This video series is outstanding. I thought I wanted a speedier pace for learning, but every time I tried fast-forwarding, I regretted missing something. This is just the pace for learning this process. I hope Digi-Key makes lots and lots more videos like this one. I am really getting to feel that Digi-Key is a great partner in my hobby projects. I think I'll be a long-standing KiCad user as well.
6 year old tutorial, and the program has changed so some things need a little googling to see where they've moved to either in the program(s) or the workflow. Even with having to suppliment this video with other resources, being taken through the whole process and being told why things are done as well as how, has made this series easily one of the best to lear KiKad with.
As someone without any electronics background these videos have been really helpful to me. A month ago my janky breadboard circuit became too unrealiable and I knew nothing about PCB design. But this tutorial really puts you through the process step-by-step and also explains some of the more "obvious" stuff that isn't so obvious to a beginner. Yesterday I finished soldering my first PCB that I designed using this tutorial and it works like a charm! Thank you!
What is incredible about these videos is that they go beyond learning KiCad. He made an effort to explain all the design steps to obtain a nice electronic product. Even though there is a new version of KiCad (5) I still recommend watching all the videos, as they contain valuable tips. Thank you Shawn Hymel 👓
What a great series! This has really inspired me to make my own PCB (something I never thought I'd do). Seeing the complete process from start to finish is invaluable for those of us who have never done this before. THANKS!
KiCAD is such an awesome tool. Did not watch this series before I started using it but, this covers almost all the aspects of this tool. It's very easy to learn and it's way more powerful than I could've ever expected and it's for free to use. Kudos to the developers for putting in such a great job.
Fantastic series! If there was an award for useful videos, I would nominate this series. I followed each video step by step and now I have a completely functional PCB from OshPark with Digi-Key components. There are lots of very useful best practices in these videos that made assembly very easy.
When i was a teenager I received a crystal radio as a gift ( a pair of headphones, a piece galena and a phosphorous wisker.. Trying to make a business out of a piece of rock taken from the gem collection., I failed. You must have that phosphorous wire! You have succeeded . Congratulations!!
This is an excellent series! I'm working on a completely CAN-bus based wiring harness for a classic vehicle, with computer modules in nearly every component. This series is an excellent starting point for my pcb design. I first heard of KiCad through one of the youtube channels who mentioned using it. I think it might have been "stuffmadehere", but I could be mistaken.
Very good series. I have one small nit pick: cutting the leads after soldering them can mechanically damage the solder joint so I would reflow them afterwards or cut one first, solder it while the other lead holds part, then cut the other and solder it.
Shawn thank you for the KiCad videos you created. They help me to clearly understand KiCad a little more. But it would nice to learn all features that KiCad has to offer. For example autorouter and for complex doulde sided circuit design. Thank you again for these great videos on KiCad.
Glad you liked them! I meant the series to act as an introduction to the program and to get a first-time user from nothing to a board as fast as possible (also, I don't like autorouters :P). With some searching, you can find some good tutorials out there that talk about the more advanced features, such as this one on the autorouter: www.wayneandlayne.com/blog/2013/02/27/kicad-tutorial-using-the-autorouter/ . Chris Gammell also has a number of videos going over different features, so I recommend checking him out. I'll keep the requests for advanced features if I do more KiCad videos, though!
@@ShawnHymel I have to truly agree about autorouters, they do cause more issues than solving track routes in PCB designs. Sometimes it becomes fustratng laying tracks out on a very complex circuit board. But we learn from our mistakes we make and become better in making less mistakes next time. My problem is learning how to layout parts on circuit board not to cause component issues with tracks layouts. Thank you for your reply. It is hard to find very good information on KiCAD tutorials using KiCAD 5.0 since it is new. The old version and new version look alike anyway.
I'm glad you like them! I seem to have (at least) 2 haters that follow me around and downvote my videos within 24 hours of posting. It doesn't seem to matter which channel they're posted on. Oh well :P
@@ShawnHymel well, that just means you're doing something right, to have folks following you around. This was indeed a great series. This software seems... complicated and clunky to me; however, you've made it seem quite usable. Thanks!
Shawn Hymel cool. Glad to hear it. I just git cloned it... maybe I have ideas and I'll submit some pull requests or such? We shall see. :) If nothing else, it's another way to understand what it's up to. :)
Your tutorials are extremely good. Please consider updating for KiCad 5.1 and adding perhaps some more advanced topics like differential pair routing/phase sync.
Just imagine me 30 years ago, drawing a bi-stable oscillator on a piece of transparent plastic and using a UV lamp to prepare the PCB for developing and etching :D
This program (or collection of programs, really) seem a bit tedious to use, but the steps are meaningful. Learning about the process took a bit long by watching all these 10 videos, which probably could have been compressed quite a bit, but it was fairly easy to follow.
Why in the world would you use lead free solder? Hobbyists in general and beginners in particular should use 60/40 or 63/37 tin/lead solder as it is much easier to use. You'll regret smashing those leads flat before soldering them if you ever have to remove those components.
1:21 "one of these cheap masks..." I come from the future. N95 masks prices have skyrocketed due to a pandemic. Stash them. you have about 1 yr, people form 2018. Stay safe.
This video series is outstanding. I thought I wanted a speedier pace for learning, but every time I tried fast-forwarding, I regretted missing something. This is just the pace for learning this process. I hope Digi-Key makes lots and lots more videos like this one. I am really getting to feel that Digi-Key is a great partner in my hobby projects. I think I'll be a long-standing KiCad user as well.
6 year old tutorial, and the program has changed so some things need a little googling to see where they've moved to either in the program(s) or the workflow. Even with having to suppliment this video with other resources, being taken through the whole process and being told why things are done as well as how, has made this series easily one of the best to lear KiKad with.
As someone without any electronics background these videos have been really helpful to me. A month ago my janky breadboard circuit became too unrealiable and I knew nothing about PCB design. But this tutorial really puts you through the process step-by-step and also explains some of the more "obvious" stuff that isn't so obvious to a beginner.
Yesterday I finished soldering my first PCB that I designed using this tutorial and it works like a charm! Thank you!
Most welcome, and glad that your first PCB was a success!
What is incredible about these videos is that they go beyond learning
KiCad. He made an effort to explain all the design steps to obtain a
nice electronic product. Even though there is a new version of KiCad (5) I still recommend watching all the videos, as they contain valuable tips. Thank you Shawn Hymel 👓
What a great series! This has really inspired me to make my own PCB (something I never thought I'd do). Seeing the complete process from start to finish is invaluable for those of us who have never done this before. THANKS!
Glad it helped! Please let us know what you make when you're done (assuming you can share it :).
This man deserves a pay rise, amazing tutorial! Thank you
KiCAD is such an awesome tool. Did not watch this series before I started using it but, this covers almost all the aspects of this tool. It's very easy to learn and it's way more powerful than I could've ever expected and it's for free to use. Kudos to the developers for putting in such a great job.
Fantastic series! If there was an award for useful videos, I would nominate this series. I followed each video step by step and now I have a completely functional PCB from OshPark with Digi-Key components. There are lots of very useful best practices in these videos that made assembly very easy.
Woohoo! I'm happy to hear that the videos helped and you were able to get something up and running!
Brilliant series! Excited to make PCBs for a custom keyboard. Thanks!
When i was a teenager I received a crystal radio as a gift ( a pair of headphones, a piece galena and a
phosphorous wisker.. Trying to make a business out of a piece of rock taken from the gem collection., I failed. You must have that phosphorous wire! You have succeeded . Congratulations!!
Best Kicad tutorial playlist ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed the whole series, thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Excellent 10 part introduction to KiCad. Well done and very good organized.
I have just worked through the series and thoroughly enjoyed it. You have a very professional presentation style, well structured and prepared.
That wall mounted organizer is to dream for 😮
I need one 😂
Thanks for your tutorials, Shawn.
They are very helpful and proffesionaly made.
Awesome Tutorial, really enjoyed your teaching.
Great series. Thank you very much. I've ordered my first custom PCB after following this tutorial.
Awesome tutorial! Thanks a ton for giving me such a great start in pcb design.
This is an excellent series!
I'm working on a completely CAN-bus based wiring harness for a classic vehicle, with computer modules in nearly every component. This series is an excellent starting point for my pcb design.
I first heard of KiCad through one of the youtube channels who mentioned using it. I think it might have been "stuffmadehere", but I could be mistaken.
Thank you so much MUCH for this awesome kicad series @Shawn.
I would like to like this video twice
Hahahahaha....glad you liked it :)
Incredible series, really enjoyed it, and super helpful
Very good series.
I have one small nit pick: cutting the leads after soldering them can mechanically damage the solder joint so I would reflow them afterwards or cut one first, solder it while the other lead holds part, then cut the other and solder it.
Shawn thank you for the KiCad videos you created. They help me to clearly understand KiCad a little more. But it would nice to learn all features that KiCad has to offer. For example autorouter and for complex doulde sided circuit design. Thank you again for these great videos on KiCad.
Glad you liked them! I meant the series to act as an introduction to the program and to get a first-time user from nothing to a board as fast as possible (also, I don't like autorouters :P). With some searching, you can find some good tutorials out there that talk about the more advanced features, such as this one on the autorouter: www.wayneandlayne.com/blog/2013/02/27/kicad-tutorial-using-the-autorouter/ . Chris Gammell also has a number of videos going over different features, so I recommend checking him out. I'll keep the requests for advanced features if I do more KiCad videos, though!
@@ShawnHymel
I have to truly agree about autorouters, they do cause more issues than solving track routes in PCB designs. Sometimes it becomes fustratng laying tracks out on a very complex circuit board. But we learn from our mistakes we make and become better in making less mistakes next time. My problem is learning how to layout parts on circuit board not to cause component issues with tracks layouts. Thank you for your reply. It is hard to find very good information on KiCAD tutorials using KiCAD 5.0 since it is new. The old version and new version look alike anyway.
Who is the single idiot who keeps downvoting the videos?!!!!
This is an amazing tutorial!
I'm glad you like them! I seem to have (at least) 2 haters that follow me around and downvote my videos within 24 hours of posting. It doesn't seem to matter which channel they're posted on. Oh well :P
@@ShawnHymel well, that just means you're doing something right, to have folks following you around. This was indeed a great series. This software seems... complicated and clunky to me; however, you've made it seem quite usable. Thanks!
@@DavidLindes hahaha! Thank you :) I'm glad the videos help! And you're right: KiCad still is rather clunky. It has come a long way, though :)
Shawn Hymel cool. Glad to hear it. I just git cloned it... maybe I have ideas and I'll submit some pull requests or such? We shall see. :) If nothing else, it's another way to understand what it's up to. :)
Thanks a million for awesome and greatly helpful videos. Perfect for KiCad beginners!
Enjoyed a lot going through the whole series :)
This could be a nice touch for Halloween 🎃
Very cool series
Thanks a lot for the wonderful series.
Great series, thank you!
Great .. only now we have Kicad 6 😀
You guys have done a great job. thank you so much. Hats off
Keep making good tutorial videos mate. I really learn a lot. Thank you.
Your tutorials are extremely good. Please consider updating for KiCad 5.1 and adding perhaps some more advanced topics like differential pair routing/phase sync.
Thanks for all the videos!!!
Glad you liked them! :)
amazing series, nicely simply explained, love it!
Awesome video series!
awesome series, thanks
Amazing tutorial, thanks a lot!
Awesome video series, thank you very much!
Thank you for great tutorial 👏👏👏
Just imagine me 30 years ago, drawing a bi-stable oscillator on a piece of transparent plastic and using a UV lamp to prepare the PCB for developing and etching :D
I'm almost 40 now!
Thanks for helping me make my first board :)
Most welcome!
This program (or collection of programs, really) seem a bit tedious to use, but the steps are meaningful. Learning about the process took a bit long by watching all these 10 videos, which probably could have been compressed quite a bit, but it was fairly easy to follow.
awesome series thanks a lot ! :)
THANK YOU..........
Is the version number written in copper readable behind the solder mask?
One of these cheap masks with an N95 filter... Oh how I wish that were true now
Thank you great video series Mahalo....
Thank you! Very helpul.
Could you use 5mm LEDs instead?
wow ... very helpful ... thanks :)
bravo
LEDs need to be checked prior to installing them in the board as the way they manufacture them now a lot of times they are made backwards.
Why in the world would you use lead free solder? Hobbyists in general and beginners in particular should use 60/40 or 63/37 tin/lead solder as it is much easier to use. You'll regret smashing those leads flat before soldering them if you ever have to remove those components.
ultra vergolgio
1:21 "one of these cheap masks..." I come from the future. N95 masks prices have skyrocketed due to a pandemic. Stash them. you have about 1 yr, people form 2018. Stay safe.
That was a great series. Thank you.