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--- kicad:start [2013/06/04 18:01] – [Miscellany] mithat
+++ kicad:start [2018/01/21 17:20] – [Library management] mithat
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-===== Library management =====
+[[http://www.kicad-pcb.org|KiCad]] is a popular open source printed circuit board layout program that runs on all three major desktop OS's (Windows, OS X, and Linux). It was originally written by [[http://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/kicad/|Jean-Pierre Charras]] at //Université Joseph Fourier// and is now actively developed by an enthusiastic [[https://launchpad.net/kicad|team of developers]]. KiCad is quite capable of producing production-quality designs and has been my EDA tool of choice for several years.
-  * [[Schematic symbol management|Schematic symbol (component) management]]
-  * [[footprint management|PCB footprint (module) management]]
-===== Layout tips =====
+Like all PCB layout programs, KiCad has a steep learning curve. So here's a few things that I am hoping might help ease bits of the curve.
-  * [[Stitching layers|Stitching Layers Between Copper Zones]]
+===== Library management =====
+  * [[Schematic symbol management|Schematic symbol management]]
+  * [[footprint management|PCB footprint management]]
+  * Some [[https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/kicad-best-practises-library-management/ | best practices]]
 ===== KiCad and SPICE =====
   * [[kicad:kicad_spice_quick_guide|Quick Guide to using KiCad for SPICE simulation]]
+===== Layout tips =====
+  * [[Stitching layers|Stitching Layers Between Copper Zones]]
 ===== Miscellany =====
-  * [[Good PDF output from KiCad|Good PDF output]]
   * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okAUlHsTcg0&list=PL4E9E905D6FDF5F1C|Introduction to PCB Design Tutorial (featuring KiCad)]] video series
+  * [[PDF output from KiCad in Linux]]
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   * [[https://bitbucket.org/mithat/kicad-modules-mfk/|PCB modules]] :: LGPLv3
   * [[https://bitbucket.org/mithat/kicad-spice-library|SPICE components]] :: LGPLv3
-==== Others ====
+==== Others' ====
   * [[http://www.kicadlib.org/|KiCadLib.org]] :: Licensing varies?
   * [[http://library.oshec.org/|Open Source Hardware Engineering Community]] :: Ported from [[http://www.cadsoftusa.com/eagle-pcb-design-software/?language=en|Eagle]]; apparently not [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software|free]].
   * [[http://smisioto.no-ip.org/elettronica/kicad/kicad-en.htm]] :: [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/|CC-by-SA]]
 ==== Generators ====
-  * [[http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/|C. Rohrbacher's]] [[http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php|component]] (online) and [[http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quickmod.php|module]] (online, beta) generators.
+  * C. Rohrbacher's [[http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php|component]] (online) and [[http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quickmod.php|module]] (online, beta) generators.
   * Robert Fitzsimons' [[http://cyclerecorder.org/footprintbuilder/|footprintbuilder]] (Java, GPLv3)