The BoardKind type and the QEMU backend already supported
raspberry-pi-4 (Cortex-A72) and raspberry-pi-5 (Cortex-A76) by reusing
the Pi 3 arm64 image set, but the frontend had no way to actually
select either: the board picker, the canvas renderer, the serial
monitor, the oscilloscope channel list, and the editor toolbar all
hard-coded "raspberry-pi-3" as the only Pi entry. ComponentRegistry
even registered Pi 4 / Pi 5 metadata pointing at the velxio-raspberry-pi-3
custom-element tag — a placeholder that meant both boards rendered as
a Pi 3 in the picker thumbnail and on the canvas.
Add dedicated boards top-to-bottom:
* `RaspberryPi4Element.ts` / `RaspberryPi5Element.ts` — Velxio-style
schematic SVG (authored from scratch, not traced). Pi 4 is the
green PCB with BCM2711 SoC, 4× USB-A, USB-C power, dual µHDMI;
Pi 5 is the darker green PCB with BCM2712 + RP1 southbridge,
2.5 GbE, USB-C 5V/5A, PCIe FFC connector, dedicated power
button. Both carry a small "velxio" mark in the corner.
* `pi40PinHeader.ts` — shared `buildPi40PinHeader()` helper that
returns the 40-pin BCM layout. Every Pi from the 1B+ onwards
uses the same physical pin positions and same BCM GPIO
assignment, so Pi 3 / Pi 4 / Pi 5 elements all consume this
helper and example wires drawn against one model transfer to
the others without re-routing.
* React wrappers `RaspberryPi4.tsx` / `RaspberryPi5.tsx` render the
custom elements at absolute positions (mirrors how
RaspberryPi3.tsx handles the Pi 3 illustration).
* Wire-up across the editor surface:
- BoardOnCanvas: BOARD_SIZE entry + switch case.
- BoardPickerModal: description, icon, kinds list.
- ComponentPickerModal: thumbnails now instantiate the dedicated
custom element (was velxio-raspberry-pi-3 fallback).
- SerialMonitor / EditorToolbar: pill labels, icons, colours.
- Oscilloscope: GPIO channel list (28 BCM pins).
- SimulatorCanvas: remote-boards filter for run/stop sync.
- SPICE boardPinGroups: same 5V / 3V3 / GND as Pi 3.
- boardPinToNumber: accepts physical pin numbers ("1"-"40"),
BCM names ("GPIO14") and power labels for any Pi 3/4/5 id.
- ComponentRegistry: dedicated tagNames + per-board thumbnails
(green for Pi 4, darker green for Pi 5).
* EditorToolbar's Pi 3 special cases (Linux/Python compile path,
Run/Stop routing) now use `isPiBoardKind()` so Pi 4 and Pi 5
inherit the same behaviour automatically, and any future Pi
family member (Zero / 1 / 2) lands in the right code paths the
moment its backend boots.
QEMU backend was already wired (qemu_manager.py:71/82 + manifest entry
'raspberry-pi-3-virt' shared across arm64 Pis), so this commit makes
both boards selectable end-to-end without any backend follow-up.
Adds a new way to use the retro CPU chips: write your program in a
project file (.s / .asm / .hex / .bin), click Compile, click Run, and
the same chip emulates whatever you wrote. Same chip + different ROMs =
mini PC, calculator, LED demo, Kill-the-Bit game, etc.
SDK:
- velxio-chip.h gets two new host imports:
uint32_t vx_rom_size(void);
void vx_rom_read(uint32_t off, uint8_t* dst, uint32_t len);
CPU-emulator chips call these in chip_setup to pull their program out
of the host's romBytes property.
Frontend runtime:
- ChipRuntime accepts opts.romBytes (Uint8Array) and exposes the new
imports, copying bytes into chip memory on vx_rom_read.
- CustomChipPart pulls component.properties.romBytes (base64) and passes
it through.
- Component registry declares three new custom-chip properties:
romBytes (base64), programFile (matching project filename), and
programTarget (cpu name).
New programmable bundled chip:
- frontend/src/components/customChips/examples/intel/i8080-cpu.{c,chip.json}
Same clean-room 8080 emulator as i8080-repl/i8080-counter, but ROM is
loaded externally via vx_rom_*. Has 8 LEDs, 8 buttons, UART, 16 KB RAM,
32 KB of external ROM.
Backend:
- New /api/compile-rom endpoint and rom_compile service that turns
chip-program source into ROM bytes. 8080 ASM is assembled by the
in-tree two-pass assembler (moved to backend/app/services/asm8080.py).
Intel HEX records are parsed; raw .bin is passed through. Future targets
(z80, 8086, 4004) are scaffolded but not wired yet.
EditorToolbar:
- Compile button detects when the active file is .s/.asm/.hex/.bin and
routes to compile-rom instead of arduino-cli. The compiled bytes are
injected into every custom-chip on the canvas whose programFile property
matches the active filename (or is empty).
Example:
- /examples/i8080-killbits loads Dean McDaniel's 1975 Kill-the-Bit on
the programmable i8080-cpu chip. killbits.s is shipped as a project
file alongside sketch.ino; the user clicks Compile then Run and the
LED walks across 8 outputs, buttons kill it.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Closes the deferred Phase 3.3. Root-causes the Pi 2 "Attempted to
kill init" panic as `mount /dev/vda` failing with EINVAL — Debian
armmp does not have ext4 builtin (only fuseblk in /proc/filesystems).
- qemu_manager: PI_CONFIGS gains raspberry-pi-zero / -1 / -2 entries.
All three use the armmp armhf kernel + Cortex-A7 CPU + the mmio
virtio transport (arm-32 virt PCI fails -75 due to missing reg DT
property). Pi Zero / Pi 1 get the small 1-core / 512 MB profile;
Pi 2 gets 4-core / 1 GB. QEMU command builder branches on cfg.bus
for virtio-blk-pci vs virtio-blk-device (and serial likewise).
- manifest.json: new `raspberry-pi-armhf` image_set wiring three
assets (kernel + initramfs + zstd rootfs).
- Frontend BoardKind gains the three new kinds + an isPiBoardKind()
helper. Replaces the eight scattered `=== 'raspberry-pi-3' ||
=== 'raspberry-pi-4' || === 'raspberry-pi-5'` branches in
useSimulatorStore, Interconnect, loadExample, boardProtocols.
ComponentRegistry gets three new picker entries.
- board-kinds-coverage test: ACCEPTED_UNCOVERED gains the new kinds
(backend boards have no canvas examples).
The matching armhf build-pi-kernel.sh / build-pi-rootfs.sh changes
live in velxio-prod's scripts/ (private overlay) — the upstream
kernel build script only knows about arm64; armhf is built in the
private repo because the assets ship through the license endpoint.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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.
Forgotten in the prior commit (case-mismatch on Windows tracked the wrong
filename). Adds the public method overlays use to splice extra components
into the picker after default-metadata load. Components with an existing
id are replaced; new ones are appended.
- Implemented `esp32_spi_chip_demo.ino` to demonstrate SPI communication with a 74HC595 shift register.
- Created `esp32_uart_chip_demo.ino` for UART loopback testing with ROT13 transformation.
- Added Python tests for compiling chips and sketches, ensuring valid WASM output and successful compilation for various board families.
- Developed end-to-end tests for ESP32 with custom chips using I2C and SPI, validating synchronous communication through the backend.
- Introduced GPIO bridge tests to verify serial communication and GPIO state changes.
- Ensured all tests validate the expected behavior of the custom chips and their interaction with the ESP32 firmware.
- 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.
- Implemented a script to inject passive-component preset variants into `scripts/component-overrides.json`, including resistors, capacitors, and inductors with custom names and thumbnails.
- Added a new custom element `<wokwi-capacitor-electrolytic>` representing a polarized aluminum-can capacitor with appropriate SVG representation.
- Updated metadata generation to accommodate new component names and thumbnails for better user experience in the component picker.
- Marked submodules `qemu-lcgamboa` and `rp2040js` as dirty to reflect local changes.
Adds 44 SPICE mappers, 58 custom metadata entries, and 12 visual
Web Components covering logic gates, transistors, op-amps, regulators,
sources, electromechanical parts and integrated-circuit packaging.
Fase 9 — component catalog expansion
------------------------------------
- 7 logic gates (AND/OR/NAND/NOR/XOR/XNOR + NOT) as SPICE B-sources
- 8 multi-input gates (AND/OR/NAND/NOR with 3 and 4 inputs)
- 9 transistors: 5 BJTs (incl. PNP 2N3906/BC557) + 4 MOSFETs (incl.
P-channel IRF9540/FQP27P06). NMOS refactored from Level=3 W=0.1
(hangs ngspice) to Level=1 with sane W/L
- 5 op-amps: LM358, LM741, TL072, LM324 with per-chip saturation
rails + opamp-ideal
- 4 linear regulators (7805, 7812, 7905, LM317) with dropout
- 3 batteries (9V, AA, coin-cell) with realistic ESR
- Signal generator (sine / square / DC)
- 2 Schottky diodes (1N5817, 1N5819) + photodiode (lux-driven
current source)
Fase 10 — electromechanical + ICs
---------------------------------
- Relay (SPDT): coil + L + S-switch with native hysteresis +
flyback diode, inverted-control trick for the NC contact
- Optocouplers 4N25 and PC817 (LED + CCCS with CTR=0.5 / 1.0)
- 7 74HC ICs as DIP-14 packages emitting 4 or 6 B-sources per
component (first mapper pattern emitting multiple device cards)
- 3 flip-flops (D, T, JK) — digital-sim only (edge detection is
not representable in ngspice .op)
- L293D dual H-bridge motor driver
Infrastructure
--------------
- scripts/component-overrides.json gains a _customComponents[] array
that lets new Velxio-only parts survive metadata regeneration
(previously applyOverrides() could only patch wokwi-elements
components that had already been scanned)
- scripts/generate-component-metadata.ts injects custom entries
before the patch loop
- New ComponentCategory values: 'logic', 'analog', 'electromech'
- frontend/src/components/DynamicComponent.tsx PASSIVE tracing
extended from just ['resistor','resistor-us'] to 9 two-terminal
passives with per-part pin name maps
- New CI workflow test-circuit.yml runs the sandbox on push/PR
- frontend-tests.yml regenerates metadata and fails if committed
JSON is stale
- Documented 2 new ngspice gotchas in circuit-emulation-gotchas.md:
unicode in netlist titles silently hangs the parser, and
MOSFET Level=3 + W=0.1m causes .op to hang
- 164/164 sandbox tests passing in ~9 s (was 88 pre-fase-9)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Created a new DocsPage component for project documentation with links to GitHub and Discord.
- Added Arduino sketch for serial communication test between Raspberry Pi and Arduino.
- Implemented avr_runner.js to emulate ATmega328P and bridge serial communication over TCP.
- Developed a Python test script to validate the serial integration between the emulated Raspberry Pi and Arduino.
- Created a new TypeScript file for component metadata types defining structure for dynamically loaded components.
- Implemented a metadata generator script that scans the wokwi-elements repository to extract component information, including properties and categories.
- Added package.json and package-lock.json for dependency management, including TypeScript and related tools.
- Introduced a new file to log ping statistics for testing purposes.
David Montero