Key Features
ProTutor transforms electronics education by providing intelligent, context-aware guidance that encourages students to think critically and develop genuine understanding through exploration rather than memorization. This is possible because ProTutor is integrated directly into Proteus Design Suite, giving it complete access to your schematic designs, simulation data, and embedded code for truly contextual educational support.
- Guide students with hints, not instant complete answers.
- Understand schematics, simulations and code for relevant guidance
- Support fault-finding exercises that build methodical debugging skills.
- Multilingual support. ProTutor will chat to you in your own language.
- Explain microcontroller programming connected to actual circuit wiring.
- Align guidance with teacher-defined learning objectives and plans.
- Integrate electronics theory into practical, hands-on design work.
Support that Builds Understanding
ProTutor acts as a knowledgeable lab assistant that sees exactly what students are working on and responds accordingly. Unlike generic AI tools, it understands the specific circuit on screen, the simulation results being generated, and the code being developed. This deep integration allows ProTutor to provide guidance that connects theory to practice seamlessly.
For example, when a student asks about a motor control issue, ProTutor knows which pins are connected, what timer peripherals are available, and can guide them through PWM configuration step-by-step. Rather than offering generic programming examples, it explains concepts in the context of their actual hardware setup, making abstract ideas concrete and immediately applicable. This contextual awareness transforms learning from theoretical exercise into practical engineering understanding.
Lesson Plan Mode
Lesson Plan Mode empowers educators to create structured, outcome-driven learning experiences with clear progression steps. Teachers define specific learning objectives and task sequences, while ProTutor ensures guidance stays aligned with these educational goals.
ProTutor provides appropriate hints and questions at checkpoints, catching common mistakes like incomplete wiring before students progress. This systematic verification process prevents students from moving ahead with flawed understanding while building confidence through confirmed success at each step. The structured workflow maintains educational rigor through methodical progression that develops genuine engineering competency.
Coding Assistance
When students are ready to write embedded code, ProTutor provides intelligent programming assistance based on the actual hardware connections in their schematic. Rather than offering generic code examples, it explains programming concepts in the context of their specific circuit design. ProTutor understands which microcontroller pins are connected to sensors, motors, or communication devices, allowing it to provide targeted guidance for PWM control, ADC setup, I2C communication, and other peripheral configurations.
Instead of simply dropping in code blocks, it walks students through the underlying concepts and helps them understand how software interfaces with their hardware design. Any code snippets that are generated come with convenient insertion buttons that automatically place the code into the appropriate location in their project, streamlining the development process while maintaining the educational focus on understanding the connection between hardware and software implementation.
Fault Finding
Fault Finding mode transforms circuit debugging into a structured learning experience through deliberate design challenges. Teachers can introduce specific component faults into working designs—such as shorts, opens, or incorrect component values—creating realistic troubleshooting scenarios for students to solve. ProTutor guides students through systematic diagnostic processes using virtual instruments and simulation data, asking probing questions that develop methodical investigation skills.
Rather than revealing faults directly, it encourages students to make measurements, analyze waveforms, and draw logical conclusions about circuit behavior. Students learn to correlate symptoms with potential causes, developing the critical thinking skills essential for real-world engineering. This discovery-based approach builds genuine confidence in circuit analysis while teaching students that debugging is a systematic process, not guesswork. The combination of intentional faults and guided investigation creates authentic learning experiences that prepare students for professional engineering challenges.
Benefits for Teachers & Students
The following benefits demonstrate how ProTutor enhances the educational experience by empowering teachers with intelligent assistance while providing students with personalized, patient guidance that promotes genuine learning.