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⚡ PCB Trace Signal Timing — 2D Propagation & RC Delay

2D PCB trace-timing lab: eight real microstrip traces of different lengths, each with resistance, capacitance, propagation velocity and RC settling time computed from real copper-and-FR4 formulas — adjust trace geometry and clock rate to see which traces meet timing.

Electronics & Circuits2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
2d-s45-circuit-board-flow ↗ Open standalone

This 2D companion turns the 3D Circuit Board Flow's animated signal pulses into a real, measurable PCB signal-integrity model: eight microstrip traces of different lengths, all driven from the same edge at once, each get their own series resistance and ground-plane capacitance from real copper and FR4 geometry (Hammerstad's microstrip formula, copper resistivity, a physical propagation velocity), so the wavefront-arrival delay and the RC settling delay you see are computed, not animated by hand — and a clock-rate slider lets you push a trace past its timing budget and watch it visibly fail to settle before the next edge.

⚙ Under the hood

2D PCB trace-timing lab: eight real microstrip traces of different lengths, each with resistance, capacitance, propagation velocity and RC settling time computed from real copper-and-FR4 formulas — adjust trace geometry and clock rate to see which traces meet timing.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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