Have you ever thought that when you complete the design on KiCad, you can place an order on PCBWay with just one click? Now this idea is finally achieved. PCBWay has launced a plugin that does just that! How does it works When you click PCBWay Plug-in button on Kicad, see the red circle below …
Track width is one of the most critical factors of any printed circuit board (PCB) design. Anyone who has a good knowledge of track design will at some point face the challenge of determining the correct track width. Inexperienced designers tend to use the standard gauge given in the PCB layout software. And this can …
Since I started my ESP8266 – HomeKit Blinds project, I’ve tried all different kind of soldering techniques to improve my production speed whilst maintaining the quality. And although I found out a hot air soldering really makes life a lot easier, applying solder paste is a bit of a time-consuming work. To make life a …
What is PCB solder paste? PCB solder paste is a powdered mixture of flux and solder. It is used to attach thousands of tiny electrical components to their contact pads in the assembly of printed circuit boards. Without it, the process of PCB assembly is incomplete. If you’re looking forward to designing and fabricating a PCB, read this article. It …
How to make your KiCad 6 files ready for production isn’t that complicated, but you have to know the requirements your supplier wants. Usually, it is easier to generate Gerber files using KiCad than other PCB design software. All you need to do is to select the necessary layers, to apply a few settings that …
If you’ve worked on electronic projects in the past, you’ve probably heard of breadboards before, and maybe even used them. But what does ‘breadboard’ mean? Breadboards can be a little confusing at first if you don’t understand the logic behind them – which is exactly why we came up with this blog to get you …
The developers behind KiCad have released a new version! KiCad 6 is a collection of open source programs for designing electronic schematics and printed circuit board layouts. Furthermore, it can create a bill of materials, Gerber files and a 3d rendering of the pcb and its components. KiCad has an extensive library of components, including …
As you know I made some PDB’s in the past for some projects. From “Normal” components I switched over to SMD. But now I want to make things as small as possible. So I was thinking about a project I did a time ago, with a Raspberry Pi Zero W. This raspberry has so called …
For anyone out there who has ever struggled finding a part for KiCAD, there are some who would say you’re doing it wrong. You’re supposed to make your own parts if you can’t find them in the libraries you already have. This is really the only way; PCB design tools are tools, and so the …
For anyone out there who has ever struggled finding a part for KiCAD, there are some who would say you’re doing it wrong. You’re supposed to make your own parts if you can’t find them in the libraries you already have. This is really the only way; PCB design tools are tools, and so the …
