dmonterocrespo 2 days ago

I built a small emulator project called Velxio.

A fully local, open-source Arduino emulator. Write Arduino code, compile it, and simulate it with real AVR8 CPU emulation and 48+ interactive electronic components,All running in your browser. GitHub: https://github.com/davidmonterocrespo24/velxio

The goal of this project was to learn more about how emulators work internally: CPU instructions, memory management, and low-level architecture.

It's still experimental, but it already runs basic instructions and I'm continuing to improve it.

  • dosshell an hour ago

    What parts have you exactly built?

    All I see are dependencies that are glued together with claude.

    Can you clearify exactly what you have developed?

  • dmonterocrespo a day ago

    Hi HN!

    I built Velxio to explore how microcontroller emulators work internally.

    It's an Arduino environment that runs entirely in the browser. You can write sketches, compile them with arduino-cli, and simulate circuits using a real AVR8 CPU emulator.

    Features: - Arduino Uno / Nano support - Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040) - GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, ADC peripherals - interactive electronic components

    The goal is to create an open-source environment for experimenting with embedded systems without installing anything.

    I'd love feedback from embedded developers!

  • tamimio 2 hours ago

    Thanks for the share, it looks great! Can I load my own OS in rpi?

    • monocasa an hour ago

      Did you see that it's an rpi pico, which doesn't really run OSes in the traditional sense?

      • tamimio an hour ago

        You are right, when I skimmed through I thought it’s an sbc one. Still very cool, would try it later.

platevoltage 2 hours ago

Very cool. I can't wait to play around with this!