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Spice simulation → oscilloscope → verification with Claude Code

Spice simulation → oscilloscope → verification with Claude Code

by _fizz_buzz_·Apr 17, 2026·121 points·35 comments
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AI Analysis

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MCP servers close the simulation-to-hardware verification loop for Claude Code.

Strengths
  • •Wire-protocol MCP servers mean zero code changes to existing test equipment.
  • •Automates tedious data normalization and time-axis alignment between SPICE and scope captures.
  • •Two open-source repos (lecroy-mcp, spicelib-mcp) ship today with working demo.
Weaknesses
  • •Requires LeCroy oscilloscopes specifically, no support for other brands yet.
  • •Narrow audience limits adoption beyond hardware engineers already using Claude Code.
Target Audience

Hardware engineers, embedded developers using AI coding assistants

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I built MCP servers for my oscilloscope and SPICE simulator so Claude Code can close the loop between simulation and real hardware.

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