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Show HN: We made a tool that lets you research electronic components faster

8 points by che24 2y ago

Hi HN, I’ve spent the last decade building hardware products like humanoid robots, 3D printers, and self-driving tractors. I needed a tool to navigate technical documents faster, so I created one with friends. This tool helps with component search, cross-referencing, comparison, and debugging. We’d love your feedback, whether you find it useful or not. Thank you! Try it here: www.convergelab.ai

kss223 2y ago
Just tried it, love the component search and comparison functionality! Much better than digikey and mousers tools. Will try it in some upcoming projects, this is the only EE focused LLM tool I have seen so far. Great job!
- che24 2y ago
  Thank you very much for testing it! Hardware engineers deserve a better tool to get the component information they need. I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts and feedback on your projects.
yliuaaron 2y ago
I tried your product, and it works quite well. Currently in the progress of picking a wireless communication component for my product and was able to find a few options using your product! Very helpful and efficient!
- che24 2y ago
  Thank you very much. You can also select multiple parts in the results table by clicking the corresponding part numbers. Then, you can ask Seeker to compare them and tell you which candidate is the best for your project. I find it very helpful myself since I used to read many datasheets to determine which part to use from a shortlist.
mikew0425 2y ago
I tested the tool with a few common real work scenarios that I encounter daily as an applications engineer. The tool is surprisingly handy once you know your way around it. The snapshots with datasheet highlighted content is especially useful.
lurkerszsz 2y ago
Just started playing around with an Arduino last week to begin learning embedded systems. This seems like a cool tool for learning embedded. I uploaded technical docs, and the tool works well to help me get information I'm looking for. Do you have any plans to expand your database?
- che24 2y ago
  Thank you for your comment. You can even upload multiple documents about one part, and Seeker can answer your questions based on all those documents. We currently support around 2 million parts, compared to 150k a few weeks ago. We add more parts to our database regularly. Let me know if the parts you’re interested in are not supported.

8 points by che24 2y ago

kss223 2y ago

Just tried it, love the component search and comparison functionality! Much better than digikey and mousers tools. Will try it in some upcoming projects, this is the only EE focused LLM tool I have seen so far. Great job!

che24 2y ago
Thank you very much for testing it! Hardware engineers deserve a better tool to get the component information they need. I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts and feedback on your projects.

yliuaaron 2y ago

I tried your product, and it works quite well. Currently in the progress of picking a wireless communication component for my product and was able to find a few options using your product! Very helpful and efficient!

che24 2y ago
Thank you very much. You can also select multiple parts in the results table by clicking the corresponding part numbers. Then, you can ask Seeker to compare them and tell you which candidate is the best for your project. I find it very helpful myself since I used to read many datasheets to determine which part to use from a shortlist.

mikew0425 2y ago

I tested the tool with a few common real work scenarios that I encounter daily as an applications engineer. The tool is surprisingly handy once you know your way around it. The snapshots with datasheet highlighted content is especially useful.

lurkerszsz 2y ago

Just started playing around with an Arduino last week to begin learning embedded systems. This seems like a cool tool for learning embedded. I uploaded technical docs, and the tool works well to help me get information I'm looking for. Do you have any plans to expand your database?

che24 2y ago
Thank you for your comment. You can even upload multiple documents about one part, and Seeker can answer your questions based on all those documents. We currently support around 2 million parts, compared to 150k a few weeks ago. We add more parts to our database regularly. Let me know if the parts you’re interested in are not supported.