Proxino: Enabling Prototyping of Virtual Circuits with Physical Proxies
summary
Proxino lets virtual breadboard circuits connect to real-world components via a custom Arduino shield plus an eight-pin data-acquisition board that measures resistance, capacitance and voltage and an eight-pin driver that supplies up to 6 V and 500 mA. It integrates with Fritzing and a modified LTspice simulator, supports Arduino code, and in an informal study with 9 users shows minimal differences between hybrid and fully physical circuit outputs while enabling remote, mobile, and resource‑sharing prototyping.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to prototyping
- 1:50Bridging physical and virtual
- 2:51System workflow and tools
- 3:57Advanced circuit examples
- 5:20Remote and mobile applications
- 6:50Technical implementation
- 8:21Data acquisition and drivers
- 10:11Software and synchronization
- 11:16User study and evaluation
- 12:35Related work and conclusion
- 14:22Q&A and closing thoughts
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