Breadpad Documentation #

Welcome to the Breadpad documentation. Here you’ll find comprehensive guides and resources to help you get the most out of Breadpad.

🚀 Getting Started #

• Getting Started Guide - Your first circuit in 5 minutes
• Keyboard Shortcuts - Work faster with shortcuts
• Glossary - Electronics and SPICE terminology
• FAQ - Frequently asked questions

📘 The Manual #

The precise reference for how the app works:

• Manual Overview - The three surfaces, documents, chapter map
• The Workspace - Board layout, zoom, navigation, selection
• Building Circuits - Placing, moving, editing, deleting
• Part Libraries - Search, categories, custom chips
• Simulating - Probes, analyses, tolerances, charts
• SPICE Netlists - The SPICE Shell and .spice documents
• Documents & Export - Examples, BOM, CSV, WAV

🔧 Components #

• Components Overview - All component types
• Resistor - Resistance and temperature effects
• Capacitor - Energy storage
• Inductor - Magnetic energy storage
• Transistor - BJT, MOSFET, JFET
• Diode - PN junction devices
• Voltage Source - DC, AC, PWM signals
• Wire - Connections
• Transmission Line - High-frequency effects
• Integrated Circuits - Custom ICs

📊 Oscilloscope and Analysis #

• Oscilloscope Overview - Analysis modes explained
• Operating Point - DC bias analysis
• Transient Analysis - Time-domain simulation
• AC Small-Signal - Frequency response (Premium)
• SPICE Shell - View and run the raw netlist
• Tolerance & Monte Carlo - Component tolerances (Premium)
• Temperature Sensitivity - Thermal effects (Premium)

🎮 Input Methods #

• Gamepad Support - Controller integration
• Keyboard Shortcuts - Efficiency shortcuts

📚 Reference Guides #

• SPICE Reference - Complete SPICE syntax guide
• Glossary - Electronics terminology
• Troubleshooting - Common problems and solutions

🎓 Tutorials #

• Common Mistakes - Avoid errors
• Circuit Design Patterns - Reusable building blocks
• All Tutorials - Complete tutorial library

📖 Example Circuits #

• LED with Resistor - Your first circuit
• All Examples - Step-by-step circuit builds

⚖️ Comparisons #

• Breadpad vs LTspice - Simulator comparison
• Breadpad vs Physical Breadboard - Virtual vs real
• All Comparisons - Tool comparisons

✅ Best Practices #

• Circuit Design Checklist - Pre-simulation checklist
• All Best Practices - Professional techniques

👨‍🏫 For Educators #

• Teacher’s Guide - Classroom integration
• All Educator Resources - Teaching materials

New to Breadpad? Start with Getting Started and then try building the LED Circuit Example.