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Shine On You Crazy KiCad

June 4, 2017 By Chris Gammell

Overview

This course shows how to make a custom but very simple piece of electronics for the Raspberry Pi platform. The primary purpose is to get users building something in KiCad as fast as possible. The idea is to get a “quick win” before diving into more KiCad tasks like creating custom symbols and footprints. That is the topic of another free course on Contextual Electronics, Getting to Blinky 5.0.

Yes, this is a Pink Floyd reference

Prerequisites

  • You should have KiCad 5.1.x or higher installed on your computer.
  • Hardware required
    • Soldering equipment
    • A Raspberry Pi

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how to use the base functions of KiCad v5
  • Create a small circuit board that blinks an LED using a Raspberry Pi
  • Learn how to solder and troubleshoot a circuit.

Access

This course is free and accessible to all without a Contextual Electronics login

Course Content

Lessons Status
1

Designing a PCB in KiCad in 20 minutes

2

Buying Components

3

Assembling a simple circuit board with SMD components

4

Writing code, blinking an LED with a Raspberry Pi

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