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wiRedPanda is a free, open-source digital logic circuit simulator that makes learning and teaching digital circuits fun and accessible. Whether you're a student, educator, or hobbyist, wiRedPanda provides an intuitive environment to design, simulate, and understand digital logic circuits.
- 🚀 New to wiRedPanda? → Download and Installation
- 🎯 Learning digital logic? → Learning Path
- 🔬 Understanding how simulation works? → Simulation Guide
- 🌍 Help with translations (no coding required) → Translation Guide
- 👨💻 Code contributions (beginner-friendly) → Development Setup
- 🔧 Advanced development (custom elements) → Element Creation Guide
- 📚 Git workflows (essential for contributors) → Git Guide
✨ What makes wiRedPanda special:
- Intuitive Interface: Drag-and-drop circuit design with real-time simulation
- Educational Focus: Perfect for learning digital logic fundamentals
- Cross-Platform: Available on Windows, Linux, and macOS
- Open Source: Free forever, with community-driven development
- Multilingual: Available in multiple languages
- Extensive Library: Logic gates, flip-flops, displays, and more
New to digital logic? Follow this structured approach to master the fundamentals:
Estimated Duration: 2-3 weeks
Master the building blocks of digital systems:
- Number Systems: Binary, Decimal, Hexadecimal, Octal conversions
- Boolean Algebra: Logic operations, truth tables, De Morgan's laws
- Basic Gates: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR
- Binary Arithmetic: Addition, subtraction, two's complement
Practice Projects: Build basic gates, create truth tables
Estimated Duration: 3-4 weeks
Learn circuits without memory:
- Multi-level Logic: Combining gates for complex functions
- Multiplexers & Demultiplexers: Data routing and selection
- Encoders & Decoders: Data conversion circuits
- Adders & Subtractors: Arithmetic circuit design
Practice Projects: Full adder, 4-bit calculator, BCD decoder
Estimated Duration: 4-5 weeks
Explore circuits with memory and timing:
- Latches & Flip-Flops: SR, D, JK, T flip-flops
- Registers: Data storage and shift operations
- Counters: Up/down, binary, BCD counters
- State Machines: Finite state machine design
Practice Projects: Digital clock, sequence detector, traffic light controller
Get inspired by these project ideas, organized by difficulty:
- Half/Full Adder - Learn basic arithmetic circuits
- 3-input Majority Gate - Practice Boolean logic
- 7-Segment Display Driver - Connect logic to visual output
- Simple Calculator - 2-bit addition with display
- BCD to 7-Segment Decoder - Number system conversion
- 4-bit Binary Counter - Sequential logic with clock
- Multiplexed Display - Time-sharing techniques
- Simple ALU - Basic arithmetic and logic unit
- Digital Clock - Complete timing system
- Memory System - RAM/ROM implementation
- CPU Components - Instruction decoder, register file
- Communication Protocols - UART, SPI simulation
Need assistance? Here are your resources:
- 📖 Documentation: Browse the wiki pages for detailed guides
- 🐛 Bug Reports: Report issues on GitHub
- 💬 Discussions: Join the community
- 📧 Contact: Reach out to the development team
- Qt version conflicts → Use Qt6 for latest features, Qt5 for compatibility
- Missing dependencies → Follow platform-specific setup in Development Setup
- Build errors → Ensure CMake and compiler versions match requirements
- Circuit not simulating → Check for unconnected inputs or invalid elements
- Unexpected behavior → Review Simulation Guide for timing and feedback concepts
- Translation problems → Visit Translation Guide for Weblate usage
- Git conflicts → Check Git Guide for conflict resolution
- Code not compiling → Verify environment setup and dependencies
- Pull request feedback → Join discussions for guidance
Join our community and help make wiRedPanda even better:
- Setup: Follow our development environment guide
- Guidelines: Check coding standards and contribution workflow
- Areas: UI improvements, new elements, performance optimizations
- Process: Fork → Develop → Test → Pull Request
- Weblate: Use our web-based translation platform
- Languages: Help us reach more students worldwide
- Process: No technical skills required, just language fluency
- Wiki: Improve tutorials, add examples, fix typos
- Tutorials: Create learning materials and project guides
- Videos: Educational content and feature demonstrations
- Icons: Design new element icons and UI improvements
- Themes: Create new visual themes
- Usability: Suggest and implement UX improvements
- Star the Project: Give us a ⭐ on GitHub to show your support
- Share wiRedPanda: Tell friends, classmates, and colleagues about this tool
- Social Media: Share your projects and help us reach more learners
Share your amazing wiRedPanda projects with the community!
Want to feature your project here? Create a discussion in our Cool Projects section with:
- Project name and description
- Screenshot or demo
- .panda file for others to explore
- Learning objectives (for educational projects)
- 🌟 GitHub: Star the repository
- 📢 Releases: Get the latest version
- 💬 Community: Join discussions
Ready to dive into digital logic? Download wiRedPanda and start building circuits today! 🚀
With wiRedPanda, digital circuits are no longer intimidating—they're exciting, educational, and fun!
Made with ❤️ by the wiRedPanda Community
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