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Electronics Tools

The four calculations you actually redo at the bench — resistor codes, PCB trace width, voltage drop and dividers — with the answer on top and its limits written right beside the number. Offline, with the formula and the source for every tool.

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What it does

Tap the band, pick the colour

Decode 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-band resistors by tapping a drawn resistor, or read SMD codes: 3-digit, 4-digit, EIA-96 and R notation. You get the tolerance range and the E-series match, and a warning when a reading is probably backwards.

Limits beside the number

PCB results outside the IPC-2221 chart are flagged as extrapolations. Voltage drop states its constant-current assumption. The divider is ideal and unloaded unless you add a load — then it shows what the load does.

Works the way you write

Type 4k7, 2R2, 100m or 3V3. Solve the other way round too: the current a trace can carry, the closest E24/E96 pair for a target voltage, the drop from wire gauge and length. Each tool remembers your last inputs on the device.

Bench-side, so offline

No sign-in, no network, no ads. Every tool lists its formula and sources — IEC 60062, IEC 60063, IPC-2221, IEC 60028 and ASTM B258.

Questions

Which standard does the trace width use?
IPC-2221, labelled in the app as a legacy estimate with a pointer to the current IPC-2152. Anything outside the chart range is marked as an extrapolation.
Does it replace a proper simulator?
No. It handles the quick checks. Production designs still need datasheets, the applicable standards, simulation and a real prototype.
Is it free?
Yes. No purchases, no subscription, no ads.

Details

PlatformiOS 18.0+
CategoryUtilities
PriceFree
Languages3
Works offlineCompletely — no network needed
App Store ID6794949007

This app collects nothing. No account, no analytics, no advertising identifier.