Simulator

Arduino Leonardo simulator, running in this tab

Mokxi is a free Arduino Leonardo simulator that runs in your browser, with nothing to install and no account needed. The Leonardo is the Arduino whose USB socket goes to the chip: `Serial` is a USB CDC endpoint and `Serial1` is the UART on pins 0 and 1. An ATmega32U4 at 16 MHz on an Uno's outline. Wire the circuit, write the sketch, press Run.

  • 505parts on the bench
  • 45boards running now
  • 1.00xreal time, on every board
Arduino Leonardo: blinklive0.000 s 0.00x
Click to open it in the editor
Real firmware, running right now on our own core. Click it to open the circuit in the editor.
What is modeled

The numbers, not the marketing

Taken from the board's own contract document and put in plain words.

The coreEvery ATmega32U4 mnemonic at 16 MHz, with the datasheet cycle count for each one.
Two serial ports, and they are different thingsSerial is the USB device on the die, modeled as a byte pipe at the real endpoint registers. Serial1 is the USART on pins 0 and 1, shifting real 8N1 frames.
A timer nothing else here hasTimer 4 is ten bits wide with TOP in a register and channels A, B and D. It drives pins 6 and 13, and analogWrite hides all of it.
Go further

The full board page

Every peripheral area, every example and the wiring notes, in one place.

Arduino Leonardo simulatorBlink, a button and the serial monitor, running.
Guides

Step-by-step guides for the Leonardo

Each one has the parts, the wiring and the code, and ends in a circuit you can run.

How it works

Three steps from a blank tab to a running circuit.

  1. Open the editor

    It runs in your browser tab. Nothing to install, and you need no account to start.

    Your first project
  2. Wire it and write the code

    Drag parts onto a breadboard, run each wire from pin to pin, and write the sketch beside it.

    Wiring
  3. Press Run

    Your sketch compiles in the tab and runs on a model of the chip, with the Serial Monitor beside it.

    Run and serial
Reviews

What makers say about Mokxi.

“The AI checker helps check and correct my circuits, and it has way more components than Tinkercad. As a student I really appreciate the tool.”

ChloeEngineering student

“I’d been looking for a real online electronic simulator that was intuitive and complete when I found Mokxi. I was able to quickly import a Fritzing file and my Arduino sketch and start testing. Mokxi has all of the makings for the best online Arduino simulator I have been able to find!”

JayModel builderFeatured in his DioramaOS post

“I’m using Mokxi to develop and simulate an STM32-based four-wheel-drive robot car before building the actual hardware. It allows me to experiment with DC motor control, PWM, RPM measurement using photointerrupters, and different acceleration, braking, and reversing strategies, helping me understand and refine the system before implementing it in real life.”

NusretRobot car builder, Hamburg

Share your story

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is it free?

Yes, all of it, with no card and no account needed to try it.

Why is Serial not a UART here?

Because on a Leonardo it is not one. The USB socket goes to the ATmega32U4 itself, so Serial is a CDC endpoint the sketch opens and Serial1 is the real USART on pins 0 and 1.

Can it pretend to be a keyboard?

Not in Mokxi. Keyboard and Mouse need the USB stack above the byte pipe, and the model does not have one. The board page says so plainly.

Will an Uno sketch run on it?

The source usually will; the ELF will not, because it is a different chip. Watch for SDA and SCL, which are pins 2 and 3 here rather than A4 and A5.

Simulators for one kind of circuit

A servo, a display, a motor driver or a rectifier, each already running.

Try your own firmware on the Leonardo

What you build here runs on the board on your desk, unchanged. Nothing to install and no account needed.