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AI agent for electrical engineers

Schematic Design Review Agent

A schematic checked against datasheets before boards are ordered

Schematic Design Review Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

A schematic error found after boards are made costs a full board spin. This agent reads the schematic and every part's datasheet and checks the common issues: missing decoupling capacitors, floating or wrongly tied pins, missing pull-up or pull-down resistors, power rails that do not match part voltages, and reset or clock lines left undriven. It cross-checks each connection against the datasheet requirements and lists each finding with the net, the part and the page reference. Where a finding depends on design intent, it asks the designer instead of assuming. After fixes it rereads the whole schematic, because a fix can create a new issue. You approve the schematic as reviewed. Edge case: an empty placeholder footprint is noted as intentional once the designer confirms it.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Schematic ready for review 2 USES A TOOL Read the schematic, netlist and component datasheets 3 DOES Check pins, pull resistors, decoupling and powerrails 4 DOES Cross-check each connection against datasheetrequirements 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Does every connection meet datasheet and rulerequirements? If not: list each finding with the net and pagereference, and ask the designer where intent is unclear.Back to step 3. 6 USES A TOOL Reread the revised schematic after fixes 7 CHECKS THE RESULT Did the fixes clear every finding without adding newones? If not: list the new or remaining findings and wait foranother revision. Back to step 6. 8 DOES Summarize findings and resolutions by severity 9 YOU APPROVE Engineer approves the reviewed schematic 10 RESULT Review report ready for layout
Read the steps as a list
  1. Schematic ready for review
  2. Read the schematic, netlist and component datasheets
  3. Check pins, pull resistors, decoupling and power rails
  4. Cross-check each connection against datasheet requirements
  5. Does every connection meet datasheet and rule requirements?If not: list each finding with the net and page reference, and ask the designer where intent is unclear. Back to step 3.
  6. Reread the revised schematic after fixes
  7. Did the fixes clear every finding without adding new ones?If not: list the new or remaining findings and wait for another revision. Back to step 6.
  8. Summarize findings and resolutions by severity
  9. Engineer approves the reviewed schematicThe agent waits here for your OK.
  10. Review report ready for layout

How it decides

It flags any connection that conflicts with a datasheet requirement or a design rule, and asks when intent is unclear rather than guessing.

  • Flag any pin tied against its datasheet requirement
  • Ask the designer when a choice looks intentional
  • Rank findings by how costly they are to miss

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Design rules to enforce
  • Severity ranking
  • Checks to always include
  • Parts to scrutinize most

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Approving the schematic as reviewed

Hard limits

  • Does not change the schematic itself
  • Flags, does not silently assume intent

It stops when

  • Done: all findings resolved or accepted
  • Stop: datasheets for key parts are missing

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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5 AIsChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok
  • One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensReviewing the Rev B sensor hub at Brightline Instruments, the agent found the microcontroller reset pin had no pull-up and a 3.3V rail feeding a 1.8V part. It flagged both with page references. An empty footprint was confirmed as a no-populate option. After fixes, the reread found the new pull-up on the wrong rail, so it flagged that too. The engineer approved the corrected schematic.

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