Proteus to Flux

Bring your Proteus project to Flux and continue it here. Flux is an AI hardware engineer. Import your schematic netlist and board into a project. Ask Flux to work on the electronics, mechanical parts, firmware, and manufacturing.

Export your Proteus design

In Schematic Capture, select Tools → Netlist Compiler.
Set Format to SDF, then export the netlist.
In PCB Layout, select Output → Specctra Export to export the board file (.edf).

Import your Proteus project into Flux

Select Flux menu → Import → Project… to open the Import Project dialog.
Click Choose files or Choose folder. You can also drop the project files, a project folder, or a ZIP file on the dialog.
Select the projects to import, then click Import. Upload the SDF netlist and Specctra board file together, or upload the .pdsprj project with them. Project files can include .sdf, .edf, .dsn, .lyt, and .pdsprj files.
Click Open to open the new project.

Each import creates a new project.

What you can do with your design in Flux

Flux is an AI hardware engineer. After the import, your Proteus design is part of a Flux project. Ask Flux to work on the schematic and board. Flux also works on the mechanical parts, firmware, and manufacturing in the same project.

Turn the imported board into a complete device

Use the imported Proteus schematic and board as the starting point. Ask Flux to design an enclosure around the board, then write firmware for the microcontroller and peripherals in the schematic.

Use the board outline, mounting holes, connectors, and clearance needs from the imported design to shape the enclosure.
Use the imported schematic's pin assignments and connected parts to guide firmware for the microcontroller.

Using the imported Proteus board, design an enclosure that fits its outline and aligns with its mounting holes and connectors.

Write firmware for the microcontroller in the imported Proteus schematic. Use its pin assignments to initialize and test the connected peripherals.

Review the imported design

Ask Flux to review the schematic and board. Flux reads part datasheets and reports design issues with suggested fixes. Flux can also make a failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) report.

Review the imported schematic and board. Check the microcontroller power pins and the motor driver connections.

Make an FMEA report for the motor control and power supply.

Place and route the board

Ask Flux to place components and route the board. Flux sets the stackup and layout rules, places the parts, routes the traces, and runs a design rule check.

Place and route the board on two layers. Keep the motor current traces wide.

Route the encoder signals away from the motor outputs.

Simulate circuits and signals

Ask Flux to simulate the circuit and inspect signal behavior. Ask Flux to analyze high-speed traces and RF feed lines. Flux reports electromagnetic results with plots.

Simulate the motor driver startup and report the current through the motor.

Analyze the signal integrity of the encoder lines.

Check the board temperature

Ask Flux to run a thermal simulation of the PCB. Flux calculates board and component temperatures from the power each part dissipates.

Run a thermal simulation while the motor runs at full load. Report the temperature of the driver.

Design the enclosure and mechanical parts

Ask Flux to design enclosures, brackets, mounts, and mechanisms around the board. Flux uses the board outline, mounting holes, connectors, and part models. See Mechanical Design.

Design an enclosure for the controller board with openings for the motor connectors.

Design a mount for the encoder that aligns its shaft with the motor.

Check fit, strength, and air flow

Ask Flux to check clearances between the board and the enclosure. Ask Flux to analyze stress and deflection in a mechanical part. Flux also simulates air flow and cooling through an enclosure.

Check the clearance between the motor connectors and the enclosure wall.

Analyze the deflection of the motor mount under 25 N of thrust.

Simulate air flow through the enclosure with the driver at full load.

Write the firmware

Ask Flux to write firmware for the microcontroller on the board. Flux uses the design's pin assignments and tests the code.

Write firmware for the microcontroller to control the motor speed from the encoder feedback.

Design the cables between boards

Ask Flux for a cable between two connectors in the design. Flux reads the net connections and selects matching housings and wires.

Get a quote for 10 cables from the controller to the motor, 400 mm long.

Ask Flux for PCB quotes and orders. Ask for 3D-printing quotes and orders for the mechanical parts. You can also export Gerber, drill, BOM, and pick-and-place files. See Gerber Exports.

Get quotes for 20 assembled boards from JLCPCB and PCBWay.

Get a 3D-printing quote for the motor mount in nylon.

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