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Writing about the language, the compiler, and the boards built with them. Every post lands in the Atom feed, so you can follow along without handing over an email address.

  • CoHDL 0.7.0: Subdesigns and a Zed Extension

    Circuits become reusable, typed building blocks: a subdesign exposes ports, keeps its internals behind them, and carries its own default layout onto the board as one placed unit. Plus a CAN joint-motor-controller example and CoHDL support in Zed.

  • CoHDL 0.6.0: An EasyEDA Backend and the STM32 Catalog

    The compiler now writes EasyEDA / LCEDA Pro netlists — verified end to end with a real import — and the registry gains STM32 and ESP32 device catalogs generated from pinned vendor sources.

  • CoHDL 0.5.0: Native KiCad Boards and a Live Schematic Explorer

    The compiler now writes .kicad_pcb board files itself, a new explorer renders any checked design as a searchable, live-reloading schematic, dependencies resolve transitively, and the macOS binaries are signed and notarized by Apple.

  • CoHDL: An AI-Native Programming Language for Hardware

    Software has crossed the AI-native threshold; hardware design is still trapped in canvases and PDFs. CoHDL turns circuit topology into typed source code with a compiler, registry and downstream handoff formats.