pcbGPT: Automatic PCB Schematic Synthesis from Natural Language Requirements

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.01188v1
• Date: Sun, 31 May 2026 12:07:50 GMT
• Title: pcbGPT: Automatic PCB Schematic Synthesis from Natural Language Requirements
• Abstract summary: We present pcbGPT, a system for generating editable KiCad schematics from natural-language specifications.<n>We evaluate the system on 20 embedded-generation tasks with reference implementations, required components, and interface constraints.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Translating natural-language hardware requirements into correct printed circuit board (PCB) schematics remains difficult in embedded, IoT, and wearable development. Designers must choose compatible components, interpret datasheets, add support circuitry, and expose correct interfaces before layout and prototyping can begin, while many such circuits cannot be validated through straightforward simulation. We present pcbGPT, a grounded system for generating editable KiCad schematics from natural-language specifications. pcbGPT represents circuits in a Python DSL and combines tool-augmented synthesis with component-library search, datasheet-grounded design knowledge, execution-based checking, structural and semantic validation, and an interactive web workflow that supports iterative refinement and synchronization with KiCad projects. We evaluate the system on 20 embedded schematic-generation tasks with reference implementations, required components, and interface constraints that enable automatic comparison. The best model reaches overall pass@1 of 0.90 and pass@5 of 1.00; pass@1 is 1.00 on basic and easy tasks, 0.91 on medium tasks, and 0.72 on hard tasks. These results, together with failure analysis, show that pcbGPT can already generate useful, reviewable first-draft schematics for early prototyping, but is not yet reliable enough to replace expert review.

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