PCB Design Using KiCad

Name: PCB Design Using KiCad
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Express way to learn KiCad with single layer and two-layer design examples to understand the PCB design flow.

Created byEshanav Systems

Last updated 3/2022

English

What you'll learn

Drawing circuit schematics
PCB Layout: Single & Two-layer design
Creation of Gerber files
Library part creation
BOM generation
ERC and DRC

Course content

4 sections • 36 lectures • 3h 12m total length

Introduction to the course4:51
This lecture introduces you to PCB design and few basic terminologies.
About KiCad and Software Installation5:24
Features and benefits of KiCad
Quiz 1

Creating Project in KiCad7:49
Creating a project in KiCad and prepare it for schematic entry.
Schematic Entry8:59
The video lesson shows you how to add symbols to the schematic and connect them to draw the circuit schematic in KiCad.
Schematic Symbol Editor6:50
Watch this video lesson to know how to edit the available symbols in KiCad Symbol Editor.
Schematic Entry Part II5:43
Continuation of schematic capture.
Electrical Rule Check7:17
Know about ERC and its importance in the schematic entry stage.
Footprint Assign & Create Netlist7:19
Very important part of PCB design stage is assigning the right footprints to schematic symbols. Know more about it in this lesson.
PCBNew PCB Editor9:03
About PCB Editor tool
Components Placement8:11
Watch out this video to know the best practices in component placement on PCB to get best results.
PCB routing11:05
Let's know about PCB routing of single layer board in this video lesson.
Design Rule Check6:49
What is design rule check and why it is important? Get a answer to this question in this video.
Silk Screen7:46
This video lesson will demonstrate about the placement of component references and values in the silkscreen.
Silkscreen Customization12:59
Know how to add your custom symbols and logos to schematic and PCB silkscreen.
Gerber Output5:37
Generate Gerber output files from KiCad PCB to send it for manufacturing.
Bill of Materials3:14
Generate BoM files to order the components from component vendor.
Sine wave inverter PCB design
Quiz 2

Schematic Entry7:50
Drawing schematic of Digital Temperature Controller
Schematic Entry Part213:14
Footprint Assignment11:07
Identify and assign the right footprint for schematic symbols
Footprint Editor8:44
Create a custom footprint for a toggle button switch
Component Placement7:18
Placing the components on the PCB
Two layer PCB routing6:40
Route a two-layer PCB
Differential Pair4:23
Basics of differential routing of high-speed signals
PCB Routing Part-26:35
Completing the PCB routing of two layer board
Silkscreen and Gerber output6:01
Edit the silkscreen and generate Gerber output files.
Energy Meter
Quiz 3

Autorouting in KiCad with FreeRouting0:27
KICAD ACTION PLUGINS0:08
Know about KiCad Action Plugins
KiSymGen: Generate KiCad schematic symbols using a graphical tool0:07
Datasheet pinout extractor from PDF0:03
A cool tool to use in KiCad.
Manipulating part fields in KiCad schematic files0:04
A utility for manipulating part fields in KiCad schematic files or libraries.
Interactive HTML BOM0:20
This plugin generates convenient BOM listing with ability to visually correlate and easily search for components and their placements on the pcb.
WireIt Plugin0:13
This PCBNEW plugin lets you add wires (or nets) between pads on a PCB, delete them, and swap wires between pads. This is helpful for physically connecting sets of related pins when doing the layout of high pin-count packages such as FPGAs.
KiCad Action Plugins0:09
A lot more collection of KiCad pcbnew Action Plugins to ease the workflow.
KiCost0:08
Generating part-cost spreadsheets for circuit boards developed with KiCad
KiCad Third-Party Tools0:06
A curated list of third-party tools to be used in conjunction with the KiCad open-source electronics design automation suite.
KiCad StepUp0:20
Electrical (ECAD) and mechanical (MCAD) design

Requirements

Circuit concepts

Description

This short course on KiCad gives basic idea about usage of open-source software tool KiCad for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and PCB artwork. This course enables you to design your PCBs with its precise yet simple explanations for a beginner to understand the concepts and guidelines of PCB design.

The course introduces the KiCad tool for schematic entry and PCB layout design of single-layer and two-layer boards with examples for each. You will understand the various stages of design validation using ERC and DRC checks to result in more reliable PCBs. The method used in the course gives you a pleasant learning experience without beating around the bushes. To the point, precise and effective instructions and yet short video lessons are the highlights of the course. The lessons on schematic symbol, footprint creation and differential pairs are added to give you an insight of the practical design challenges. So even with a busy life schedule, you can get a hold of PCB design fundamentals using widely used Opensource KiCad Tool in a matter of few hours.

Instructor has more than a decade of PCB design experience on a variety of EDA tools such as PCBCAD, Eagle, KiCad, OrCAD and Express PCB.

Who this course is for:

Electronics enthusiasts

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Course content

Introduction to KiCad2 lectures • 10min

DC to DC converter PCB design14 lectures • 1hr 49min

Digital Temperature Controller9 lectures • 1hr 12min

Bonus: KiCad Action Plugins11 lectures • 2min

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