Difference between revisions of "A simple example for beginners: LED Breakout"
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You can download the software from [http://www.kicad-pcb.org KiCAD's home page]. | You can download the software from [http://www.kicad-pcb.org KiCAD's home page]. | ||
| − | KiCAD is a opensource and free tool for designing schematics and layouts for printed circuit boards, the best part is there are no size limits; as with some of the other closed source, free softwares. We at [http://www.xplorelabz.com Xplore | + | KiCAD is a opensource and free tool for designing schematics and layouts for printed circuit boards, the best part is there are no size limits; as with some of the other closed source, free softwares. We at [http://www.xplorelabz.com Xplore Labz] use it for most of our PCB Designs. The software is continuously evolving and there are lot of libraries of already being built. You might not just use KiCAD in your designs, you could as well contribute to its development. |
In the video tutorial below, we will design a simple 4 LED breakout PCB. The example is very simple and it allows beginners to understand the workflow. | In the video tutorial below, we will design a simple 4 LED breakout PCB. The example is very simple and it allows beginners to understand the workflow. | ||
In the upcoming tutorials we will describe KiCAD Schematics, Layouts and other features in detail. Stay Tuned! | In the upcoming tutorials we will describe KiCAD Schematics, Layouts and other features in detail. Stay Tuned! | ||
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Revision as of 16:19, 19 October 2013
Getting Started with KiCAD
You can download the software from KiCAD's home page. KiCAD is a opensource and free tool for designing schematics and layouts for printed circuit boards, the best part is there are no size limits; as with some of the other closed source, free softwares. We at Xplore Labz use it for most of our PCB Designs. The software is continuously evolving and there are lot of libraries of already being built. You might not just use KiCAD in your designs, you could as well contribute to its development.
In the video tutorial below, we will design a simple 4 LED breakout PCB. The example is very simple and it allows beginners to understand the workflow. In the upcoming tutorials we will describe KiCAD Schematics, Layouts and other features in detail. Stay Tuned!