Top: Depiction of the problem, with the gold arrows in the blue balls representing the directions we’d like each qubit to align to, like a weathervane pointing to the wind. The thickness of the link between the balls indicates the strength of the interaction - red denotes a ferromagnetic link, and blue an antiferromagnetic link. Middle: Implementation with qubits (yellow crosses) with control pulses (red) and steering the frequency (vertical direction). Qubits turn blue when there is interaction. The qubits turn green when they are being measured. Bottom: Zoom in of the physical device, showing the corresponding nine qubits (cross-shaped).