{"id":533,"date":"2021-10-03T20:52:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T01:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ad7i.net\/main\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2021-10-29T17:09:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T22:09:17","slug":"kicad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ad7i.net\/main\/kicad\/","title":{"rendered":"KiCad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KiCad (pronounced Key-Cad) is a free cross platform and open source program for designing printed circuit boards. You can download the KiCad program from the KiCad website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presentation Slide Deck<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A short slide deck for my presentation about KiCad to the Garden State Amateur Radio Association on October 7, 2021. The slides are mostly about the example circuit and not KiCad itself. Click here for the slides<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digikey’s KiCad Tutorial Videos on YouTube.com<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Digikey has a great set of tutorial videos that describe how to get started with KiCad. I’ve placed the links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1: How PCBs Are Made<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 2: Create a Schematic Symbol<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 3: Schematic Capture<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 4: Create a Footprint<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 5: Associate Footprints and Generate Netlist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 6: Place Parts and Define Outline<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 7: Board Layout<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 8: Generate Gerbers and Order Boards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 9: Generate BOM and Order Parts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 10: Solder Components to the PCB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PCB Vendors That I Have Used<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a number of low cost board houses that will make PCBs for you. I’m currently using JLCPCB.com<\/a> and at current pricing I’m paying less than $5 to get five boards delivered to my mailbox in about three weeks after I send them Gerber files. To get that pricing the boards need to be no larger than 3.9 x 3.9 inches (100 x 100 mm). A lot of functionality can be accomplished on a board of 3.9 x 3.9 inches!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—ooOoo—<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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