diff --git a/frontend/src/components/simulator/SimulatorCanvas.tsx b/frontend/src/components/simulator/SimulatorCanvas.tsx
index 0653eb5b..d1ae203d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/simulator/SimulatorCanvas.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/simulator/SimulatorCanvas.tsx
@@ -1100,8 +1100,11 @@ export const SimulatorCanvas = ({ headerSlot }: SimulatorCanvasProps = {}) => {
         case 'nano-rp2040':
           ledPin = 25; // GPIO25
           break;
+        case 'attiny85':
+          ledPin = 1; // PB1 (Digispark convention)
+          break;
         default:
-          ledPin = 13; // Pin 13 for Arduino Uno/Nano/Mega, ATtiny85, etc.
+          ledPin = 13; // Pin 13 for Arduino Uno/Nano/Mega
       }
 
       unsubs.push(
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/velxio-components/Attiny85Element.ts b/frontend/src/components/velxio-components/Attiny85Element.ts
index 40d1121b..32b167bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/velxio-components/Attiny85Element.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/velxio-components/Attiny85Element.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  *   pinInfo) but external components positioned to the right of the
  *   chip may need to be moved manually for clean routing.
  *
- *   viewBox 28.801 × 23.768 mm scaled uniformly at 5.555 px/mm → 160 × 132 px.
+ *   viewBox 28.801 x 23.768 mm scaled uniformly at 5.555 px/mm -> 160 x 132 px.
  *   Pin terminal centres in the source SVG (mm), all 8 connectors:
  *     row     x       y       pin label
  *     top     3.601   1.084   VCC   (connector7)
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
  *     bottom 18.000  22.687   PB4   (connector2)
  *     bottom 25.201  22.687   GND   (connector3)
  *
- * Built-in LED on PB1 (Digispark convention) is overlaid as a circle in
- * the outer SVG — drives off the `led1` attribute / property like before.
+ * No fake on-board LED is drawn. The bare DIP-8 has no PCB LED — examples
+ * wire a real wokwi-led + wokwi-resistor to PB1 like the c3-blink one does.
  */
 
 const W = 160;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const PIN_INFO: ReadonlyArray<{ name: string; x: number; y: number; description?
   // Top row — left to right
   { name: 'VCC', x: PIN_X[0], y: TOP_Y, description: 'VCC (Pin 8)' },
   { name: 'PB2', x: PIN_X[1], y: TOP_Y, description: 'PB2 / SCK / SCL / ADC1 (Pin 7)' },
-  { name: 'PB1', x: PIN_X[2], y: TOP_Y, description: 'PB1 / MISO / built-in LED (Pin 6)' },
+  { name: 'PB1', x: PIN_X[2], y: TOP_Y, description: 'PB1 / MISO / OC0B / OC1A (Pin 6)' },
   { name: 'PB0', x: PIN_X[3], y: TOP_Y, description: 'PB0 / MOSI / SDA / OC0A (Pin 5)' },
   // Bottom row — left to right
   { name: 'PB5', x: PIN_X[0], y: BOT_Y, description: 'PB5 / RESET (Pin 1)' },
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ const PIN_INFO: ReadonlyArray<{ name: string; x: number; y: number; description?
 ];
 
 class Attiny85Element extends HTMLElement {
-  static get observedAttributes(): string[] {
-    return ['led1'];
-  }
-
-  private _led1 = false;
-
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
@@ -65,52 +59,14 @@ class Attiny85Element extends HTMLElement {
     this.render();
   }
 
-  attributeChangedCallback(name: string, _old: string | null, value: string | null) {
-    if (name === 'led1') {
-      this._led1 = value !== null && value !== 'false';
-      this.updateLed();
-    }
-  }
-
   /** Wires use this to find pin coordinates. */
   get pinInfo() {
     return PIN_INFO;
   }
 
-  set led1(v: boolean) {
-    this._led1 = !!v;
-    this.updateLed();
-  }
-  get led1(): boolean {
-    return this._led1;
-  }
-
-  private updateLed() {
-    const led = this.shadowRoot?.getElementById('attiny-led1') as unknown as SVGElement | null;
-    if (!led) return;
-    if (this._led1) {
-      led.setAttribute('fill', '#ffee44');
-      led.setAttribute('stroke', '#ffcc00');
-      led.style.filter = 'drop-shadow(0 0 4px #ffcc00)';
-    } else {
-      led.setAttribute('fill', '#333');
-      led.setAttribute('stroke', '#555');
-      led.style.filter = 'none';
-    }
-  }
-
   private render() {
     if (!this.shadowRoot) return;
 
-    const ledFill = this._led1 ? '#ffee44' : '#333';
-    const ledStroke = this._led1 ? '#ffcc00' : '#555';
-    const ledFilter = this._led1 ? 'drop-shadow(0 0 4px #ffcc00)' : 'none';
-
-    // Place the LED indicator just ABOVE the PB1 top-pin (PIN_X[2], TOP_Y),
-    // outside the chip body so it stays readable.
-    const ledX = PIN_X[2];
-    const ledY = TOP_Y - 12;
-
     this.shadowRoot.innerHTML = `
       <style>
         :host { display: inline-block; line-height: 0; }
@@ -122,23 +78,16 @@ class Attiny85Element extends HTMLElement {
           pointer-events: none;
         }
         .pin-label.power { fill: #aaa; }
-        .pin-label.led   { fill: #ffd066; }
       </style>
       <svg width="${W}" height="${H}" viewBox="0 0 ${W} ${H}">
         <!-- Fritzing ATtiny85 DIP-8 artwork (CC-BY-SA). Scaled to fill
-             the 160×132 box; aspect ratio matches the source 1.211:1. -->
+             the 160x132 box; aspect ratio matches the source 1.211:1. -->
         <image href="/component-svgs/attiny85.svg" x="0" y="0" width="${W}" height="${H}" />
 
-        <!-- Built-in LED on PB1 (Digispark convention) -->
-        <circle id="attiny-led1"
-                cx="${ledX}" cy="${ledY}" r="5"
-                fill="${ledFill}" stroke="${ledStroke}" stroke-width="1"
-                style="filter: ${ledFilter};" />
-
         <!-- Pin labels overlaid above/below the connector pads. -->
         <text class="pin-label power" x="${PIN_X[0]}" y="${TOP_Y - 22}">VCC</text>
         <text class="pin-label"       x="${PIN_X[1]}" y="${TOP_Y - 22}">PB2</text>
-        <text class="pin-label led"   x="${PIN_X[2]}" y="${TOP_Y - 22}">PB1</text>
+        <text class="pin-label"       x="${PIN_X[2]}" y="${TOP_Y - 22}">PB1</text>
         <text class="pin-label"       x="${PIN_X[3]}" y="${TOP_Y - 22}">PB0</text>
 
         <text class="pin-label"       x="${PIN_X[0]}" y="${BOT_Y + 12}">PB5</text>
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/examples.ts b/frontend/src/data/examples.ts
index d82ef668..ceb8ed6d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/data/examples.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/data/examples.ts
@@ -1550,33 +1550,21 @@ void loop() {
 `,
     components: [
       { type: 'wokwi-arduino-uno', id: 'arduino-uno', x: 100, y: 100, properties: {} },
-      { type: 'wokwi-ssd1306', id: 'ssd1306-1', x: 420, y: 120, properties: {} },
+      { type: 'wokwi-ssd1306', id: 'ssd1306-1', x: 420, y: 100, properties: {} },
+      { type: 'wokwi-ds1307', id: 'rtc1', x: 420, y: 280, properties: {} },
     ],
     wires: [
-      {
-        id: 'wire-sda',
-        start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: 'A4' },
-        end: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'DATA' },
-        color: '#2196f3',
-      },
-      {
-        id: 'wire-scl',
-        start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: 'A5' },
-        end: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'CLK' },
-        color: '#ff9800',
-      },
-      {
-        id: 'wire-gnd',
-        start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: 'GND.1' },
-        end: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'GND' },
-        color: '#000000',
-      },
-      {
-        id: 'wire-vcc',
-        start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: '5V' },
-        end: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'VIN' },
-        color: '#ff0000',
-      },
+      // SDA bus (shared)
+      { id: 'wire-sda', start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: 'A4' }, end: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'DATA' }, color: '#2196f3' },
+      { id: 'wire-sda-rtc', start: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'DATA' }, end: { componentId: 'rtc1', pinName: 'SDA' }, color: '#2196f3' },
+      // SCL bus (shared)
+      { id: 'wire-scl', start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: 'A5' }, end: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'CLK' }, color: '#ff9800' },
+      { id: 'wire-scl-rtc', start: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'CLK' }, end: { componentId: 'rtc1', pinName: 'SCL' }, color: '#ff9800' },
+      // Power + ground for both devices
+      { id: 'wire-gnd', start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: 'GND.1' }, end: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'GND' }, color: '#000000' },
+      { id: 'wire-gnd-rtc', start: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'GND' }, end: { componentId: 'rtc1', pinName: 'GND' }, color: '#000000' },
+      { id: 'wire-vcc', start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: '5V' }, end: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'VIN' }, color: '#ff0000' },
+      { id: 'wire-vcc-rtc', start: { componentId: 'ssd1306-1', pinName: 'VIN' }, end: { componentId: 'rtc1', pinName: 'VCC' }, color: '#ff0000' },
     ],
   },
   {
@@ -1653,8 +1641,16 @@ void loop() {
   delay(1000);
 }
 `,
-    components: [{ type: 'wokwi-arduino-uno', id: 'arduino-uno', x: 100, y: 100, properties: {} }],
-    wires: [],
+    components: [
+      { type: 'wokwi-arduino-uno', id: 'arduino-uno', x: 100, y: 100, properties: {} },
+      { type: 'wokwi-ds1307', id: 'rtc1', x: 480, y: 200, properties: {} },
+    ],
+    wires: [
+      { id: 'w-sda', start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: 'A4' }, end: { componentId: 'rtc1', pinName: 'SDA' }, color: '#0066cc' },
+      { id: 'w-scl', start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: 'A5' }, end: { componentId: 'rtc1', pinName: 'SCL' }, color: '#ffaa00' },
+      { id: 'w-vcc', start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: '5V' }, end: { componentId: 'rtc1', pinName: 'VCC' }, color: '#ff0000' },
+      { id: 'w-gnd', start: { componentId: 'arduino-uno', pinName: 'GND' }, end: { componentId: 'rtc1', pinName: 'GND' }, color: '#000000' },
+    ],
   },
   {
     id: 'i2c-eeprom-rw',
@@ -6997,7 +6993,7 @@ void loop() {
     id: 'attiny85-blink',
     title: 'ATtiny85: Blink LED',
     description:
-      'Classic blink on the ATtiny85 built-in LED (PB1). Great first sketch for this tiny 8-bit chip.',
+      'Blink an external LED on PB1 (Digispark pin 1) through a 220 Ohm current-limit resistor.',
     category: 'basics',
     difficulty: 'beginner',
     boardFilter: 'attiny85',
@@ -7006,11 +7002,11 @@ void loop() {
         boardKind: 'attiny85',
         x: 120,
         y: 160,
-        code: `// ATtiny85 — Blink built-in LED on PB1
-// Pin 1 = PB1 = OC0B/OC1A (also Digispark LED)
+        code: `// ATtiny85 — Blink an LED wired to PB1 (Digispark pin 1)
+// PB1 -> 220 Ohm -> LED anode; LED cathode -> GND
 
 void setup() {
-  pinMode(1, OUTPUT);  // PB1 as output
+  pinMode(1, OUTPUT);
 }
 
 void loop() {
@@ -7022,8 +7018,30 @@ void loop() {
       },
     ],
     code: '',
-    components: [],
-    wires: [],
+    components: [
+      { type: 'wokwi-led', id: 'tiny-led1', x: 360, y: 140, properties: { color: 'green' } },
+      { type: 'wokwi-resistor', id: 'tiny-r1', x: 360, y: 220, properties: { resistance: '220' } },
+    ],
+    wires: [
+      {
+        id: 'tinyw1',
+        start: { componentId: 'attiny85', pinName: 'PB1' },
+        end: { componentId: 'tiny-led1', pinName: 'A' },
+        color: '#22cc22',
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'tinyw2',
+        start: { componentId: 'tiny-led1', pinName: 'C' },
+        end: { componentId: 'tiny-r1', pinName: '1' },
+        color: '#888888',
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'tinyw3',
+        start: { componentId: 'tiny-r1', pinName: '2' },
+        end: { componentId: 'attiny85', pinName: 'GND' },
+        color: '#000000',
+      },
+    ],
   },
 
   {
@@ -7058,6 +7076,13 @@ void loop() {
     components: [
       { type: 'wokwi-pushbutton', id: 'tiny-btn1', x: 380, y: 130, properties: { color: 'green' } },
       { type: 'wokwi-led', id: 'tiny-led1', x: 380, y: 240, properties: { color: 'red' } },
+      {
+        type: 'wokwi-resistor',
+        id: 'tiny-btn-r1',
+        x: 380,
+        y: 320,
+        properties: { resistance: '220' },
+      },
     ],
     wires: [
       {
@@ -7078,10 +7103,16 @@ void loop() {
         end: { componentId: 'tiny-led1', pinName: 'A' },
         color: '#ff4444',
       },
+      {
+        id: 'tb-led-r',
+        start: { componentId: 'tiny-led1', pinName: 'C' },
+        end: { componentId: 'tiny-btn-r1', pinName: '1' },
+        color: '#888888',
+      },
       {
         id: 'tb-gnd2',
-        start: { componentId: 'attiny85', pinName: 'GND' },
-        end: { componentId: 'tiny-led1', pinName: 'C' },
+        start: { componentId: 'tiny-btn-r1', pinName: '2' },
+        end: { componentId: 'attiny85', pinName: 'GND' },
         color: '#000000',
       },
     ],
@@ -7217,6 +7248,13 @@ void loop() {
         properties: { temperature: '25' },
       },
       { type: 'wokwi-led', id: 'tiny-ntc-led', x: 380, y: 300, properties: { color: 'red' } },
+      {
+        type: 'wokwi-resistor',
+        id: 'tiny-ntc-r1',
+        x: 380,
+        y: 380,
+        properties: { resistance: '220' },
+      },
     ],
     wires: [
       {
@@ -7243,10 +7281,16 @@ void loop() {
         end: { componentId: 'tiny-ntc-led', pinName: 'A' },
         color: '#ff4444',
       },
+      {
+        id: 'tn-led-r',
+        start: { componentId: 'tiny-ntc-led', pinName: 'C' },
+        end: { componentId: 'tiny-ntc-r1', pinName: '1' },
+        color: '#888888',
+      },
       {
         id: 'tn-lgnd',
-        start: { componentId: 'attiny85', pinName: 'GND' },
-        end: { componentId: 'tiny-ntc-led', pinName: 'C' },
+        start: { componentId: 'tiny-ntc-r1', pinName: '2' },
+        end: { componentId: 'attiny85', pinName: 'GND' },
         color: '#000000',
       },
     ],
diff --git a/frontend/src/simulation/AVRSimulator.ts b/frontend/src/simulation/AVRSimulator.ts
index d846a481..6d3d9098 100644
--- a/frontend/src/simulation/AVRSimulator.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/simulation/AVRSimulator.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ import {
   ATtinyTimer1,
   attinyTimer1Config,
 } from 'avr8js';
+import type { AVRTimerConfig } from 'avr8js/dist/esm/peripherals/timer';
+import type { ADCConfig, ADCMuxConfiguration } from 'avr8js/dist/esm/peripherals/adc';
+import { ADCMuxInputType, ADCReference } from 'avr8js/dist/esm/peripherals/adc';
 import { PinManager } from './PinManager';
 import { hexToUint8Array } from '../utils/hexParser';
 import { I2CBusManager, nullI2CMaster } from './I2CBusManager';
@@ -143,6 +146,110 @@ const attiny85PortBConfig = {
   externalInterrupts: [] as never[],
 };
 
+/**
+ * ATtiny85 Timer0 config — Arduino `millis()` / `delay()` rely on the
+ * TIMER0_OVF interrupt to tick the millisecond counter. avr8js's generic
+ * `AVRTimer` is fully data-driven, so we just supply ATtiny85's register
+ * addresses (different from the ATmega328P defaults in `timer0Config`)
+ * and the right interrupt vector offsets.
+ *
+ * Refs: <avr/iotnx5.h> for register addresses; ATtiny25/45/85 datasheet
+ * (Atmel-2586) for vector indices.
+ *   _VECTOR(5)  → TIMER0_OVF   → word 0x0A
+ *   _VECTOR(10) → TIMER0_COMPA → word 0x14
+ *   _VECTOR(11) → TIMER0_COMPB → word 0x16
+ */
+/**
+ * ATtiny85 ADC config — required because the chip's ADC registers live at
+ * completely different memory addresses than the ATmega328P defaults that
+ * avr8js's `adcConfig` ships with. Without this, `analogRead()` writes
+ * ADSC at ATtiny85's ADCSRA (0x26) and polls forever because avr8js is
+ * listening at 0x7A instead.
+ *
+ * Refs: <avr/iotnx5.h>; ATtiny25/45/85 datasheet (Atmel-2586) sec. 17.
+ *   ADMUX  = 0x07 (I/O) -> 0x27 (mem)
+ *   ADCSRA = 0x06       -> 0x26
+ *   ADCSRB = 0x03       -> 0x23
+ *   ADCL   = 0x04       -> 0x24
+ *   ADCH   = 0x05       -> 0x25
+ *   DIDR0  = 0x14       -> 0x34
+ *   ADC_vect = _VECTOR(8) -> word 0x10
+ *
+ * MUX field is 4 bits (bits 3:0). Single-ended channels 0..3 = PB5/PB2/PB4/PB3.
+ * Reference bits REFS1:REFS0 at ADMUX[7:6] select VCC/AREF/Internal1V1 by default;
+ * full REFS2 extension lives at ADMUX[4] but the avr8js helper checks bit 3,
+ * so the rare 2.56 V internal reference is currently unsupported — every
+ * default-ref sketch (`analogReference(DEFAULT)`) works fine.
+ */
+const attiny85AdcChannels: ADCMuxConfiguration = {
+  0: { type: ADCMuxInputType.SingleEnded, channel: 0 }, // PB5
+  1: { type: ADCMuxInputType.SingleEnded, channel: 1 }, // PB2
+  2: { type: ADCMuxInputType.SingleEnded, channel: 2 }, // PB4
+  3: { type: ADCMuxInputType.SingleEnded, channel: 3 }, // PB3
+  12: { type: ADCMuxInputType.Constant, voltage: 1.1 }, // VBG
+  13: { type: ADCMuxInputType.Constant, voltage: 0 }, // GND
+  15: { type: ADCMuxInputType.Temperature },
+};
+
+const attiny85AdcConfig: ADCConfig = {
+  ADMUX: 0x27,
+  ADCSRA: 0x26,
+  ADCSRB: 0x23,
+  ADCL: 0x24,
+  ADCH: 0x25,
+  DIDR0: 0x34,
+  // ATtiny85 vectors are 1-word RJMP (vs ATmega328P's 2-word JMP) so the
+  // avr8js "address" field is the raw vector index, not vector*2.
+  adcInterrupt: 0x08, // _VECTOR(8) ADC_vect
+  numChannels: 4,
+  muxInputMask: 0xf,
+  muxChannels: attiny85AdcChannels,
+  adcReferences: [
+    ADCReference.AVCC,        // 00 = VCC
+    ADCReference.AREF,        // 01 = external AREF (PB0)
+    ADCReference.Internal1V1, // 10 = internal 1.1 V
+    ADCReference.Reserved,    // 11 = reserved
+  ],
+};
+
+const attiny85Timer0Config: AVRTimerConfig = {
+  bits: 8,
+  captureInterrupt: 0,
+  // ATtiny85 vectors are 1-word RJMP (vs ATmega328P's 2-word JMP) so the
+  // avr8js "address" field is the raw vector index, not vector*2.
+  compAInterrupt: 0x0a, // _VECTOR(10) TIMER0_COMPA_vect
+  compBInterrupt: 0x0b, // _VECTOR(11) TIMER0_COMPB_vect
+  compCInterrupt: 0,
+  ovfInterrupt: 0x05, // _VECTOR(5)  TIMER0_OVF_vect
+  TIFR: 0x58,
+  OCRA: 0x56,
+  OCRB: 0x5c,
+  OCRC: 0,
+  ICR: 0,
+  TCNT: 0x52,
+  TCCRA: 0x4f,
+  TCCRB: 0x53,
+  TCCRC: 0,
+  TIMSK: 0x59,
+  TOV: 0b00000010,
+  OCFA: 0b00010000,
+  OCFB: 0b00001000,
+  OCFC: 0,
+  TOIE: 0b00000010,
+  OCIEA: 0b00010000,
+  OCIEB: 0b00001000,
+  OCIEC: 0,
+  compPortA: 0x38,
+  compPinA: 0,
+  compPortB: 0x38,
+  compPinB: 1,
+  compPortC: 0,
+  compPinC: 0,
+  externalClockPort: 0x36,
+  externalClockPin: 2,
+  dividers: { 0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 8, 3: 64, 4: 256, 5: 1024, 6: 0, 7: 0 },
+};
+
 /** Ordered list of Mega ports with their avr8js configs */
 const MEGA_PORT_CONFIGS = [
   { name: 'PORTA', config: portAConfig },
@@ -245,10 +352,26 @@ export class AVRSimulator {
     this.cpu = new CPU(this.program, sramBytes);
 
     if (this.boardVariant === 'tiny85') {
-      // ATtiny85: PORTB only (PB0-PB5), Timer1 via ATtinyTimer1, no USART
+      // ATtiny85: PORTB only (PB0-PB5). Timer0 powers millis()/delay() in
+      // ATTinyCore via TIMER0_OVF. Timer1 is the high-speed 8-bit PWM
+      // timer (PLL clock). No hardware USART on this chip.
+      //
+      // Known limitation (task #116): the Timer0 OVF interrupt does fire at
+      // the correct cadence (1.024 ms simulated, verified via debug
+      // instrumentation), but real ATTinyCore-compiled `delay()` does not
+      // observably advance — the LED stays stuck either HIGH or LOW
+      // depending on which phase the firmware was in when the first OVF
+      // hit. Likely a subtle interaction between the avr8js clearInterrupt
+      // semantics (only clears the pending queue entry, leaves TIFR bit
+      // set) and ATTinyCore's ISR relying on hardware auto-clear of TOV0.
+      // Workaround attempts (manual TIFR clear after ISR entry) did not
+      // change the visible behavior. Needs a deeper avr8js dive.
       this.portB = new AVRIOPort(this.cpu, attiny85PortBConfig as typeof portBConfig);
-      this.adc = new AVRADC(this.cpu, adcConfig);
-      this.peripherals = [new ATtinyTimer1(this.cpu, attinyTimer1Config)];
+      this.adc = new AVRADC(this.cpu, attiny85AdcConfig);
+      this.peripherals = [
+        new AVRTimer(this.cpu, attiny85Timer0Config),
+        new ATtinyTimer1(this.cpu, attinyTimer1Config),
+      ];
       // usart stays null — ATtiny85 has no hardware USART
     } else {
       // ATmega2560 has more vectors before the timers/USART (8 external INTs, etc.),
@@ -611,8 +734,11 @@ export class AVRSimulator {
 
       if (this.boardVariant === 'tiny85') {
         this.portB = new AVRIOPort(this.cpu, attiny85PortBConfig as typeof portBConfig);
-        this.adc = new AVRADC(this.cpu, adcConfig);
-        this.peripherals = [new ATtinyTimer1(this.cpu, attinyTimer1Config)];
+        this.adc = new AVRADC(this.cpu, attiny85AdcConfig);
+        this.peripherals = [
+          new AVRTimer(this.cpu, attiny85Timer0Config),
+          new ATtinyTimer1(this.cpu, attinyTimer1Config),
+        ];
         this.usart = null;
       } else {
         this.spi = new AVRSPI(this.cpu, spiConfig, 16000000);
diff --git a/frontend/src/simulation/customChips/simulatorBridges.ts b/frontend/src/simulation/customChips/simulatorBridges.ts
index f4a925b7..2600e6d6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/simulation/customChips/simulatorBridges.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/simulation/customChips/simulatorBridges.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ export interface SimulatorBridges {
   uartInstalled: boolean;
   /** Original onByteTransmit so non-chip listeners still receive bytes. */
   uartPreviousOnByteTransmit: ((byte: number) => void) | null;
+  /** Pending bytes to inject into the AVR/RP2040 RX register, drained at
+   *  ~baud rate by `uartDrainHandle`. Without this queue, chips that emit
+   *  bursts (e.g. an i8080 printing a banner) overflow the 2-byte USART
+   *  RX register and most bytes get silently dropped. */
+  uartRxQueue: number[];
+  /** setTimeout handle for the queue drainer (0 if not active). */
+  uartDrainHandle: number;
 
   /** Shared SPI bus across all custom chips on this simulator. */
   spiBus: SPIBus;
@@ -49,6 +56,8 @@ export function getSimulatorBridges(simulator: any): SimulatorBridges {
       uartListeners: new Set(),
       uartInstalled: false,
       uartPreviousOnByteTransmit: null,
+      uartRxQueue: [],
+      uartDrainHandle: 0,
       spiBus: new SPIBus(),
       spiInstalled: false,
       spiPreviousOnByte: null,
@@ -102,17 +111,57 @@ export function ensureUartBridge(simulator: any): void {
 
 /**
  * Inject a byte into the simulator's RX path so the sketch's `Serial.read()`
- * returns it. Routes per simulator family.
+ * returns it.
+ *
+ * For AVR we go through a JS-level FIFO + setTimeout drainer instead of
+ * calling `simulator.usart.writeByte` directly. Two reasons:
+ *
+ *  1. The non-immediate form silently returns `false` for bytes that arrive
+ *     while `rxBusyValue` is still set from the previous one — so chips
+ *     that emit bursts (e.g. an i8080 print_string sequence) lose ~99% of
+ *     their bytes.
+ *  2. The immediate form overwrites `rxByte` directly without waiting for
+ *     the AVR sketch to drain it — same outcome, only the last byte of
+ *     each burst survives.
+ *
+ * The drainer attempts one non-immediate write per tick (1 ms apart). On
+ * RXC busy / RXEN off it leaves the byte at the head of the queue and
+ * retries on the next tick. RP2040 has its own internal buffering, so we
+ * just forward to `serialWriteByte`.
  */
 export function avrUartTx(simulator: any, byte: number): void {
   const kind = detectSimulatorKind(simulator);
-  try {
-    if (kind === 'avr' && simulator.usart && typeof simulator.usart.writeByte === 'function') {
-      simulator.usart.writeByte(byte);
-    } else if (kind === 'rp2040' && typeof simulator.serialWriteByte === 'function') {
-      simulator.serialWriteByte(byte);
+  if (kind === 'avr') {
+    // ATtiny85 has no hardware USART — silently drop instead of queueing
+    // forever. Users wiring a UART chip to a tiny85 need SoftwareSerial,
+    // which is a different bridge entirely (TODO).
+    if (!simulator.usart || typeof simulator.usart.writeByte !== 'function') return;
+    const b = getSimulatorBridges(simulator);
+    b.uartRxQueue.push(byte & 0xff);
+    if (!b.uartDrainHandle) {
+      const drain = () => {
+        const b2 = getSimulatorBridges(simulator);
+        if (b2.uartRxQueue.length === 0) {
+          b2.uartDrainHandle = 0;
+          return;
+        }
+        const next = b2.uartRxQueue[0];
+        let accepted = false;
+        try {
+          accepted = simulator.usart?.writeByte?.(next) ?? false;
+        } catch {
+          accepted = false;
+        }
+        if (accepted) b2.uartRxQueue.shift();
+        b2.uartDrainHandle = (setTimeout(drain, 1) as unknown) as number;
+      };
+      b.uartDrainHandle = (setTimeout(drain, 0) as unknown) as number;
     }
-  } catch { /* swallow — peripheral may not be ready yet */ }
+    return;
+  }
+  if (kind === 'rp2040' && typeof simulator.serialWriteByte === 'function') {
+    try { simulator.serialWriteByte(byte); } catch { /* swallow */ }
+  }
 }
 
 // ── SPI ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/frontend/src/simulation/parts/CustomChipPart.ts b/frontend/src/simulation/parts/CustomChipPart.ts
index d968926a..62b419f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/simulation/parts/CustomChipPart.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/simulation/parts/CustomChipPart.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   getSimulatorBridges,
   avrUartTx,
   getI2CBus,
+  detectSimulatorKind,
 } from '../customChips';
 import { useSimulatorStore } from '../../store/useSimulatorStore';
 
@@ -88,7 +89,13 @@ PartSimulationRegistry.register('custom-chip', {
     // ── ESP32 path ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     // The chip's WASM runs in the backend QEMU worker process so I2C events
     // are answered synchronously. See docs/wiki/custom-chips-esp32-backend-runtime.md.
-    if (typeof sim.registerSensor === 'function') {
+    //
+    // IMPORTANT: only take this path for actual ESP32 simulators. We cannot
+    // gate on `typeof sim.registerSensor === 'function'` because AVR and
+    // RP2040 simulators also expose `registerSensor` for I2C sensor proxies —
+    // taking that branch on AVR routes the chip to the (non-existent) ESP32
+    // backend and the client-side ChipInstance never runs.
+    if (detectSimulatorKind(sim) === 'esp32' && typeof sim.registerSensor === 'function') {
       // Resolve each chip pin name → ESP32 GPIO via the diagram's wires. The
       // backend runtime uses this to call qemu_picsimlab_set_pin when the chip
       // does vx_pin_write, and to read live GPIO state for vx_pin_read.
@@ -141,6 +148,7 @@ PartSimulationRegistry.register('custom-chip', {
     // when the user stops the simulation.
     let instance: ChipInstance | null = null;
     let uartListener: ((byte: number) => void) | null = null;
+    let rafHandle = 0;
     let disposed = false;
 
     (async () => {
@@ -181,6 +189,24 @@ PartSimulationRegistry.register('custom-chip', {
             try { (el as any).paintFramebuffer(rgba, width, height); } catch { /* swallow */ }
           });
         }
+
+        // Drive the chip's timer-based execution every frame. Chips that
+        // register a periodic `vx_timer_create` (e.g. a CPU-emulator chip
+        // stepping its core, or a sensor publishing samples) need a
+        // host-side tick to fire those callbacks — without this loop the
+        // WASM is loaded but never executes anything past chip_setup().
+        // We feed wall-clock nanoseconds; the chip's WasiShim already
+        // exposes the same epoch via vx_sim_now_nanos.
+        const tick = () => {
+          if (disposed || !instance) return;
+          try {
+            instance.tickTimers(BigInt(Math.floor(performance.now() * 1_000_000)));
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.error(`[custom-chip:${componentId}] tickTimers threw:`, e);
+          }
+          rafHandle = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+        };
+        rafHandle = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
       } catch (e) {
         console.error(`[custom-chip] ${componentId} failed to load:`, e);
       }
@@ -188,6 +214,8 @@ PartSimulationRegistry.register('custom-chip', {
 
     return () => {
       disposed = true;
+      if (rafHandle) cancelAnimationFrame(rafHandle);
+      rafHandle = 0;
       if (uartListener) bridges.uartListeners.delete(uartListener);
       if (instance) instance.dispose();
       instance = null;
diff --git a/frontend/src/simulation/spice/collectPinStates.ts b/frontend/src/simulation/spice/collectPinStates.ts
index fc8ccf2c..90fbdf77 100644
--- a/frontend/src/simulation/spice/collectPinStates.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/simulation/spice/collectPinStates.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ function pinNameToArduinoPin(pinName: string, boardKind: BoardKind): number {
   if (/^A\d+$/.test(pinName)) {
     return 14 + parseInt(pinName.slice(1), 10);
   }
+  // ATtiny85 port-style names (PB0..PB5) map 1:1 to Arduino pin numbers
+  // because ATTinyCore's pinMap is identity for the tiny85 variant.
+  if (/^PB\d+$/.test(pinName)) {
+    return parseInt(pinName.slice(2), 10);
+  }
   if (/^\d+$/.test(pinName)) {
     return parseInt(pinName, 10);
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/simulation/spice/connectAnalogInputsToMcu.ts b/frontend/src/simulation/spice/connectAnalogInputsToMcu.ts
index cd24d45e..97693b8f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/simulation/spice/connectAnalogInputsToMcu.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/simulation/spice/connectAnalogInputsToMcu.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,15 @@ const ADC_PIN_MAP: Partial<Record<BoardKind, Array<{ pinName: string; channel: n
   'arduino-uno': ADC_6CH,
   'arduino-nano': ADC_8CH,
   'arduino-mega': ADC_16CH,
-  attiny85: adcRange('A', 0, 4),
+  // ATtiny85: ADC channels live on PORTB pins, not on A0..An.
+  // Wires reference the chip's own pin names (PB5/PB2/PB4/PB3).
+  //   PB5 -> ADC0  PB2 -> ADC1  PB4 -> ADC2  PB3 -> ADC3
+  attiny85: [
+    { pinName: 'PB5', channel: 0 },
+    { pinName: 'PB2', channel: 1 },
+    { pinName: 'PB4', channel: 2 },
+    { pinName: 'PB3', channel: 3 },
+  ],
 
   // RP2040
   'raspberry-pi-pico': [