How-tos and workflows for putting an agent to work on your bench.
Newest first, as we log them.
2 mo ago
In a Design News article, Jacob Beningo describes three tricks for using AI agents in embedded development. He recommends putting debuggers and logic analyzers behind MCP servers and grounding driver code in datasheets through retrieval. He power-cycles boards with uhubctl, a Yepkit YKUSH hub or two BK Precision 1685B supplies. The article reports no measured results.
3 mo ago
The FPGA Developer blog describes giving Claude Code control of programming, UART and power cycling on an AMD FPGA bench. In the post's example, the agent ports a reference design to a new dev board, then tests and fixes it there. The author says such ports take a few hours. The post also covers token use and hooks.
4 mo ago
Linutronix describes an off-the-shelf AI agent that tests embedded boards in its lab through a small MCP server. In the example session the agent reserves a board, flashes it, reads the console and power-cycles it after a bad flash. The post argues that the safety comes from the lab underneath. It shows one screenshot and no logs.
