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Git design workflow for hardware and electrical engineers

AllSpice co-founders Valentina Ratner and Kyle Dumont spoke with Macrofabs’ Parker Dillmann and Stephen Craig on episode 210 of their Circuit Break Podcast. They discussed the platform AllSpice and the future of git-based design workflows for hardware engineers, electrical engineers, and PCB designers.

Conversation highlights

Give us a quick rundown off your hardware engineering platform AllSpice

The co-founders found issues with managing designs and the set of tools that were available when it came to hardware. They set out to build a platform to alleviate and solve those problems. The platform supports electrical engineers, hardware engineers, and PCB designers who are modernizing their design workflow using Git. It is a tool that sits in between Git and EDA tools.

Where did the name for your collaboration tool come from?

The AllSpice co-founders were brainstorming the perfect name for their innovative engineering tool and decided to incorporate SPICE(simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis) into it. They looked at open-source simulation tools like ngspice (nutmeg spice) and ltspice. They also desired for the platform to be unifying, and that’s how AllSpice came about.

How does your diff tool work?

The diff tool is actually the first product released by AllSpice. It helps users run a diff between versions and shows you the differences in detail down to the object level. Engineers are able to package it up and share it with colleagues and other stakeholders.

Do you have any resources for EE’s or hardware engineers that want to learn more about Git?

AllSpice has a blog, a knowledge base, webinars, and a Git for hardware guide to help PCB designers and electrical/hardware engineers learn to use Git revision control for their electronics design process.

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Valentina Ratner

Co-Founder & CEO

At heart, I’m an engineer. I love building real world things and improving the way we build them. Early in my career, I watched capable teams build complex systems using archaic workflows that had not really evolved. AllSpice.io started as an effort to change that and bring modern software practices, and now AI, into hardware development. These days, I don’t build products hands-on anymore, but I get to see them come to live through the teams we support. Originally from Argentina, I moved to Boston for school and earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University followed by an M.S. in Engineering with a focus on Computer Science and an MBA from Harvard. I now live in San Francisco with my husband, young son, and very sassy miniature schnauzer.

Kyle Dumont

Co-Founder & CTO

I've always been obsessed with building, innovating, and finding novel solutions for emerging technologies. Since early in my career, I've loved the synthesis between physical hardware and digital integration electrical engineering offered, and spent many years taking hardware products from concept to mass-manufacturing. I started AllSpice.io to ensure hardware engineers have all of the data they need to make impactful decisions at their fingertips. I live in the Boston area, and hold a BS in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, a MS in Engineering with a focus on Computer Engineering and Machine Learning and an MBA from Harvard, and 5 patents in hardware system integration and sensor design.

Valentina Ratner

Co-Founder & CEO

At heart, I’m an engineer. I love building real world things and improving the way we build them. Early in my career at Amazon, I watched capable teams build complex systems using archaic workflows that had not really evolved. AllSpice.io started as an effort to change that and bring modern software practices, and now AI, into hardware development. These days, I don’t build products hands-on anymore, but I get to see them come to live through the teams we support. Originally from Argentina, I moved to Boston for school and earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, an M.S. in Engineering (Computer Science), and an MBA from Harvard. I now live in San Francisco with my husband, young son, and very sassy miniature schnauzer.

Kyle Dumont

Co-Founder & CTO

I've always been obsessed with building, innovating, and finding novel solutions for emerging technologies. Since early in my career, I've loved the synthesis between physical hardware and digital integration electrical engineering offered, and spent many years taking hardware products from concept to mass-manufacturing. I started AllSpice.io to ensure hardware engineers have all of the data they need to make impactful decisions at their fingertips. I live in the Boston area, and hold a BS in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, a MS in Engineering with a focus on Computer Engineering and Machine Learning and an MBA from Harvard, and 5 patents in hardware system integration and sensor design.