AI electronics assistant
An AI electronics assistant that checks its own work
Banana Board is an AI assistant for electronics that takes you from a one-sentence idea to a working, manufacturable design: firmware, wiring, a parts list, in-browser simulation, and a fab-ready PCB. Unlike a general chatbot, every wire it suggests is validated against a real board before you see it.
A real board derived at page-build time: placed, routed on two layers, and graded. Every chip (grade, DRC, copper length, vias) is a number the engine computed, not a claim.
What an electronics assistant should actually do
Answering questions is the easy part. A real electronics assistant should design: choose parts, assign pins, write the firmware, catch the electrical mistakes, and hand you something you can build. Banana Board does all of that from a plain-English brief — generating the firmware, the wiring, a pin-by-pin map, a bill of materials with distributor links, and a routed 2-layer PCB — across Arduino, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi Pico boards.
Why validation beats a confident chatbot
A general chatbot will happily wire two outputs to the same net, put a load on an input-only pin, or exceed the board's current budget — and describe it with total confidence. Banana Board checks every connection against the target board's real pin map, runs electrical-rule checks (power, ground, double-drive, input-only and strapping pins, ADC), compiles the firmware, and confirms a power budget. The assistant that checks its own work is the one you can trust with a soldering iron.
One continuous workflow, start to finish
Describe, simulate, refine, and export without leaving the tool. AVR designs run in an in-browser simulator; changes are a conversation and each one is re-validated; and the finished design exports as fab-ready Gerbers for JLCPCB, PCBWay, or OSH Park, or as a KiCad project. It is one continuous path from idea to a board on your bench, not a pile of copy-pasted snippets you have to reconcile.
Vibe-design your PCB
Describe the board in plain English. Banana Board places the parts, routes the copper on two layers, checks it against the netlist, and hands you fab-ready Gerbers.
Frequently asked
What is an AI electronics assistant?
It is an AI tool that helps you design electronics, not just talk about them. Banana Board takes a plain-English idea and generates validated firmware, wiring, a parts list, simulation, and a fab-ready PCB for Arduino, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi Pico boards.
How is it different from using ChatGPT for electronics?
A general chatbot generates plausible text but does not check it, so it can invent wiring, misuse pins, or exceed the power budget with full confidence. Banana Board validates every connection against the board's real pin map, runs electrical-rule checks, compiles the firmware, and routes a real PCB.
What can it design?
Common maker and prototype projects: sensor nodes, Wi-Fi and BLE gadgets, motor and relay control, displays, data loggers, and similar circuits, each with firmware, validated wiring, and a manufacturable 2-layer board.
Which boards and parts does it support?
Arduino Uno, Nano, Mega, and Leonardo; ESP32 DevKit, C3, and S3; ESP8266 NodeMCU; and the Raspberry Pi Pico, Pico W, and Nano RP2040 Connect, plus common sensors, drivers, and displays.
Can it produce a real, manufacturable PCB?
Yes. It places and routes a 2-layer PCB, design-rule-checks the copper, and exports order-ready Gerbers with a drill file, mask and silkscreen layers, and a bill of materials, or a KiCad project.
Is it free?
There is a free tier, so you can design and validate a project without paying. You only pay a board house when you decide to manufacture.
Build it, do not just look it up
Describe your circuit in one sentence and Banana Board wires it to these exact pins, validates it, and lays out a fab-ready PCB.