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Monday, November 11, 2013

Here's a good Video Course on using KiCad, the Free and Open Source CAD Software. Part one and more links below...

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If you are interested in a recent and solid version of KiCad we recommend to get it directly from this page. For Debian/Ubuntu/Mint/RedHat/YellowDog/Fedora GNU Linux users there is a good download/compile/install script that you can download below and run it in the terminal with the command:

Go there...
http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/Download

Introduction and KiCad Project Creation - "Getting To Blinky" KiCad Tutorial - Part 1

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Published on Oct 20, 2013

This video introduces the new series called "Getting To Blinky" and shows you how to get started creating a new project in KiCad (the free, open source CAD tool).

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KiCad is available here: http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICA...

"Getting To Blinky" is a multi-part series that shows you all the steps necessary to move your project off the screen or breadboard and onto a PCB. The videos will show you how to use KiCad, a cross-platform and open source piece of software. The finished product of this video series will be a PCB you can purchase and build. Oh, and it will blink.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTyi3RvNoB0

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Creating Reusable Paired Schematic Symbols in KiCad (Like in EAGLE)

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PCB Layout with PCBnew - Getting To Blinky KiCad Tutorial - Part 6

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This video shows laying out the final circuit in PCBnew, the layout tool in KiCad. Using this tool …
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Creating and Viewing Gerbers with PCBnew and GerbView - Getting To Blinky KiCad Tutor…

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Creating Footprints with the Module Editor - Getting To Blinky KiCad Tutorial - Part 5

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This video shows creating simple footprints within the module editor in KiCad. Using this tool you c…
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Part Association with CvPcb - Getting To Blinky KiCad Tutorial - Part 4

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This video shows associating parts with common footprints using CvPcb. This allows you to choo…
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Schematic Creation with EEschema - Getting To Blinky KiCad Tutorial - Part 3

2 weeks ago

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This video creates a schematic using the symbol created in Part 2 of the Getting To Blinky tutorial …
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An Example Of (Tiny!) Footprint Creation in KiCad

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Creating a small footprint in the KiCad module editor
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Symbol Creation with the Component Library - Getting To Blinky KiCad Tutorial - Part 2

2 weeks ago

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This video shows how to create a schematic symbol in the KiCad library editor. This allows y…
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Introduction and KiCad Project Creation - "Getting To Blinky" KiCad Tutorial - Part 1

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This video introduces the new series called "Getting To Blinky" and shows you how to get sta…