Learn KiCad. Printed Circuit Board Design.

A guide to get you started to use the open source program KiCad for your next electronics project.

Last updated 5/2014

English

What you'll learn

By the end of the cource you will be able to create a printed circuit board on your own.

1 section • 8 lectures • 1h 28m total length

Start a new project.17:38
Netlist and footprint association and placing PCB items.16:12
Generate netlists from schematics, export board data, and associate footprints with components in KiCad. Place PCB items, route traces, and manage the board outline and layer setup.
Silk-screen and copper pour.8:41
Mounting holes.3:31
Create a library and put your own component in that library.8:30
Create your own KiCad library by importing a component from the device library, saving it to a private library folder, and set a user search path to prioritize your library.
Create PCB footprint component.11:53
Add Footprint search path1:50
Prepare production files.20:22

This Udemy tutorial gives you the opportunity to learn KiCad in a fast visual fashion.

During these video tutorials I will teach you how to set up your project and design a printed circuit board.

The biggest reason to use KiCad as your PCB design tool is: