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Validate firmware in simulation with AI agents
Simantic gives AI agents virtual devboards and a firmware code reviewer so they can test firmware without physical hardware. · Oct 29, 2026
- What They Did
- Simantic gives agents virtual devboards that can be programmed and run with one API call from the terminal, backed by a simulation engine the founders rewrote in Rust after a Renode wrapper proved too slow and inaccurate. An AI reviewer uses the simulation as evidence for firmware decisions, and CI validates each commit against a simulated microcontroller.
- How It Went
- The founders say validation that took hours on devboards now takes seconds. An early satellite startup tested firmware on hardware it lacked, at about a hundredth of the cost and time. Chip support is limited to some STM32, ESP32 and RP2040 models.
- Worth Knowing
- Supported models are limited to certain STM32F0/F4/H7, ESP32-S3/C3 and RP2040 parts, so check your microcontroller is covered first.
Try it yourself with custom-built or unnamed agent
I'm developing firmware for [board or microcontroller] and don't always have the hardware on hand. Set up a simulation workflow, using an emulator like Renode or QEMU if one exists for my board, so you can build my firmware in [repo path], run it virtually, and check that it behaves as expected for [behavior to verify]. Then review the code for bugs such as race conditions and bad register use. You're done when you've run the simulated tests and given me a pass/fail report with the issues you found.
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