Architecture as Code for Complex Hardware–Software Systems
Elan8 helps teams build, maintain, and evolve system architecture that engineers actually use.
Built by a system architect
Focused on real products, not diagrams
Engineer-first, not process-heavy
Why system architecture breaks down in practice
Architecture lives in documents
Architecture diagrams sit in documents, separate from code. When engineers need to understand the system, they read code, not documents.
Interfaces are implicit
Contracts between components are often only in comments or not documented at all. When someone changes an interface, there's no way to know what breaks downstream.
Models become outdated
As products evolve, architecture documents fall behind. They become historical artifacts rather than living specifications.
Engineers stop trusting architecture
When documentation doesn't match reality, engineers stop consulting it. They rely on code reviews and tribal knowledge instead.
Make architecture explicit, versionable, and checkable
Architecture as Code turns architecture from documentation into executable, checkable specifications that live alongside your code.
Architecture as Code (DSL)
Text-based, versioned in Git, and readable by both humans and tools. Architecture becomes part of your codebase.
Interfaces as first-class concepts
Explicitly define interfaces between components. When interfaces change, you can see the impact immediately.
Multidisciplinary by design
Model software, electronics, and mechanical systems together. One architecture, multiple domains.
Git-based workflows
Architecture changes go through the same review process as code. Architecture evolves with the product.
Who It's For
Complex products
For teams building systems with multiple components, interfaces, and dependencies.
Multiple disciplines
When software, electronics, and mechanical engineering need to work together.
Long lifecycles
For products that evolve over years, where architecture must remain accurate and trusted.