Wokwi – Simulate IoT Projects in the Browser

Really fantastic interview with Uri here at The Amp Hour: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;theamphour.com&#x2F;599-an-interview-with-uri-shaked-wokwi-com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;theamphour.com&#x2F;599-an-interview-with-uri-shaked-wokw...</a><p>It&#x27;s quite a contrast to their previous interview with the creator of LTSpice: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;theamphour.com&#x2F;196-an-interview-with-mike-engelhardt-re-broadcast&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;theamphour.com&#x2F;196-an-interview-with-mike-engelhardt...</a>

Uri the founder is famous in the local scene for his Salsa dancing and horse grooming hobbies.<p>Wokwi is open source, it is used mostly by educators and enthusiasts and it’s not being developed in the traditional startup sense - they’re (him, Ariela and others) working on it full time but didn’t raise any money and are focusing on delivering value and being useful before spending marketing money. It’s quite a contrast to the local culture.<p>There is also a discord and FB group. Be sure to check out his other projects and stuff he is pretty multidisciplinary.

There is also a project to launch your project from CLI into wokwi instead of using the web ui for wokwi (with integration into cargo). You can even use gdb.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;MabezDev&#x2F;wokwi-server" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;MabezDev&#x2F;wokwi-server</a>

Very cool project. I was curious if it would simulate frying the board when you short circuit the power pins but didn&#x27;t see anything happen. This quote from the docs is right but should probably come with a disclaimer that what works in the simulation may destroy your hardware in reality.<p>&quot;Mistakes are okay. You can&#x27;t destroy the virtual hardware. Trust us, we tried. So don&#x27;t worry about frying your precious components. And unlike real hardware, you can always undo.&quot;

I’m wondering where the code ‘runs’ is it in the browser or on the cloud. For example if I have an app that connects to MQTT can I connect to a private broker inside my network

I&#x27;ve seen this used for some really in-depth stuff. If it had some more modules emulated and a nice tutorial this would be perfect for young engineers too.

This is awesome. Is it open source?

The website looks lovely with the usual wonky logo, subtitle in a sans serif font, links to stuff and silky smooth scrolling over stuff. Cracking images that must have taken a while to create for buttons and a Google-esque search errr email address harvester close to the top.<p>So why ... oh ... <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.wokwi.com&#x2F;?utm_source=wokwi" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.wokwi.com&#x2F;?utm_source=wokwi</a> which is squirreled away off to the top right.<p>Your site is absolutely cool as fuck but a bit crap for a first time user. How on earth do I get to work out what is what? You might put an overlay in a tasteful shade of a tasteful colour for a first time user with links and text boxes with information, then set a cookie to avoid it in future. IDK.<p>I&#x27;m not joking when I say cool as fuck. It really is lovely but please get the value prop over to a 52 y&#x2F;o Brit (wot owns an IT company) and other strange minorities!