September Allspice updates: Navigable conversations + a fresh new look
September was all about helping you move through design reviews faster and catch more issues along the way. From a refreshed Allspice Hub and powerful conversation filters to more thorough, consistent DRCY reviews, here’s what’s new this month.
📝 View all product updates in detail on our Headway changelog. Updated every other week.
🔎 Conversation Search and Filter
Find the right Design Review thread without the endless scroll
Large Design Reviews can generate a long list of comments. You can now filter conversation comments by text, DRCY severity rating, author, involved user, schematic page, or reference designators to quickly zero in on the thread you need. Spend less time scrolling and more time resolving feedback!
🎨 Allspice Hub has a new look
You'll notice Allspice Hub looks a little different this month. We've refreshed the theme to match our new brand and website. This is just the first step - over the coming months we'll be shipping changes that make Allspice more tailored to the way hardware engineers actually work. Stay tuned!
📋 More thorough, consistent DRCY reviews
Catch more issues across your entire schematic
DRCY now extends net analysis across schematic pages and uses heightened sensitivity to surface more warnings and recommendations. Customizable severity filters help you focus on what matters most, while model updates improve error detection and make results more repeatable from one review to the next.
📣 DRCY Chat is coming soon
Want early access? Ask to test the beta!
Until now, DRCY reviewed your designs using a defined set of best practices and context. With DRCY Chat, you’ll be able to ask specific questions about your design in a conversation inside your repo, with direct access to your version-controlled files and the datasheets behind them.
Ask questions like “Are there free pins on this MCU?”, “Check the power connections on this page,” or “Build me a voltage derating report for these parts.” You’ll get focused answers on demand, scoped to the design you’re actually working on.
Want to test drive it on one of your designs? Let us know if you’d like to test the beta!
🙋♀️ Thanks for joining us this October
Learn about our appearance at the American Medical Device Summit or check out our DRCY Chat webinar
We exhibited at the American Medical Device Summit on October 26–27 in Schaumburg, Illinois. Thanks for coming to meet the team and get hands-on with Allspice, including DRCY, our AI design review agent. For future conference appearances, bring your own test schematics or use ours to put Allspice through its paces!
Weren't able to join us in person? Check out our webinar DRCY Chat: Ask, Investigate, and Analyze Your Designs from October 8th to see how DRCY Chat lets you ask questions and investigate your designs through a conversational interface with my Product colleague, Nick Herbert.
Watch a replay of the webinar →
That’s it for this month’s product updates. We’re excited to keep making hardware development faster and easier, and we appreciate everyone who shares feedback along the way. Questions, feature requests, or demo requests are always welcome!
