PCB Design with KICAD from Basic to Advanced

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to PCB Design with KiCad from Basic to Advanced.

Lecture 1: Introduction to PCB Design: Building Your Knowledge Base

Lecture 2: Software and Hardware Requirements for KiCad.

Lecture 3: A Step-by-Step Guide to Downloading and Installation

Lecture 4: Exploring Features and the Interface of KiCAD

Lecture 5: The Significance of PCB Design in Product Development

Lecture 6: KiCad's PCB Layers: Understanding Their Functionality and Purpose

Chapter 2: Basics of KiCAD Design Workflow: From Schematic Creation to PCB Design.

Lecture 1: Getting Started: KiCad Basic Concepts and Workflow Essentials

Lecture 2: Creating a New KiCad Project and Navigating Tools in Project Manager

Lecture 3: Essential Tools, Pan & Zoom, and Hotkeys in Schematic Editor

Lecture 4: Page Setup, Size, Title, Comment and Date Inclusion in Schematic Sheet.

Lecture 5: Adding Symbols with the Add Symbol Tool or letter A in Schematic Sheet

Lecture 6: Selection, Movement, and Deletion with M and R hotkeys in Schematic Editor

Lecture 7: Wire Additions with W & Tool and Power Symbol Library brief of Schematic Editor

Lecture 8: Annotating Schematic using Annotation tool and Symbol Properties settings.

Lecture 9: Adding Values to Symbols and Saving Work Progress in Schematic Editor.

Lecture 10: Footprint Assignment using Assignment Tool in Schematic Editor.

Lecture 11: The Electrical Rule Checker and Power Flags in Action in Schematic Editor.

Lecture 12: Generating Bill of Materials (BOM) for Documentation in Schematic Editor.

Lecture 13: PCB Editor: A Step-by-Step Guide for understanding the editor.

Lecture 14: Board Setup and Stackup settings in PCB Editor

Lecture 15: Importing Schematic Changes from Schematic editor to PCB Editor.

Lecture 16: Drawing Board Outlines with Edge Cut Layer in PCB Editor.

Lecture 17: Placing Footprints and points to keep in mind while placing footprint on PCB.

Lecture 18: Track Routing with the Route Track Tool in PCB Editor.

Lecture 19: Adding Copper Fill Zones for Optimal Grounding in PCB Editor

Lecture 20: Design Rule Checker and Rules Severity Setting in PCB Editor.

Lecture 21: 3D Viewer and Raytracing in KiCad.

Lecture 22: Gerber File and Drill File Generation for PCB Fabrication using Plot tool.

Chapter 3: Custom Symbol & Custom Footprint in Symbol and Footprint Editor.

Lecture 1: Symbols and Footprints and there Library and Library Table in KiCad.

Lecture 2: Creating and Adding Symbols to a New Library in KiCad Symbol Editor.

Lecture 3: Adding Pins and Graphics in symbol and completing design in Symbol Editor.

Lecture 4: Creating and Adding Footprints to a New library in Footprint Editor.

Lecture 5: Adding Pads in Footprint and editing its properties using Footprint Editor.

Lecture 6: Footprint outline on the Front Fabrication Layer (F.Fab ) in Footprint Editor.

Lecture 7: Footprint outline on the Front Silkscreen (F.Silkscreen) layer in Editor.

Lecture 8: Footprint outline on the Front courtyard F.Courtyard layer in PCB Editor.

Lecture 9: Using newly developed Custom Symbols and Footprint in Schematic and PCB.

Lecture 10: Associating 3D Model with footprints in the Footprint Editor.

Chapter 4: Hierarchical Schematics for designing Complex/Large Schematics "eeschema".

Lecture 1: Multi-sheet schematics and Hierarchy for Complex and Large Schematic Design.

Lecture 2: Understanding Label Types and Scope in KiCad Eeschema.

Lecture 3: Labeling Techniques and Wire/Net Highlighting Tools in Eeschema.

Lecture 4: Using Hierarchical and Global Labels for making connection between pins.

Lecture 5: Importing Hierarchical Pins for Labeling and Linking Subsheet Symbols.

Lecture 6: Electrical Rule Checking on Hierarchical Schematic Design.

Lecture 7: Assigning footprint to the Hierarchical Schematic Components.

Lecture 8: Practical Example of Hierarchical Schematic using different types of Label.

Lecture 9: Bus Wires and Net Labels for better Organizing Schematics.

Chapter 5: Generating Output Files using Schematic Editor "eeschema".

Lecture 1: Kicad Schematic Printing for project documentation.

Lecture 2: Creating PDFs from KiCad schematics using PLOT tool.

Lecture 3: Bill of Materials (BOM) generation in KiCad three methods.

Lecture 4: Netlist generation and interpretation in KiCad eeschema.

Chapter 6: Generating Output Files using PCB Editor

Lecture 1: Output File Generation in KiCad PCB Editor

Lecture 2: Generating Gerber Files from KiCad, Output Plotting for Manufacturing.

Lecture 3: Generating PostScript, SVG, DXF, and HPGL Files for Manufacturing Needs.

Lecture 4: Drill File Formats Generating PCB Drill Data in KiCad PCB Editor

Lecture 5: Component Placement file for PCB Assembly by the manufacturer.

Lecture 6: Print Function in KiCad PCB Editor for Printing PCB on paper.

Chapter 7: Display and Selection Control in KiCad PCB Editor.

Lecture 1: Understanding Appearance, Layers, Objects, Nets, and Selection Filters in KiCad.

Lecture 2: Net Highlighting and Cross-Probing in KiCad PCB Editor

Lecture 3: Left Toolbar Display Options in KiCad's PCB Editor

Chapter 8: Board Setup and Design Rules settings before designing any PCB.

Lecture 1: Board Settings: Physical Stackup, Board Finishes, and Solder Mask Techniques.

Lecture 2: Setup for Text and Graphics in PCB Editor.

Lecture 3: Constraints, Pre-Defined Sizes, Net Classes, Custom Rules and Violation Severity

Chapter 9: Designing Custom Symbols in KiCad Symbol Editor for PCA_9505 port expander.

Lecture 1: Step 1: Introduction to building custom symbol PCA_9505 port expander.

Lecture 2: Step 2: Creating new library and adding new custom symbol of PCA_9505.

Lecture 3: Step 3: Method for Adding pins for custom symbol from 1 to 56 pins.

Lecture 4: Step 4: Changing the Orientation, Pin Name, Pin Number and electrical property.

Lecture 5: Step 5: Changing Name and electrical property of the pin 29 to 56 .

Lecture 6: Step 6: Drawing Rectangle between pins, and using custom symbol in schematic.

Lecture 7: Step 7: Refactoring and editing symbol properties and attaching footprint.

Lecture 8: Step 8: Refactoring the custom symbol by functionality, Custom symbol improved.

Chapter 10: Designing Custom Footprint in Footprint Editor of Kicad.

Lecture 1: Step 1: Introduction to "Footprint Editor" in KiCad and the component footprint.

Lecture 2: Step 2:Creating "New Library" and adding Footprint "Name" in "Footprint Editor".

Lecture 3: Step 3: Adding pads using "Add Pad Tool" and discussing "Different Pad Types" .

Lecture 4: Step 4: Making copy of "Footprint Pads" and editing its "Settings and Position".

Lecture 5: Step 5: Adding "Mounting Holes" or "Non Plated Through Holes" NPTH.

Lecture 6: Step 6: Adding F.Fab Front Fabrication, F.Silkscreen and F.Courtyard layers.

Lecture 7: Step 7: Specifying pin 1 of the footprint, specifying the orientation.

Lecture 8: Step 8: Performing "Footprint Checker" and using footprint in PCB Design.

Lecture 9: Step 9:A quick review of "Creating Custom Footprint" in kiCad.

Chapter 11: Using Project Template and Designing Custom template in KiCad 8.0

Lecture 1: Projects Templates: Creating new project from kiCad Project template.

Lecture 2: 1.Creating Project Template: Template files types and there role in template.

Lecture 3: 2.Creating Project Template: Schematic for Custom Project Template

Lecture 4: 3.Creating Project Template: PCB for Custom Project template

Lecture 5: 4. Creating Project Template: Adding template folder to template directory

Lecture 6: 5. Creating Project Template: Adding Description in info.html file of template

Lecture 7: 6. Using our Custom Project Template in kiCad project.

Chapter 12: Circuit Simulation in Schematic Editor using ngspice in kiCad 8.0.

Lecture 1: DC Operating Point Analysis: Simulation of Voltage divider in Schematic Editor.