KiCad basics

Download

Download: https://www.kicad-pcb.org/download

Flowchart

Creating project

• KiCad project window -> File -> New -> Project
• KiCad project window -> File -> New -> Project From Template

Eeschematic

• KiCad project window -> <project>.sch
• File -> Page Settings
  • Size: A3
• Place -> Hierarchical Sheet
• View -> Show Hierarchical Navigator
• Symbol(부품) -> 오른쪽 클릭 -> Properties -> Edit Footprint
• Tools -> Annotate Schematic
• Inspect -> Electrical Rules Checker

Pcbnew

1 oz == 0.035 mm, 1 mil == 0.0254 mm

• KiCad project window -> <project>.kicad_pcb
• Edge.Cuts을 선택하고 아웃라인을 그림
• File - Board Setup
  • Design Rules
    • Net Classes
      • Clearance: 패턴과 패턴 사이 간격
      • Track Width: 패턴 폭; 두께 1 oz, 온도 10 도 상승을 가정했을 때, 1 mm에 1 A (계산기 값은 외부 0.3 mm 내부 0.7 mm 정도면 된다고 나옴)
• Tools -> Update PCB from schematic
• PCB 수정
• Inspcet -> Design Rules Checker
• File -> Plot
  • Generate Drill Files
  • Plot

Reference

• https://docs.kicad.org/5.1/en/getting_started_in_kicad/getting_started_in_kicad.html#kicad-work-flow