SynthUI AI Cockpit

SynthUI is the browser-based Explainability & Review Cockpit included with Synth Enterprise Edition. It provides an AI-driven, interactive CAD environment where hardware engineers and AI copilots co-design circuit boards in real time.

3-Panel CAD Workspace

SynthUI organizes hardware co-design into a unified 3-panel workspace:

┌─────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┐
│  AI Copilot & Agent Panel   │    Interactive CAD Canvas     │  Source Inspector & DRC      │
│  - Conversational Prompts   │  - Schematic / Graph / PCB    │  - Live .synth Code Editor   │
│  - Multi-Model Selection    │  - Congestion Heatmap / 3D    │  - DRC Violation Inspector   │
│  - AI Patch Proposals       │  - Live Component Steering    │  - BOM & Netlist Exporter    │
└─────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┘

1. Left Panel: Conversational AI Copilot & Agent Workflows

• Multi-Model Support: Switch seamlessly between AI models (Codex, Claude, Gemini, Mistral) or local CLI models.
• Intent-Based Generation: Describe what board or subcircuit you want (e.g. "Create a dual 3.3V / 5V power supply board with USB-C input"), and the Copilot streams its reasoning.
• Interactive Patch Cards: Proposed design modifications appear as patch cards showing code diffs and placement changes. Click Accept Patch to validate with the compiler and merge into your design.
• Autonomous Agent Workflows: Track agent plan timelines, code diffs, evidence logs, and approve repair proposals.

2. Center Panel: 2D Vector CAD Canvas

• Multi-Mode Visualization: Switch between Schematic, System Graph, 2D PCB Copper Layout, Congestion Heatmap, and 3D Board views.
• Interactive Steering: Shift component positions (dx/dy), rotate footprints (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°), and see airwires and pads recalculate instantly.
• Layer & Net Filtering: Toggle top/bottom copper layers, view ratsnest connections, and highlight individual nets or differential pairs.

3. Right Panel: Inspector & Diagnostics

• Live .synth Source Inspector: View and edit the underlying SynthSpec source code with syntax highlighting and auto-validation.
• DRC Review: Inspect physical design rule violations (e.g., trace clearance, pad overlaps). Click any DRC error to zoom directly to its location on the canvas.
• BOM Exporter: View part numbers, MPNs, and LCSC IDs, and export bills of materials.

Designing & Synthesizing in SynthUI

Co-designing a board in SynthUI follows an interactive, human-in-the-loop workflow:

1. Start a Design: Click New Design to create a fresh workspace or open an existing design cockpit.
2. Co-Design with AI: Enter a prompt or high-level requirements in the AI Copilot panel.
3. Review & Accept Patches: Copilot returns structured patch proposals. Review the proposed .synth changes and click Accept Patch — Synth runs compiler validation automatically and updates the live inspector.
4. Trigger Physical Synthesis: Click Trigger Synthesis to initiate placement (via DREAMPlace) and Pathfinder autorouting. Placement and copper trace convergence stream live onto the 2D CAD canvas.
5. Inspect & Tweak: Manually adjust component placements or rotations on the canvas, inspect DRC markers, or prompt the Copilot to fix routing bottlenecks.
6. Export Manufacturing Artifacts: Open the export menu to download native KiCad project files (.kicad_pcb, .kicad_sch), Gerbers, drill files, and BOM CSVs.

Downloading Artifacts

From any active design cockpit, click Export to download the full production package — KiCad schematics and layouts, Gerbers, drill files, and the bill of materials as a .zip archive.