How Flux works
Flux is an AI hardware engineer. Give Flux a device goal, and Flux plans the work, designs the complete device, checks it, and prepares it for manufacturing.
Start with a goal
Describe what the device must do. Include its size, operating conditions, interfaces, power needs, and manufacturing requirements. Flux uses the project context and your requirements to plan the design.
Open the project's Chat panel.
Select Agent.
Describe the device and its requirements.
Answer Flux's questions about missing values or design choices.
Review the plan and ask Flux to continue with the design.
Design the complete device
Flux works across the areas that make a device:
Electronics: select parts, create the schematic, and design and route the PCB.
Firmware: write and check firmware for the device.
Mechanical design: create parts and assemblies that fit the board and its components.
Wire harnesses: connect boards and devices with wires and matching connectors.
Simulation: check circuit behavior, electromagnetic performance, temperature, flow, and motion.
Manufacturing: prepare fabrication files, compare quotes, and order parts and assemblies.
Flux keeps these areas connected in the project. For example, the board and its components can guide the enclosure design, and the design can guide firmware and manufacturing work.
Check the design
Flux runs engineering checks and simulations as it works. Ask Flux to review results, compare design changes, and update the project.
Ask Flux to run ERC and DRC checks, create an FMEA report, or prepare regulatory project documents such as a safety analysis or an FCC/CE Technical Construction File. To talk with an electrical engineer, select Get Free Expert Help in the chat card and request a free review call.
For work across separate projects, see Parallel threads. For simulation examples, see Simulation with Flux.
Example requests
Prepare the device for manufacturing
Flux can prepare manufacturing files, compare prices and lead times, and create a bill of materials. Review the complete design in the project, then ask Flux to prepare the files or quotes you need.
Wire harness quotes
Ask Flux to quote a harness between project connectors, and give the harness length. Flux matches pins that share a net, finds mating cable housings, and selects wires. Flux returns the price, price breaks, lead time, and a checkout link.