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Why we're open sourcing our core libraries

Heritage is the past of safety-critical systems; transparency is its future. The term "Heritage Design" gets bandied about a lot in engineering (particularly hardware) and is intended, in its most charitable interpretation, as a synonym for trust. Using a thing with rich historical success under its belt is

Whats New Q1 2025

We're excited to share highlights from the first quarter of 2025, featuring several awesome updates that simplify your experience with hardware. We've rolled out analog-to-digital sensor support and its inverse, digital-to-analog. Pictorus now formally supports Functional Mockup Units (FMUs), allowing you to easily import existing plant

Rust is DO-178C Certifiable

Here’s How (and Who’s Involved Today) In the world of safety-critical systems—think aerospace, automotive, and medical devices—certification is paramount. These industries demand stringent standards to ensure software behaves predictably, safely, and securely. Traditionally, languages like C/C++ and Ada have dominated these sectors due to their

What's new in Pictorus - Q1 2025

New DSPs, SPI + PWM  Support, Added Hardware Targets, Team Collaboration and More Greetings and happy new year from all of us at Pictorus! Last quarter saw a ton of new features released to production - from a pair of new digital signal generators, to new I/O protocols and embedded

The Auto Industry’s Software Tech Debt Is The Tools It Uses

This is the first in a series of blog posts from our Automotive Lead, Xander Cesari, about the challenges of developing vehicle software in the automotive industry. Subscribe to our newsletter to get updates about future posts or email xander.cesari@pictor.us to get more information about Pictorus! Searching

The Buyer’s Guide to Pictorus

Technologists face a tough challenge in choosing the correct software toolchain to empower their team and ensure efficient code delivery. In some cases, minimal tooling may be sufficient—ie a small IoT product with just 100 lines of code, where complex developer tools aren't necessary. However, when it

What's New in Pictorus - Q3 '24

Fresh off our recent seed fundraise last quarter, in Q3 we've already shipped a ton of new features, from UI tools to communication protocols, which we'd like to share with you today. CAN Support Pictorus now supports the CAN messaging protocol, one of the backbone technologies

LQR Control of a Self Balancing Robot

In this post we're improving our self-balancing robot project, by introducing a Linear-Quadratic Regulator (LQR) to significantly improve stability and handling. We'll go through the entire derivation and implementation process, leveraging the Python terminal within Pictorus which makes all of this really easy. 0:00 /0:

Aircraft stabilization with Pictorus

In this blog post we're going to illustrate how to develop, deploy, and test a simple stabilization controller for a small, remotely piloted fixed-wing aircraft using Pictorus. All the hardware involved is relatively cheap and available on Amazon, and the software development and deployment is free as part

Introducing Pictorus Beta!

Engineers have been writing software to control hardware for decades, and it's always been a giant pain. They say "Hardware is Hard", but often it's the integration with software that makes developing new devices so challenging. It's because devices are finicky. They

Why we're open sourcing our core libraries

Heritage is the past of safety-critical systems; transparency is its future. The term "Heritage Design" gets bandied about a lot in engineering (particularly hardware) and is intended, in its most charitable interpretation, as a synonym for trust. Using a thing with rich historical success under its belt is

Whats New Q1 2025

We're excited to share highlights from the first quarter of 2025, featuring several awesome updates that simplify your experience with hardware. We've rolled out analog-to-digital sensor support and its inverse, digital-to-analog. Pictorus now formally supports Functional Mockup Units (FMUs), allowing you to easily import existing plant

Designing a Self-Balancing Robot with Pictorus

In this post we’ll cover the design of a two-wheeled self-balancing robot - a classic control systems design challenge. We’ll assemble the robot hardware from accessible off-the-shelf electronics and 3D printed parts and design a controller in a Pictorus app. Design Overview The goal of a two-wheeled self-balancing

What's new in Pictorus - Q4 Wrap-up 2023

Hello from Pictorus and happy holidays! We'd like to share some exciting product updates we've been working on as the year wraps up. Some features in early development are currently only available to alpha testers. Please reach out to us at support@pictor.us if you