Design your own Circuit Boards using Kicad Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- This video focuses on designing the PCB & generating gerber files
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Schematix
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I always prefer to watch an 'idiots guide' video before sitting down and reading the manual if I get stuck. I thought these videos were just great and has now given me the confidence to give it a try. Thank you so much
How does this not have more views? This is a hidden gem of a video on the tube. Thank you, kind sir, for this video.
Thank you :)
@@Schematix "Part 3" is a truly hidden gem... I can't find it!
Thanks for all your excellent work!
Exactly ! most of the times views and quality are not proportional.
This 20 minute video will save you hours of time fumbling through instructables, ty
This blew my mind. I knew enough about EE throughout the years to rig things together but I never thought that one day I'd be able to sit down and design an actual board from start to finish and *understand* it. Thank you so much, this was perfect.
Thanks so much. As a novice, video parts 1 & 2 have completely removed the anxiety of circuit board design for me. I feel more confident and compelled to move forward in PCB designing.
Best intro to Kicad !
Good explanation, not too tedious. This is how you get stuff done. Thanks !
Looking forward to you showing how to create those bare traces so we can beef/tin them up for more current handling.
Im retired, been involved with electronics all my life but haven't designed a PCB since the days of tape and stickers back in the 70's. Always wanted to know how to use PCB software but never thought it worth while if I couldn't get the design made for a reasonable price in NZ. Those days seem to have gone and so Im starting to make my own boards and your tutorial is exactly what I needed. Highly recommended for old coots like me :)
Just wanted to pop by and say thanks for this quick tutorial. I went from banging my head on the desk when trying to use EasyDA, to sending my gerbers to jlcpcb after switching to Kicad and watching these two videos.
Best video ever made, I am so thankful thank you a thousand times!
Awesome guide to getting started with Kicad. Thanks for the effort you put into making these videos.
The best KiCad introduction. Thanks
Many thanks - By far the best KiCAD tutorial
Absolutely Brilliant video mate, thank you.
what a great video (and part1 too) . exactly what i was needing right now. thank you so much for that!
Many thanks for your great videos - perfect pace and to the point explanation. Was looking to start with open-source software for PCB design, and now I am up and running.
Thanks I enjoyed these lessons and I have created my PCB with your help. Order is in and PCBs will arrive soon...I hope.
Excellent 2 part KiCad Tutorial!
Awesome tutorial fella. Thank you, that was a really comprehensive explanation.
Fabulous, thanks for taking the time to make these videos 👍🏻
Excellent video series. I am now going to try KiCad for a project that I was very hesitant to try. Really enjoyed the presentation! Thank you
You are very good at explaining each step. Nice presentation!!
Wow ! This is most interesting. Thanks!
thanks learnt more from this video than others great
very simple, easy to understand, thank you sir 🙏
Great video, nice and clear and concise. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Very good tutorial, thanks.
Very useful video, thank you.
Thanks for posting the videos.
I thought episode 1 was superb but you've just surpassed yourself! 🤯🥳👍
Exceptional. Thank you.
Great lesson! Thanks a lot!
Thank You! Subscribed!
Great tutorial. Thank you
Awesome tutorial
Nice video!
Excellent ! As a past user of Eagle I found this to be a brilliant introduction into KiCad
Awesome video.
Fatastic Mate! I appreciate your video as its very helpful! Michael Johnston
fantastic video thanks
AWESONE!
Keep it up, nice video, thanks for sharing it :)
Nice free software, looks very easy to use also.
Great tutorial! Tks 🙂
Thank you so much for your tutorial. I watched part 1 an part 2 a few times an created my first board for manufacture in an afternoon. The only hassle I had was the mounting holes disappearing randomly for some reason.. Not sure why but had a ball creating the board. Thank you.
Very good 👍
The only video I've ever been hanging on every word. Great Introduction! You hit every point I was concerned about was addressed but one: Why didn't your ground point show the tabs in the 3-d view?
Thanks, I've used KiCad and now I'm using the online schematic capture provided by your sponsor. In both cases, the fly in the ointment is footprints. They all have some, but rarely do they have the component footprint you need. Without the footprints, you have to create them to use it in the PCB. You need hole sizes, pad sizes, component pinouts etc. its a PITA.
@@philipdifrancesca Thanks Phil. I just updated my sources list and installed the latest version of KiCad and libraries. Maybe the newer version is a little more complete (I was running 4.xx, now onto 5.xx). In any case, the gripe wasn't against KiCad, it was about the state of the component footprint schmozzle. I noticed for example that EasyEDA includes unfiltered "User" components. Some of these footprints are completely wrong, some, even worse than completely wrong, have one or two details like TH size wrong...enough to stuff up a PCB build. I've had to resort to getting the components I intend to use first, pulling out the caliper, micrometer and checking/correcting foot prints.
I don't know the answer to this dilemma. You don't want to impose standards on component manufacturers - that just stifles innovation, but not having a standardised footprint for every component manufactured means you have to resort to measuring actual component dimensions.
@@BenMitro Odd footprints are a headache to deal with. In a future video I'll go over designing foorprints from scratch
Best KiCad tutorial yet. I followed part 1 and everything worked out fine.
Part 2 is fine until the 3.07 mark. I am using V5.1.4 and when I hold down the "M" key to move R3 all the components move not just R3.
Its as if all the companents are grouped into a single unit but I cannot find any mention of a "Group"/"Ungroup" option.
Searching on line suggests the "L" key unlocks.
Thank you
Nice! Can you show how to use och assembly when ordering from these pcb sites too?
Thanks so much dude, this software seemed impenetrable to me at first. In the next video, could you gloss over snapping/grid size so and stuff like that so I can make stuff to the millimeter? Cheers
You're welcome. Noted and will be featured in a future video
The "via" function is one of the key reasons I didn't upgrade from 5.0.2; it slows down my work flow.
Under the older version, I can route on a layer until I get to the point where I need to change layers, then press "Page Up" or "Page Down" to change to the new layer and continue to route.
The next trace is put on the new layer and a via is added automatically. No cancelling trace route, adding a via and continuing.
I didn't much care for the "new" graphics rendering either. There were a few other "features" that in my view, destroyed a perfectly functioning productive piece of software.
Once again, an excellent presentation... Though I feel you should have given more clearance between some tracks and solder points. I realize getting the PCB's made professionally, clearance isn't much of an issue, but if someone wanted to etch their own PCB's, clearance will definitely matter... Regardless, great tutorial... 10/10
I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial. :) Changing the clearance will be featured in a future video.
Excellent video! To repeat what was said before, I was hanging on every word. Well presented and easy to follow along.
Question: Since I'm not going to be making multiple PCBs copies and thus have no use for a PCB house, is there a feature in KiCad which will allow me to print out my own PCB layouts (i.e., a black and white) so that I can heat-transfer them onto my copper boards?
just save your gerber files and print it through inkjet printer and then you can use heat transfer method i did the same if not happening try using PCBdroid (for mobile) or EXPRESSPCBLAYOUT (for PC) there youll surely get these options i havee done it my custom PCBs through these softwares.
How thick is the copper for the ground plane? If it's too thick it will absorb most of the heat from the soldering iron and make it dificult too solder.
It would have been interesting if you showed the picture of the real manufactured PCB (from JCLPCB) and compared it to the 3D view on the programme. I wanted to see how the real one differs from the designed one on the software.
On the bottom ground part you said to select ground net. Mine does not show any nets. How do I add them?
When I visualize the board in the 3D view, I cannot see the components such as LED as shown on your 3D model. Why is that? I am running KiCAD 5.1.6-0-10_14 on MacOSX 10.15.4.
Just my luck, hardly any footprints to suit my components, big transformer, big non polarity caps, big diodes, everything big. I did find my transister though. At least now due to your tutorial i'm finding my way round the program rather than scratching my nut(head)thanks. The biggest thing i'm having problems with is footprints, reading the comments I'm not the only one so looking forward to that video when it comes out. I was suprised by the install time, and i got screens that you didn't, probably as it was my first use so i just selected the defaults on libraries etc. i even tried downloading some .pretty files from github hopeing to get more footprints and components but don't know where to put them. I'm probably jumping the gun and get all this explained in future videos, at the moment i'm sitting on the front edge of my seat 😆 in expectation, big thanks.
I'm glad you found it useful. I know to well, the struggle with footprints that aren't included in the default library. New videos are in the making
Have you tried RS Components or Farnell? Lots of downloadable components to add to your library 👍
Pls can i use easyeda to do this same work. I've been trying but it's complicated there.
Hi Schematix,
I'm now a retired senior, but you remind me of my younger days when I had lots of vim, vigor and ambition.
I'd love to see the process of the following, after I describe what I think is an easy solution...
The Neutrik combo connectors XLR/TRS (non-switched) do not make the parallel connection internally. So, if one chooses to do so, they must first
jumper those 3 connections on the jack before connecting the 3 wires from the mic/equip't. I made a connector to terminal block adaptor and I'm presently waiting for a 2 sided PCB from JLBPCB, and really struggled with what I think you could do easily.
Could you walk us through such a process so others might be able to bring a simple process to the masses? I needed to constrain the PCB to a 1"x 1" size as the connectors are often installed in ordinary wall plate style panels. How can I send you my files for your "look-see", as say in the states?
Thanks again! You're channel is quite good.
Larry
And pls was it a windows pc or mac pc you were using
How long does it take to receive your pcbs living in NZ?
When I use the measure distance tool, it does not snap to the end of the line. Why not? I know why now. The grid size was 0.01mm.
Even using the browse function, I still can't find the netlist I just created. Where could it be?
Errant was here
Why is my circuit board in 3D transparent? The bottom side of the board is not filled in and I can see through the whole board! Solution...add graphic polygon.
How do I solve this problem? Symbol L1 pad ~ Not found in footprint Custom Components:T-68-6 CT.
Heard almost 35 years ago, Green colour has a natural anti-static characteristic. So was the reason behind always using green coloured PCBs worldwide. But you tend to like Blue. Does it make no-difference, Sir.