Advanced Features

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Advanced Features #

Beyond placing and simulating components, Breadpad includes features for productivity and accessibility.

Game controller support #

Design and navigate with an external game controller (Xbox, PlayStation, and MFi controllers). Move the cursor, place and delete components, switch tools, adjust values, and run simulations — all from the controller. There’s an on-screen focus highlight plus a connection/battery indicator, and configurable settings for stick sensitivity, dead zone, haptics, button swap, invert-Y, and full button remapping.

Import & Export

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Import & Export #

Breadpad works with industry-standard files so you can share circuits and reuse existing SPICE work.

File formats #

Breadpad document (`.breadpad`) #

The native package format. It stores the full circuit — layout, connections, component values, probes, and simulation settings — and is identical across all platforms. Any .breadpad file opens for free, including files made by Premium subscribers.

SPICE netlists (`.spice`, `.cir`) #

Breadpad opens PSPICE and LTspice netlists and runs the full simulation. You can also view the SPICE netlist that Breadpad generates from your breadboard in the SPICE Shell.

Features on Breadpad