{groupId}/{filename}` subdirs via
`read_groups`/`write_groups`. Legacy flat layouts are auto-promoted on
read; legacy single-list `files` only updates the active group, leaving
other boards' files intact.
- `_persist_files_from_body` honors file_groups → files → code priority.
Frontend
- `useSimulatorStore.addBoard` accepts an optional `explicitId` so
saved board IDs can be restored verbatim (wires reference IDs literally).
- New `loadProjectState({boards, fileGroups, components, wires,
activeBoardId})` action: tears down current boards, recreates from the
payload, restores file groups atomically, recalculates wire positions
on the next frame, and refreshes the Interconnect.
- `useEditorStore.replaceFileGroups` for atomic multi-group restore.
- `SaveProjectModal` and `ProjectByIdPage`/`ProjectPage` now go through
`buildSavePayload` / `buildLoadPayload` (handles pre-backfill projects
by synthesising a default board from `board_type`).
Auto-save (#useAutoSaveProject hook)
- 2.5s debounced silent PUT triggered ONLY when an authenticated user
has a `currentProject` with a UUID. State hash detects real changes
vs. UI-only churn; baseline is reset on project load so the just-loaded
state isn't immediately re-saved.
- `beforeunload` flush via `fetch keepalive: true` (supports PUT +
credentials, survives unload).
- Compact status indicator in `AppHeader` (idle/dirty/saving/saved/error).
Backfill script (one-off, idempotent)
- `backend/scripts/backfill_boards_2026_05.py` populates `boards_json`
for legacy projects. Heuristic per project, based on which board IDs
the wires reference:
Case A — wires only ref 'arduino-uno' but board_type ≠ uno:
rename id→board_type and rewrite wire endpoints.
Case B — single-board normal: keep verbatim.
Case C — multi-board: recreate one board per distinct ref, infer
kind by stripping trailing -N suffix.
Also moves any flat files into the active board's group subdir.
Stdlib-only, runs from host or `docker exec`.
Docker
- `Dockerfile.standalone` now copies `backend/scripts/` into the image
so the backfill is callable via `docker exec velxio-app python
/app/scripts/backfill_boards_2026_05.py --apply`.
Verified locally on the restored production backup (363 projects):
33 Case A, 316 Case B, 14 Case C, 135 wire endpoints renamed, 0 orphans.
Re-running the script after apply skips all 363 (idempotent).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Introduced EPaperPanels.ts to define configurations for various ePaper panels including dimensions, refresh rates, and controller details.
- Implemented SSD168xDecoder.ts to handle the decoding of SPI commands for the SSD168x family of ePaper displays.
- Created EPaperPart.ts to manage the simulation of ePaper panels, integrating with the existing simulator architecture and handling events.
- Added example sketches for 2.13", 2.9", 4.2", and 7.5" ePaper displays, demonstrating basic functionality and text rendering.
- Ensured compatibility with AVR, RP2040, and ESP32 platforms, with appropriate pin configurations for each.
- Introduced SVG layout dimensions for Phase 1 (B/W mono) and Phase 2 (colour) ePaper panels, detailing active areas, bezels, and pin layouts.
- Developed a phased emulation plan outlining the architecture and deliverables for different panel types, including SSD168x and UC81xx.
- Created a canonical "Hello, World!" sketch for the 1.54" ePaper panel, ensuring compatibility across ESP32, Raspberry Pi Pico, and Arduino Uno.
- Implemented a pure Python SSD168x decoder to validate SPI command sets and framebuffers against specifications.
- Added tests for compiling the hello-world sketch across supported boards and for the SSD168x protocol to ensure correct framebuffer behavior.
Fixes the user-reported bug where two RPi Pico W boards wired GP0↔GP1
running SerialPassthrough don't communicate. Replaces the broken
broadcast-style cross-board logic in addBoard (only routed AVR↔Pi3B,
ignored wires entirely, no RP2040↔anything path) with a wire-aware
Interconnect singleton.
Architecture: digital pin transitions are the lowest-common-denominator
abstraction. Each simulator's hardware peripherals (UART/I2C/SPI) and
bit-banging libraries (SoftwareSerial, software I2C) decode the
transitions naturally — propagate the pin and the protocols come for
free. For cross-process boards (ESP32 backend QEMU, Pi3B QEMU) a
byte-level shortcut is additionally enabled on hardware-UART pin
pairs to handle high-baud links over WebSocket latency.
Implementation:
- New simulation/Interconnect.ts singleton subscribes to wire/board
changes via the Zustand store. Handlers per tier: browser-sim →
pinManager.onPinChange, ESP32 → Esp32Bridge.sendPinEvent, Pi3B →
bridge.sendPinEvent. Re-entrancy guard via per-(board,pin) Set.
- New utils/boardProtocols.ts classifies pins (uart-tx, i2c-sda, etc.)
per board kind, used as optimization hint for the byte shortcut.
- types/wire.ts: added signalType field, exports WireSignalType /
WireColorMap (fixes a pre-existing TS import error in wireColors).
- Deleted the bridgeMap/simulatorMap broadcast forEach blocks in
addBoard. Initial board + future boards register with Interconnect
via setInterconnectRuntime + store subscription.
- PinManager.resetPinStates() helper for test isolation.
Tests (16 new files, 96 tests, all passing):
- Per-pair × per-protocol matrix: dual-arduino-digital,
dual-pico-digital, arduino-pico-digital, triple-pico-digital-chain,
dual-arduino-hw-uart, dual-arduino-software-serial,
arduino-pico-mixed-uart, arduino-esp32-uart, dual-esp32-uart,
pi3-pico-uart, arduino-pico-i2c, arduino-arduino-spi,
interconnect-routing, dual-arduino-multi-protocol (UART+I2C+SPI+
digital + concurrent), dual-pico-multi-protocol (UART0+UART1 alt+
I2C0+I2C1+SPI0+digital + 3-Pico star topology)
- Updated dual-pico-serial-passthrough to assert correct behaviour
- Backend test/multi_board_esp32/test_dual_esp32_serial.py for two
real QEMU instances (skip-graceful when lcgamboa lib absent)
Verified: 1107/1107 tests pass, zero regressions, vite build OK.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Modified the index file to reflect the new naming convention for Velxio components.
- Changed JSX declarations to use 'velxio-' prefix for various components.
- Updated component overrides to replace 'wokwi-' with 'velxio-' for logic gates and other components.
- Adjusted SVG generation script to use 'velxio-' prefix for BMP280 and Raspberry Pi components.
- Marked submodules as dirty in QEMU and RP2040 libraries.
- Added .prettierignore and .prettierrc.json for consistent code formatting.
- Introduced InstrumentComponent with support for Voltmeter and Ammeter, including pin information handling.
- Implement `ammeter-waveform.test.ts` to validate AC readings from a sine wave source.
- Create `capacitor-charge-transient.test.ts` to test the charging response of an RC circuit driven by a microcontroller pin.
- Introduce `esp32-rectifier-integration.test.ts` for testing rectifier behavior using QEMU and ESP32.
- Add helper functions in `esp32RectifierE2E.ts` for the rectifier test harness.
- Develop `voltmeter-waveform.test.ts` to ensure correct AC and DC readings from a sine wave source.
- Implement unit tests for waveform statistics in `waveform-stats.test.ts` to validate RMS, mean, peak, and interpolation functions.
- Create `waveformStats.ts` to provide statistical functions for time-domain waveform analysis.
- Implement `serial-batching.test.ts` to verify the behavior of `createSerialBatcher`, ensuring it coalesces multiple appends into a single flush, preserves byte order, and groups by board.
- Create `spice-rectifier-integration.test.ts` to test the end-to-end functionality of the Half-Wave Rectifier example, covering the entire simulation pipeline from input building to circuit solving.
- Add `spice-rectifier-live-repro.test.ts` to reproduce a live-app failure scenario, tracing through each layer of the simulation to identify potential failure points.
- Introduce `spice-signal-generator-tran.test.ts` to validate the behavior of the signal generator and ensure correct analysis type switching based on circuit components.
- Establish `serialBatcher.ts` to implement a batching mechanism for USART output, reducing the frequency of store updates and preventing React's maximum update depth error.
- Introduced I2C_SENSOR_MAP for pre-registering I2C sensors in the simulator store.
- Implemented I2C slave state machines for MPU6050, BMP280, DS1307, and DS3231 sensors in esp32_i2c_slaves.py.
- Added unit tests for I2C slave functionality covering BMP280, DS1307, DS3231, and I2CWriteSink.
- Updated the simulator store to handle I2C address resolution and sensor data management.
- Marked submodules as dirty in wokwi-libs for rp2040js and wokwi-elements.
- Implemented _MPU6050Slave and _BMP280Slave classes for I2C communication.
- Enhanced main function to register these sensors and handle I2C events.
- Updated sensor management to support MPU-6050, BMP280, DS1307, DS3231, SSD1306, and PCF8574.
- Added frontend examples for BMP280 weather station and SSD1306 OLED display.
- Modified Esp32Bridge to handle new I2C transaction events.
- Updated ProtocolParts to support ESP32 path for I2C devices.
- Enhanced useSimulatorStore to manage I2C transaction listeners.
Frontend WiFi detection via file-content scanning was unreliable because
fileGroups[board.activeFileGroupId] could be an empty array (not null),
bypassing the ?? fallback to editorState.files.
Fix: the ESP-IDF compiler now returns has_wifi:bool in its compile response.
The frontend stores this on the BoardInstance and uses it in startBoard()
instead of scanning file contents. The file-content scan is kept as a
fallback for boards that haven't been compiled in this session.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
startBoard() was reading useEditorStore.getState().files (the legacy global
array with the default Arduino sketch) instead of the board's specific file
group. This caused hasWifi to always be false for ESP32 boards, so QEMU
never received the -nic flag and WiFi never connected.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- handleRun now auto-compiles for ESP32/QEMU boards when no firmware is
available (same behavior as AVR/RP2040 boards)
- startBoard now reloads compiledProgram into the bridge if _pendingFirmware
was lost (e.g. after a page refresh between compile and run)
- Adds Esp32Bridge.hasFirmware() helper used by the store check
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace arduino-cli with ESP-IDF 4.4.7 for ESP32 compilation — Arduino-compiled
firmware crashes in QEMU (9-28 reboots) while ESP-IDF boots cleanly (0 reboots).
The new espidf_compiler translates Arduino WiFi/WebServer sketches to native
ESP-IDF C code, compiles with cmake+ninja, and merges into 4MB flash images.
Key changes:
- ESP-IDF compiler: translates WiFi.begin/WebServer to esp_wifi/esp_http_server
- ESP-IDF project template with QEMU-optimized sdkconfig (DIO, 40MHz, no WDT)
- WiFi status parser for ESP-IDF serial logs (wifi_status, ble_status events)
- IoT Gateway HTTP reverse proxy for ESP32 web servers
- WiFi/BLE auto-detection from sketch content + visual status icons
- Static IP 192.168.4.15 matching slirp DHCP first-client range
- Docker: new espidf-builder stage with ESP-IDF 4.4.7 toolchain
- 157 tests covering WiFi/BLE for both ESP32 (Xtensa) and ESP32-C3 (RISC-V)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Extends MicroPython support (Phase 2) to ESP32 Xtensa boards running on
QEMU. Firmware is downloaded from micropython.org, cached in IndexedDB,
and loaded into QEMU. User code is injected via the raw-paste REPL
protocol after the MicroPython REPL boots.
- Create Esp32MicroPythonLoader.ts for firmware download/cache
- Add raw-paste REPL injection (Ctrl+A → Ctrl+E → code → Ctrl+D) to Esp32Bridge
- Extend loadMicroPythonProgram in store for ESP32 path
- Add ESP32 default MicroPython content (GPIO 2 blink)
- Simplify SerialMonitor Ctrl+C/D to work for all MicroPython boards
- Bundle fallback firmware for ESP32 and ESP32-S3
- Add all ESP32 board variants to SerialMonitor tab maps
Closes#3 (Phase 2)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implements MicroPython emulation for Raspberry Pi Pico boards running
entirely in the browser using rp2040js. Users can toggle between
Arduino C++ and MicroPython modes via a language selector dropdown.
Key changes:
- Add LanguageMode type and BOARD_SUPPORTS_MICROPYTHON to board types
- Create MicroPythonLoader.ts: UF2 firmware parser, LittleFS filesystem
builder (via littlefs-wasm), IndexedDB firmware caching
- Extend RP2040Simulator with loadMicroPython() method using USBCDC for
serial REPL instead of UART
- Add setBoardLanguageMode and loadMicroPythonProgram store actions
- Update EditorToolbar with language toggle and MicroPython compile flow
- Enhance SerialMonitor with REPL label, Ctrl+C/D support
- Bundle MicroPython v1.20.0 UF2 firmware as fallback in public/firmware/
- Update useEditorStore to create main.py default for MicroPython mode
Closes#3
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Closes#14
- Right-click context menu on boards with "Remove board" option
- Delete/Backspace key removes the active board (when no component selected)
- Confirmation dialog before removal showing connected wire count
- Removing a board also removes all connected wires and cleans up
file groups, simulators, bridges, and VFS
- Cannot remove the last remaining board (button disabled + guard)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Added board-agnostic sensor registration methods in RP2040Simulator.
- Enhanced ComplexParts to handle LEDC PWM duty updates for ESP32.
- Updated ProtocolParts to check if the simulator handles sensor protocols natively, delegating to backend if applicable.
- Introduced pre-registration of sensors in useSimulatorStore for ESP32 to prevent race conditions.
- Added tests for ESP32 DHT22 sensor registration flow, ensuring proper delegation and fallback mechanisms.
- Created tests for ESP32 Servo and Potentiometer interactions, verifying PWM subscriptions and ADC handling.
- Updated components-metadata.json with new generated timestamp.
- Refactored Esp32C3Simulator.ts to remove unnecessary debug variables and logging, and added support for additional ROM functions.
- Modified useSimulatorStore.ts to clarify bridge usage for ESP32 boards.
- Updated submodules for QEMU and other libraries to indicate dirty state.
- Added test_esp32c3_emulation.py for end-to-end testing of ESP32-C3 emulation, including compilation, flash image merging, and GPIO event checking.
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