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kicad:start [2013/06/04 17:59] mithatkicad:start [2018/09/09 06:54] (current) – [KiCad and SPICE] mithat
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 ====== KiCad notes ====== ====== KiCad notes ======
 {{:kicad:kicad-appicon-128.png?nolink|}} {{:kicad:kicad-appicon-128.png?nolink|}}
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 +[[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.
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 +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.
  
 ===== Library management ===== ===== Library management =====
-  * [[Schematic symbol management|Schematic symbol (component) management]] +  * [[Schematic symbol management|Schematic symbol management]] 
-  * [[footprint management|PCB footprint (module) management]]+  * [[footprint management|PCB footprint management]] 
 +  * Some [[https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/kicad-best-practises-library-management/ | best practices]]  
 +===== KiCad and SPICE ===== 
 +  * [[kicad_spice_quick_guide|Quick guide to using KiCad for SPICE simulation]] 
 +  * [[Using arbitrary SPICE engines in KiCad 5]]
  
 ===== Layout tips ===== ===== Layout tips =====
   * [[Stitching layers|Stitching Layers Between Copper Zones]]   * [[Stitching layers|Stitching Layers Between Copper Zones]]
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-===== KiCad and SPICE ===== 
-  * [[kicad:kicad_spice_quick_guide|Quick Guide to using KiCad for SPICE simulation]] 
  
 ===== Miscellany ===== ===== Miscellany =====
-  * [[Good PDF output from KiCad]] +  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okAUlHsTcg0&list=PL4E9E905D6FDF5F1C|Introduction to PCB Design Tutorial (featuring KiCad)]] video series 
-  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okAUlHsTcg0&list=PL4E9E905D6FDF5F1C|Introduction to PCB Design Tutorial (featuring KiCad)]]+  * [[PDF output from KiCad in Linux]] 
 + 
 +----------------------------------------------------
  
 ===== Libraries ===== ===== Libraries =====
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   * [[https://bitbucket.org/mithat/kicad-modules-mfk/|PCB modules]] :: LGPLv3   * [[https://bitbucket.org/mithat/kicad-modules-mfk/|PCB modules]] :: LGPLv3
   * [[https://bitbucket.org/mithat/kicad-spice-library|SPICE components]] :: LGPLv3   * [[https://bitbucket.org/mithat/kicad-spice-library|SPICE components]] :: LGPLv3
-==== Others ====+==== Others====
   * [[http://www.kicadlib.org/|KiCadLib.org]] :: Licensing varies?   * [[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://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]]   * [[http://smisioto.no-ip.org/elettronica/kicad/kicad-en.htm]] :: [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/|CC-by-SA]]
 ==== Generators ==== ==== 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)   * Robert Fitzsimons' [[http://cyclerecorder.org/footprintbuilder/|footprintbuilder]] (Java, GPLv3)
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