KiCAD (pronounced ‘keycad’) is a capable open-source pcb layout tool, which recently reached version 6. I have been trying to use the software, and feel stuck an ‘just muddling thorough’. In search of ...

A few years ago, I wrote a few columns titled Making A Thing. These columns were a tutorial of sorts for several different 3D modeling programs. This column wasn’t meant to be a complete guide to ...

There comes a time in every maker’s career where solderless breadboards won’t do, perfboard becomes annoying, and deadbug is impossible. The solution is to manufacture a PCB, but there’s a learning ...

Promoted content: PCBWay, a leading manufacturer and assembler of high-quality printed circuit boards (PCBs), is proud to announce its latest innovation - the KiCad plugin. This plugin is designed to ...

If you’re looking for a free set of PCB and schematic capture tools consider checking out Kicad which is available under the GPL software license. Kicad is a full PCB and schematic capture design tool ...

KiCad open source EDA software has been added to Digi-Key’s list of EDA model output formats for schematic symbols and PCB footprints covering 1million in-stock Digi-Key parts. “One added value we ...