Mastering KiCAD: Open-Source PCB Design for Beginners
Learn step-by-step PCB design using KiCAD. From schematics to multilayer layouts, EMI reduction, and Gerber generation, gain hands-on skills to create professional, production-ready circuit boards.
Overview
This course includes:
1 hour 15 minutes of on-demand video
Certificate of completion
Direct access/chat with the instructor
100% self-paced online
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the foundation of every electronic device, combining both mechanical and electrical design skills. Creating professional PCBs requires creativity, precision, and technical knowledge—from setting dimensions and calculating impedance to ensuring aesthetic yet functional layouts.
This course offers a step-by-step guide to PCB design using KiCAD, a powerful, open-source EDA tool that lowers barriers for beginners while providing production-ready capabilities. Through practical demonstrations, you’ll learn how to design schematics, create multilayer layouts, route differential signals, reduce EMI, and generate gerber files.
Focusing on hands-on learning, the course equips both beginners and experienced learners with essential PCB design skills. By the end, you’ll be able to confidently design professional, reliable circuit boards and apply best practices for real-world applications.
Skills You Will Gain
Learning Outcomes (At The End Of This Program, You Will Be Able To...)
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify the right component packages required to complete the PCB design.
- Implement PCB design guidelines tailored to the chosen fab house.
- Interpret the requirements and design a PCB from schematic to fabrication outputs using KiCAD.
- Create custom packages, implement panelization, and differential pair routing techniques.
Prerequisites
Learners need basic electronics knowledge, computer proficiency, and the ability to install KiCAD v8.0.6 on a system that meets standard requirements.
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for electronics, electrical, and computer science engineering students, aspiring embedded systems professionals, and makers or hobbyists with basic electronics knowledge who want to build professional-grade PCBs using open-source tools.
