# Using AI to edit Proteus Projects A radio-telemetry engineer replaces FT232RL with CH340X in a Proteus project and checks the new part under the enclosure lid. Written by [Matthias Wagner](https://flux.seobdtools.com/natarius) Published Oct 2026 - 1 min read ![Using AI to edit Proteus Projects](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/using-ai-to-edit-proteus-projects/main.webp) Dev builds radio-telemetry modems. A license renewal did not come through, and a six-month supply gap for the FT232RL now threatens the next build. The USB-to-UART bridge must remain in the modem design. Dev asks Flux to update the bridge and its support parts: > "Our distributor has no FT232RL (U3) for the next 6 months. Find an in-stock USB-to-UART replacement, swap it in the schematic and on the PCB, update the support parts, and tell me what changed." ## A focused substitution Flux replaced U3 FT232RL with CH340X and updated the support parts in the schematic and PCB. The new bridge stays within the radio modem's existing board context. CH340X stays in the USB-to-UART role and appears in both design views. The height check refers to U3 under the lid. ## Check the enclosure height The new bridge has about 4.8 mm of reported clearance below the 6 mm lid. The board outline and mounting interface remain the enclosure reference. Dev can review the CH340X replacement and its support parts in both design views, with U3's height called out for the enclosure check. The bridge update keeps the UART link in the modem's design review. [Plan your next modem-board update in Flux.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/) ## About the author [Matthias Wagner](https://flux.seobdtools.com/natarius) Founder & CEO at Flux Matthias is the Founder and CEO of Flux, a hardware design platform that's revolutionizing how teams create and iterate on circuits. Find him on Flux [@natarius](https://flux.seobdtools.com/natarius). 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) ## Related Content [ ![Teal technical illustration of a circuit board and enclosure with hand-drawn circles and arrows](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/markup-mode/main.webp) ### Circle it. Ask Flux. Markup mode is here 3 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/markup-mode)[ ![Teal line art of a desktop monitor with a tangled circuit board, a mouse and a cursor on the left, and a clean exploded eight-layer circuit board with length-matched traces on the right, on a dark background](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/ai-computer-use-altium-pcb-routing/main.webp) ### AI Moving a Mouse in Altium Is the Worst Way to Design a PCB 7 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/ai-computer-use-altium-pcb-routing)[ ![Line illustration: a rigid-flex circuit board above its fabrication drawing sheet, with a drill pattern, an exploded layer stackup, and the enclosure shell for the board](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/pcb-fabrication-drawing/main.webp) ### Your PCB Fabrication Drawing Now Comes From the Design 6 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/pcb-fabrication-drawing)[ ![Teal isometric line art of a circuit board and mechanical enclosure surrounded by a cycle of arrows on a dark background](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/ai-agents-hardware-design-self-directed-work/main.webp) ### The Future of AI Isn't Better Prompting. It's Agents That Drive Their Own Work. 6 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/ai-agents-hardware-design-self-directed-work)[ ![Copilot scanning a board for components with EOL and NRND lifecycle status](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/ai-supply-chain/main.webp) ### AI Gives You the Power of an Entire Supply-Chain Team 3 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/ai-gives-you-the-power-of-an-entire-supply-chain-team)[ ![Flux copilot, a hardware design assistant is responding to a user request to provide him drop-in replacement for an electronic component in his project. Behind is a complicated realistic printed circuit board.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/streamline-component-research-with-ai/main.webp) ### Streamline Component Research with AI 2 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/streamline-component-research-with-ai) See All (6) ## Let’s start building. Let’s build your idea together. 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. [Try it Free](https://flux.seobdtools.com/signup) ![Close-up of a Flux-designed printed circuit board](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/homepage-v2/mission-visual.webp)