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KiCad Design Guide

Get the best out of your board with KiCad, one of the best open-source electronic design automation tools for PCB design!

10 CHAPTERS

161 PAGES

180 MINUTE READ

The KiCad Design Guide will help you:

Create a schematic
Set up board parameters
Carry out component placement
Route your board
Export the files necessary for production

Why use KiCad?

We have created this guide to get you up to speed with PCB design using KiCad.

KiCad is entirely free and open source. It’s easy to use and install– and is comparable to the expensive paid tools. It enables its users to design circuit schematics and convert the same to board designs.

Also inside this KiCad Design Guide:

Creating a component symbol library
Setting up board parameters and rules
How to route differential pairs
How to place of components

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How to set up design rules in KiCad

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