The architecture layer for robotics systems

Architon is a command line tool that treats your robot as a system, not a pile of parts. It helps you express hardware decisions as structured specs, run compatibility checks, and catch bad assumptions early in your electrical stack.

Hardware sanity checks Capture part specs in YAML and flag electrical mismatches like voltage and current limits before you burn boards.

System level view Think in battery, rails, MCU, driver and motors instead of scattered spreadsheets and ad hoc notes.

Deterministic and CI-friendly Emit INFO, WARN and ERROR findings with non-zero exit codes on errors so stack checks can run in your CI before you order parts.

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Early alpha. Interfaces and outputs will change. Feedback welcome.

Roadmap preview

KiCad boilerplates derived from specs so schematic structure matches architecture intent
ROS2 workspace scaffolding tied to the same spec so topics and nodes stay consistent
Constraint aware AI tooling for part selection, interface planning and change impact analysis

Example check output

$ architon check examples/amr.yaml
! Voltage mismatch: 24V bus exceeds driver limit by 3.2V
! Logic level warning: IMU sensor requires 3.3V level shifting
! Current warning: Motor driver L298N not recommended for 12V at 1.8A continuous