THE VIDEO SHELF · pcb design with kicad
An Intro to KiCad – Part 1: How PCBs Are Made | DigiKey
Shawn Hymel of DigiKey introduces KiCad and explains how printed circuit boards are manufactured. It is the first part of a beginner series that builds a 555 badge project.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a friendly starting point for people who want to learn PCB design with free tools.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- DigiKey
- Topic
- pcb design with kicad
- Format
- tutorial
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2022
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From the original HN conversations
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I am a MechEng by background and taught myself how to design PCBs. Disclaimer I am not a pro but have put a couple of boards into production and have worked closely with pros. > Do professionals do a lot of breadboarding? Depends on the …
MrsPeaches on Hacker News · 2020-11
In Ask HN: Most efficient way for the inexperienced to learn PCB design?Digikey actually makes really nice YouTube tutorials on how to use KiCAD: [VIDEO] When I had to design a board I used that.
kop316 on Hacker News · 2021-10
In Teach Me PCBI'd second that unless you really just want to make a PCB from a simple breadboard design with simple parts once and never do it again. But the few hours learning Kicad will be much more rewarding. Here's one of many tutorials: [VIDEO]
helsinkiandrew on Hacker News · 2022-05
In Fritzing is an open-source electronic design tool
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