Hardware Podcasts

An Interview with Uri Shaked (Wokwi.com)

The Amp Hour · 15 Aug 2022 · 1h 22m · Episode 599

What this episode covers

Uri Shaked, founder of Wokwi.com, explains the architecture of his browser-based microcontroller simulator, which supports Arduino, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi Pico. He details the technical challenges of achieving cycle-accurate simulation, including reverse-engineering the ESP32’s proprietary Wi-Fi stack and implementing complex peripheral behaviors like PWM and FastLED timing. Shaked also discusses the engineering trade-offs of running heavy toolchains in the browser via WebAssembly and Go-based gateways, and his strategy for prioritizing features through community voting.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Products
Wokwi, Arduino, FastLED, Pixiv Lab
Chips
Raspberry Pi Pico, ESP32
Tools
GDB, LLDB, Ghidra, QEMU

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