# The Future of Flux Copilot Envision a future with an AI assistant mastering all PCB design tasks, from component choices to compliance. The future of PCB design is here. Written by [Lance Cassidy](https://flux.seobdtools.com/lwcassid) Published Oct 2023 - 5 min read [![An astronaut in silhouette stands on a ledge, gazing at stars and planets that resemble electronic circuits, imagining the endless possibilities Flux Copilot offers in realizing his dream](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/future-of-copilot/main.webp)](#) ## It’s thrilling to imagine new products that could improve people’s lives, but it sucks to dig through thousands of pages of datasheets to track down the voltage range of a particular pin. Sadly, the day-to-day work of electrical engineering is full of this kind of drudgery: checking component requirements, drafting bills of materials, finding alternative parts, etc. If menial tasks are corroding the magic you once felt building electronics, you are not alone. Aerospace engineers once relied on protractors and books of mathematics tables, and early semiconductor circuits were laid out manually with scalpels and stencils. From computer-aided design to EUV photolithography, new tools opened new frontiers of possibility, letting engineers spend more and more time solving interesting problems instead of doing busywork. That’s why we built an AI assistant for designing electronics: [Flux Copilot](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/flux-copilot-the-first-ai-powered-hardware-design-assistant). It removes the drudgery for electrical engineers, helps you move faster, and make less mistakes so you can focus on inventing breakthrough products. ### What can Flux Copilot do today? When you open Flux, Copilot is waiting for you in the chat. Brainstorming how to approach a particular PCB design? Struggling to fix a stubborn bug? Just ask, and Copilot will respond instantly with suggestions tailored to your project—you can even ask it to wire up schematics or review a design.  It's not just a tool; it's your design partner. Under the hood, Copilot coordinates a team of AI models that collaborate to interpret, research, analyze, and respond to your query. When you ask a question, it remembers your chat history, accounts for project requirements, references relevant datasheets, checks parts availability, and vets comparable options before responding. By drawing on this rich context, Copilot manages its array of specialized models and evaluates results in order to generate the best response to your query. LLMs add a new layer to the top of the software stack—transforming natural language into a programming language so you can communicate with computers in your native tongue instead of code. So the best way to use Copilot is to treat it like a partner: talking through problems, refining questions, and iterating solutions together. More conversation means more context for it to leverage on your behalf. Copilot is a tireless deputy dedicated to accelerating your creativity. Hobbyists are using it to build side projects. Entrepreneurs are using it to add new lines of business. Teams at Fortune 100s are using it to inform designs and streamline design reviews. But we’re just getting started. ### What might be possible in the future? Imagine you're part of a team that's been tasked with innovating the next generation of wearable health monitors. Stringent design constraints include ultra-low power consumption, medical-grade accuracy, and real-time communication with healthcare providers. A small mistake in component selection could result in a device that fails to meet regulatory standards. You fire up Flux and initiate a chat with Copilot: > [@copilot](https://docs.flux.ai/reference/flux-agent), we're working on a medical wearable with these specs... Copilot begins by validating your high-level requirements against current medical standards. Within moments, a list of components that meet your specifications appears on your screen. The AI also generates a basic schematic layout. > Copilot: Based on your specs, here's a rough schematic design with MCU chips, sensors, and power management ICs that fit your criteria. What do you think? An interactive schematic layout appears on the screen alongside the chat, making it easier for you to visualize the system design. Copilot also estimates the battery life based on the initial schematic and offers to set up notifications for when certain components go on sale or get updated. > Copilot: Looks like our initial Bluetooth choice might consume too much power. How about this low-energy alternative? The suggestion comes with a recalculated power budget, helping you make an informed decision quickly. Once the schematic is confirmed, Copilot transitions to creating a basic PCB layout: > Copilot: We're good to go on the schematic. Let's talk PCB layout. I see your mechanical engineering team has constraints for the device enclosure. Shall we coordinate? You agree, and Copilot generates an initial PCB layout. It also reaches out to your mechanical engineering team to get the constraints for the device enclosure. Within moments, an algorithmically generated 3D enclosure model appears on the screen, designed to perfectly fit your PCB. > Copilot: Here's an auto-generated enclosure that meets the mechanical constraints and fits the PCB layout. How does it look to the team? After some back-and-forths between your electrical and mechanical teams, facilitated by Copilot, you arrive at a finalized design. > Copilot: Looks like we have a winner! I'll go ahead and run a mock compliance check and notify the firmware team for the final integration. Fast-forward a few months, and your device is not only meeting but exceeding expectations. Copilot assists in generating the documentation needed for formal compliance checks and eventual mass production. ### A J.A.R.V.I.S. for everyone In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Tony Stark uses his trusty AI, J.A.R.V.I.S., to build his Iron Man Armor. When Tony has an idea, J.A.R.V.I.S. is always there—relentlessly competent—to transform that idea into reality. J.A.R.V.I.S. understands what Tony needs and taps the relevant resources to make it happen, extending his agency and increasing the leverage of his decisions. In many ways, J.A.R.V.I.S. represents the kind of AI that Copilot is evolving toward: a tool that empowers you to make anything you can dream up. But in the movies, Tony is a billionaire and J.A.R.V.I.S. is his and his alone, while Copilot is open to everyone, democratizing access to exclusive domains like electrical engineering. Imagine an MCU where everyone has a J.A.R.V.I.S. working tirelessly on their behalf to improve their lives and world. Thanos wouldn’t stand a chance. That is the kind of abundant future we seek to realize. One day, Copilot will grok your entire supply chain. It will be able to handle any design task you want to delegate. It will accelerate your creativity by [making atoms as malleable as bits](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/manifesto). That’s how it will earn the J.A.R.V.I.S. analogy. That’s how it will help you build anything you can possibly imagine, making good on Arthur C. Clarke’s injunction that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” So how will *you* make things better by making better things? We can’t wait to find out. ## About the author [Lance Cassidy](https://flux.seobdtools.com/lwcassid) Co-Founder at Flux Lance is Co-Founder & CDO of Flux, a hardware design platform that's revolutionizing how teams create and iterate on circuits. Find him on Flux [@lwcassid](https://flux.seobdtools.com/lwcassid/) Let’s start building Build your big idea together with Flux. All you need to do is describe what you want to make, or what problem you want to solve. Flux will work with you to make it a reality. ![Close-up photo of a PCB made with Flux, with an ESP32 module, buttons, and a microSD slot.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/miscellaneous/sidebar-cta-pcb.webp) [Try it Free](https://flux.seobdtools.com/signup) ## More in AI & Prompt Engineering for Hardware [ ![What Makes a Perfect PCB Design Prompt](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/how-to-write-a-perfect-pcb-design-prompt/main.webp) ### What Makes a Perfect PCB Design Prompt 8 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/what-makes-a-perfect-pcb-design-prompt)[ ![Flux, an AI hardware engineer pointing out the dos and don'ts when prompting.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/prompting-guide/main.webp) ### Prompting Guide: Working with Flux from Idea to Schematic 9 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/prompting-guide-working-with-flux-from-idea-to-schematic)[ ![A space-themed image with a central cartoon astronaut helmet against a backdrop of stars and nebulae in shades of purple. 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