Design with KiCad
- Offered byUDEMY
Design with KiCad at UDEMY Overview
Duration | 12 hours |
Total fee | ₹649 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Design with KiCad at UDEMY Highlights
- Certificate of completion
- 12 hours on-demand video
- 5 articles
- 39 downloadable resources
- Access on mobile and TV
- 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
- Full Lifetime Access
Design with KiCad at UDEMY Course details
- For Electronics hobbyists
- For electrical and electronics engineering students
- For engineers
- For whoever is interested in creating Printed Circuit Boards
- The course was updated for KiCad 7 which was released on 12 Feb 2023
- Using KiCad for Printed Circuit Board design
- Starting from schematics to the ready to manufacture designs
- Using the schematics editor and the PCB Layout Editor for generating ready to manufacture designs
- Using Electrical Rule Checker(ERC) and Design Rule Checker (DRC)
- General Idea about PCB types
- This course will teach learner in a systematic way how to use KiCad 6 for PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design, it will take learner from not knowing the software to making a development board at the final project without overwhelming learner with a large number of hours of videos to watch
Design with KiCad at UDEMY Curriculum
Introduction to Design With KiCad
Introduction to Design with KiCad 6
Why KiCad
Donation commitment
Course plan
Before we dig in - the principals
Symbols, Footprints and 3D Models
What is a PCB or a PWB
PCB Types
PCB Layers
Tracks, Vias, and Through Holes
Blind and Buried Vias
Surface Mount (SMT) and Through Hole (THT)
PCB Design Beyond Connecting Parts
Types of components quiz
Installation, Libraries and 3D models
Getting the required files
Installing KiCad on a Windows system
Installing KiCad on a Linux Ubuntu system
Getting KiCad Libraries
Playing with 3D models
Getting third party libraries
Adding Symbols
Adding footprints
General look at a demo project
Symbols, footprints and 3D models
KiCad Project Manager
First look at KiCad Project Manager
A look at a demo project in the Project Manager
Project Manager menus explained
Project Manager components explained
Preferences Part 1
Preferences Parts 2
Drawing Sheet Editor
Image Converter
Calculator Tools
KiCad Project Manager
The Schematic Layout Editor - Eeschema
Schematic Layout Editor Eeschema - learning by a project
Voltage regulator project explained
Filling the details of the project
Adding symbols of the circuit to Eeschema
Moving symbols and the grid settins
positioning the components of the L7809 part of the circuit in place
Adding power supply and ground to Eeschema
Working on the L7805 part of the circuit and naming the parts
Electrical Rules Check
Adding connectors to the circuit
Properties of a symbol
Symbol sub-menus explained
Symbol sub-menus continued
Right tool bar explained part 1
Right tool bar explained part 2
Right tool bar explained part 3
Right tool bar explained part 4
Right tool bar explained part 5
Upper tool bar explained part 1
Upper tool bar explained part 2
Upper tool bar explained part 3
Upper tool bar explained part 4
Menus explained
Schematics Layout Editor Preferences explained
Edit text and graphics properties explained
Assigning footprint tool
Assigning footprints to the capacitors
Assigning footprints to connectors and resistors
Assigning footprints to L7805, L7809, and the TO 220 package
Symbol Editor
Eeschema section questions
PCB Layout Editor - Pcbnew
Introduction to the PCB Editor Pcbnew and updating it with our project
experimenting with moving rotating and the properties of a footprint
Footprint properties continued 2
Footprint properties continued 3 and pads clearance
Placing components in location 1
Placing components in location 2
Placing components in location 3
Placing parts in final location and the Edge Cuts layer
Making curved edges using Draw Arc tool 1
Making curved edges using Draw Arc tool 2
First look at Design Rule Check
Tracks widths, clearances and net classes
Connecting the ground on the back cupper layer
Connecting pads and nets
Design Rule Check - Eliminating some errors
Design Rule Check continued
Vias tool
Filled Zones
Drawing tool and text tool explained
Last tools in the right tool bar explained
Left tool bar explained
Top tool bar explained
Plot tool - generating the GERBER files and the Drill files
Generated GERBER files explained
Board Layer Editor explained
Physical stack up explained
Board finish and solder mask explained
Text, Graphics and Design Rules
Net Classes Explained - IMPORTANT LECTURE
Violation Severity explained
File menu explained
Edit and View menus explained
Place, Route, Inspect menus explained
Interactive router options explained
Preferences explained part 1
Preferences explained part 2
Preferences explained part 3
PCB Layers
Footprint Editor
Design workflow in KiCad 6
Pcbnew section quiz
Project 1 - REV1 of a two phase bipolar stepper motor controller based on L298
Introduction to the project and downloading the required data sheets
Parts list and recommendations from the data sheet
Adding components to the Eeschema
Downloading and adding Symbol and Footprint of the L298
Connecting Vs and Vss
Adding power flags and connectors to the schematics
Connecting the screw terminal connectors J1 J2 and J4
Connecting Zener diodes to L298, Vs and Vss
Connecting Rs1, Rs2 and Vss to the L298
Connecting L297 and L298
Connecting the remainder of the schematics and zero rule check errors
Tidying up the schematics
Assigning footprints to the symbols
Placing footprints relatively 1
Placing footprints relatively 2
Placing footprints relatively 3
Placing footprints relatively 4
Edge cut layer - shaping the board
Drawing the curved edges of the board
Drawing the final edges of the board
Placing mounting holes on the board
Creating and assigning net classes - an important lecture
Connecting ground on back cupper layer
Connecting the motor winding Vs and Vss
Routing the remainder of the board 1
Routing the remainder of the board 2
Routing the remainder of the board 3
Routing the remainder of the board 4
Routing the remainder of the board 5
Routing the remainder of the board 6
Routing the remainder of the board 7
Adding 3D model to the L298
Final routing of the board and design rule check
Labeling J3 connector
Labeling the motor windings connector and the back of the board
Generating GERBER and Drill files
Viewing GERBER and drill files before sending to manufacturing
BOM and sending to manufacture
Sending to manufacturing continued
Sending to manufacture 2
First project quiz
Project 2 - REV2 of a two phase bipolar stepper motor controller based on L298
Two phase bipolar stepper motor Revision 2
Hints for REV2 design
Design quiz
Creating Rev2 of the Two Phase Bipolar Motor controller.
Solutions for the previous design
Project 3 - Development board project with STM components and Micro USB
Introduction to the project and photos of the manufactured board.
Photos of the board in the 3D viewer and photos of the actual manufactured board
The project in Eeschema
Footprint assignment tool for the project
The project in Pcbnew
Routing quiz
Downloading and installing free routing tool
Auto routing our board
Final look at the completely auto routed board
More auto routing practice
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