Andicola, the Analog-Digital Computing Lab, is a laboratory to explore the use of analog and hybrid analog-digital (HAD) computing. The aim is to develop programming languages for HAD computing, especially higher-order typed languages, compilers for these languages, and to understand the potential applications of HAD computing. In the application areas we focus on optimisation, control systems and simulations of hybrid continuous-discrete systems (physical, chemical, biological), but projects in arts or artificial intelligence/machine learning are also welcome to use the lab.

Location

The Andicola is currently inside the Robo Lab.

Available Hardware

We currently have the following available:

• Two Anabrid LUCIDAC reconfigurable analog computers
• Anadigm AN231K04-DUAL2 reconfigurable semi-analog computing evaluation kit
• Siglent SDG1022X PLUS Function Generator
• Siglent SDS1204X HD Oscilloscope with internal screen
• Siglent SDS6108L Oscilloscope with external screen
• Siglent SDM4065A Precision Multimeter
• Siglent SPD3303C Linear Power Supply

Projects

• Niels van Schagen: Developing a Backend Compiler for PDE Simulation on the Anadigm AN231E04 Hybrid Computer (Bsc., finished July 2025)
• Walt Duivenvoorde: Simulating Differential Equations using Hybrid Digital-Analog Computers (Bsc., finished August 2024)
• Dirck van den Ende: Towards a Compiler for Partial Differential Equations for Analog Computers (Bsc., finished July 2023)