Breadboard Mode
Full documentation coming soon.
de:volt uses a virtual breadboard as its primary canvas. Components snap to breadboard holes and are connected by the underlying node topology rather than drawn wires.
How holes connect
A standard breadboard has two bus rail strips (power rails) running the length of the board, and two terminal strips in the middle separated by a center gap. Within a terminal strip row, all five holes in the same row are electrically connected. The center gap breaks connectivity between the two halves.
The simulator enforces this geometry exactly: placing a component that straddles the center gap correctly models a DIP IC bridging both sides.
Topics to be covered
- Power rail connectivity
- DIP IC placement
- Wire routing and net IDs
- Zoom and pan controls
- Keyboard shortcuts for placement