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PCB Design Using KiCad 5
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PCB Design Using KiCad 5

Express way to learn KiCad with single layer and two-layer design examples to understand the PCB design flow.
4.3 (29 ratings)
Course Ratings are calculated from individual students’ ratings and a variety of other signals, like age of rating and reliability, to ensure that they reflect course quality fairly and accurately.
1,861 students enrolled
Created by SWADESHEE Parinati
Last updated 8/2020
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PCB Design Using KiCad 5
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This course includes
  • 3 hours on-demand video
  • 10 articles
  • 21 downloadable resources
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Assignments
  • Certificate of Completion
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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
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
Course content
Expand all 35 lectures 03:12:37
+ – Introduction to KiCad
2 lectures 10:15

This lecture introduces you to PCB design and few basic terminologies.

Introduction to the course
Preview 04:51

Features and benefits of KiCad

About KiCad and Software Installation
Preview 05:24

Let's check your understanding from this section.

Quiz 1
6 questions
+ – DC to DC converter PCB design
14 lectures 01:48:41

Creating a project in KiCad and prepare it for schematic entry.

Creating Project in KiCad
Preview 07:49

The video lesson shows you how to add symbols to the schematic and connect them to draw the circuit  schematic in KiCad.

Schematic Entry
08:59

Watch this video lesson to know how to edit the available symbols in KiCad Symbol Editor.

Schematic Symbol Editor
06:50

Continuation of schematic capture.

Schematic Entry Part II
05:43

Know about ERC and its importance in the schematic entry stage.

Electrical Rule Check
07:17

Very important part of PCB design stage is assigning the right footprints to schematic symbols. Know more about it in this lesson.

Footprint Assign & Create Netlist
07:19

About PCB Editor tool

PCBNew PCB Editor
09:03

Watch out this video to know the best practices in component placement on PCB to get best results.

Components Placement
08:11

Let's know about PCB routing of single layer board in this video lesson.

PCB routing
11:05

What is design rule check and why it is important? Get a answer to this question in this video.

Design Rule Check
06:49

This video lesson will demonstrate about the placement of component references and values in the silkscreen.

Silk Screen
07:46

Know how to add your custom symbols and logos to schematic and PCB silkscreen.

Silkscreen Customization
12:59

Generate Gerber output files from KiCad PCB to send it for manufacturing.

Gerber Output
05:37

Generate BoM files to order the components from component vendor.

Bill of Materials
03:14
Design a single layer board for a 1kW sine-wave inverter. Use THT components.
Sine wave inverter PCB design
3 questions

Let's check your understanding from this section.

Quiz 2
6 questions
+ – Digital Temperature Controller
9 lectures 01:11:52

Drawing schematic of Digital Temperature Controller

Schematic Entry
Preview 07:50
Schematic Entry Part2
13:14

Identify and assign the right footprint for schematic symbols

Footprint Assignment
11:07

Create a custom footprint for a toggle button switch

Footprint Editor
08:44

Placing the components on the PCB

Component Placement
07:18

Route a two-layer PCB

Two layer PCB routing
06:40

Basics of differential routing of high-speed signals

Differential Pair
04:23

Completing the PCB routing of two layer board

PCB Routing Part-2
06:35

Edit the silkscreen and generate Gerber output files.

Silkscreen and Gerber output
06:01
Design a two-layer board for the energy meter.
Energy Meter
3 questions

Attempt this to qualify for certification of completion.

Quiz 3
5 questions
+ – Bonus: KiCad Action Plugins
10 lectures 01:48
Autorouting in KiCad with FreeRouting
00:27

Know about KiCad Action Plugins

KICAD ACTION PLUGINS
00:08
KiSymGen: Generate KiCad schematic symbols using a graphical tool
00:07

A cool tool to use in KiCad.


Datasheet pinout extractor from PDF
00:03

A utility for manipulating part fields in KiCad schematic files or libraries.

Manipulating part fields in KiCad schematic files
00:04

This plugin generates convenient BOM listing with ability to visually correlate and easily search for components and their placements on the pcb.

Interactive HTML BOM
00:20

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.

WireIt Plugin
00:13

A lot more collection of KiCad pcbnew Action Plugins to ease the workflow.

KiCad Action Plugins
00:09

Generating part-cost spreadsheets for circuit boards developed with KiCad

KiCost
00:08

A curated list of third-party tools to be used in conjunction with the KiCad open-source electronics design automation suite.

KiCad Third-Party Tools
00:06