How to use KiCad

Last year I started using KiCad as an alternative to Eagle.

For those unfamiliar with these programs: they are programs you use to design a printed circuit board (PCB).

And I decided to create a quickstart introduction to KiCad.

In this 5-minute video you’ll see how to design a simple circuit board from scratch:

https://youtu.be/l9b_6WLemmg
The purpose of the video is to show you all the steps necessary to create a board in KiCAD.

You won’t learn every step from this video.

It’s more for getting you that feeling of “huh, that’s not too bad…. I can do that!”

I will also create a proper course on how to use KiCad that I will publish on Ohmify:

https://learn.ohmify.com/courses
Currently, I have courses on how to design boards with Eagle and Fritzing, so it’s time to get a KiCad course up and running also.

Let me know your biggest struggle when it comes to designing a PCB in the comment field of the video.

I’ll read all the comments and these will help shape the upcoming KiCad course.

Keep On Soldering!
Oyvind @ build-electronic-circuits.com

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