As a follow-up to my intro/tutorial, I’ll go over a few more lessons learned using Kicad including some tips that should be of help to anyone embarking on a similar journey. The power module project was selected for a first adventure using Kicad as it was relatively small while being non-trivial. The circuit holds around…
Kicad: Techniques, Tips and Work-arounds
- by: Pat Deegan
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Kicad is an cross-platform, open source, electronics design suite. I’d toyed with it in the past, but had never made it to actually designing real projects with it until recently. Here, I’ll go over my experience and initial impressions, and provide a few pointers and resources for anyone curious about trying it out. We’ll tour…