PCB Design Course for Beginners using KiCad

Teacher

Shawn Hymel

Categories

PCB Design, Electronics Engineering, Embedded System, PLC

Free

This is a course on PCB Design for beginners using KiCad. The course is handled by engineering superhero Shawn Hymel. In the first part of this series, Shawn discusses how PCBs are made and the benefits of utilizing KiCad as a design tool.

KiCad is a free and open-source platform which makes it great for learning how to make your own PCBs while still being powerful enough to do more complicated design work.

Course Features

Lectures 10
Quizzes 0
Duration 50 hours
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 16
Assessments Yes

PCB Design Using KiCad 7

Now lets start designing the PCB for our project.
- Lecture1.1
  
  Lesson 1: How PCBs Are Made 11 min
- Lecture1.2
  
  Lesson 2: Create a Schematic Symbol 11 min
- Lecture1.3
  
  Lesson 3: Schematic Capture 15 min
- Lecture1.4
  
  Lesson 4: Create a Footprint 20 min
- Lecture1.5
  
  Lesson 5: Associate Footprints and Generate Netlist 15 min
- Lecture1.6
  
  Lesson 6: Place Parts and Define Outline 17 min
- Lecture1.7
  
  Lesson 7: Board Layout 18 min
Ordering Parts and Soldering Components 3

Finally after designing you will learn ordering boards, parts and soldering components
- Lecture2.1
  
  Lesson 8: Generate Gerbers and Order Boards 09 min
- Lecture2.2
  
  Lesson 9: Generate BOM and Order Parts 14 min
- Lecture2.3
  
  Lesson 10: Solder Components to the PCB 08 min

Shawn Hymel

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