Complete KiCad 9 Course – From Circuit to PCB Design

Hi everyone. Welcome to this PCB design

course. Here you'll learn how to turn

your circuit ideas into real

professional PCBs used in everyday

electronics. We'll start from the

basics. What a PCB is. Explore

components

and use design software to build your

own boards. Let's begin your journey

into PCB design.

PCB stands for printed circuit board.

PCB is the heart of almost every

electronic devices that we use from your

phone to your robot.

It's what hold all the component in

place and connect them with the help of

the copper tracks replacing all our

messy wires.

There are four main parts of a PCB.

First one is the substrate which provide

the structure for the PCB.

Second is the copper layer which

conducts the electricity between the

components. Third is the solder marks

which is the green coating that

insulates and protects the copper.

Fourth is the silk screen which shows

the component layer and its polarity. So

why we use PCB?

Because its compact and organized

design,

easy for mass production, it reduces the

wiring,

better electrical performance. But when

you design a printed circuit board,

we have to use a specialized software

which is called as PCB design tool. For

beginners and hobbies, tools like KCAD

or easy are perfect. They are free and

they have a strong community and you can

also get schematic to port without

breaking the bank. If you're working in

industry or designing multi-layer

highspeed board professional tools like

Altium Designer or Cadence are usually

used because they provide advanced

routing, simulation, signal integrity

and collaboration features.

In this course, we will use KCAD because

it accessible, powerful enough for our

project.

Let's begin with downloading the KCAD

software. For that, open a browser and

in Google, search for kcad.org.

This will open the official KKAD

website.

Now in Kad we have a very good

documentation.

Here you will find everything you need

from user guide and tutorials to

developer resource and reference manual.

The getting started guide is perfect for

beginners.

So make sure to explore the

documentation section. Let's go back.

In order to download the Keycad, you can

click on this download button.

Once you click on this download button,

it will ask for the operating system.

Since I am using the Windows, I will

click on this Windows. If you're using a

different operating system, you can

select the operating system from here. I

will click on this Windows. After that

according to our region or download the

KCAD software

you need to click on this. If you go to

your download on the top right

you can see the KCAD 9.0.exe

file is getting downloaded. Once it is

downloaded you can click on this.exe

file. Now it will start the

installation.

A pop-up window for this setup will open

up. You need to click on this next.

Again, you need to click on this next.

It will say

you need a minimum of 5.7 GB of space

required for this installation. Click on

this next and select the destination

folder for the Kikad.

I will click on this install. Now it

will start the installation process.

Once it is installed, you need to click

on this finish and it will launch the

KCAD. Now this is the Keycad project

manager. So it has different option. So

the first one is the schematic editor.

Then we have symbol editor, PCB,

footprint, cerber viewer, image

converter, then calculator tools,

drawing sheet editor and plug-in and

content manager.

So this is the central hub

uh which has the schematic and PCB

layout, managing managing libraries and

project files on the left hand side. So

in order to create a new project uh from

the top toolbar you need to click on

this file and then click on new project.

Once it is downloaded you can click on

this.exe file.

Now it will start the installation.

A pop-up window for the setup will open

up. You need to click on this next next.

Again you need to click on this next. It

will say

you need a minimum of 5.7 GB of space

required for this installation. Click on

this next and select the destination

folder for the Kikad.

I will click on this install. Now it

will start the installation process.

Once it is installed, you need to click

on this finish and it will launch the

KCAD version.

Now this is the KCAD project manager. So

it has different option. So the first

one is the schematic editor. Then we

have symbol editor, PCB, footprint,

Kerber viewer, image converter. then

calculator tools, drawing sheet, editor

and plug-in and content manager.

So this is the central hub.

So in order to create a new project uh

from the top toolbar you need to click

on this file and then click on new

project. Navigate to the directory where

you want to save this project and give

the file name as breadboard PCB dotkey

pro will be the project file name

or the file extension. After that click

on this save button. So in the project

file we have this breadboard PCB KCAD_2

in which we have the KCAD PCB and the

KCAD schematic file. We will now click

on this first icon which is the

schematic editor and let's start

building a circuit.

We will design the schematic for the

breadboard power supply. So we have the

input as uh 9 volt which is the power

and

we will use some regulators like 5 volt

regulator and 3.3 volt regulator with

some component like capacitors and

resistor and finally we will uh place an

header pins which will be connected onto

the breadboard. So this will provide 5

volt and 3.3 volt on the

breadboard.

So let's get back to the schematic

editor. So this is the schematic page.

You can zoom in and zoom out with the

help of scroll from your mouse.

Alternatively, you can use the plus icon

and the minus icon to zoom in and zoom

out.

Let us now explore this uh sheet and we

will first go to this page setting from

the file and then click on page

settings.

You can select the sheet size

which is A4 A3 A2 according to our

circuit. So if the circuit is big so you

can select the page accordingly. You can

even change the orientation to

landscape.

Assign this state from here.

I will write one as the revision and

title will be breadboard power supply.

You can even add your company name and

you can add some extra comments.

Once you have added the details, you can

click on this okay button.

Let us start by adding our component.

In the right side you can see a symbol

like open which says place symbol. You

have to click on that.

This will load this symbol and the

footprint libraries.

Choose symbol dialog box will appear and

in that you can search for the required

component.

The first component I require is the DC

barrel jack. So I will search for barrel

jack.

I will select this. And the second thing

I would like to is discuss with you is

the uh assigning the footprint. From

this

come to this drop-down which says no

default footprint. If you click on it,

you can select the footprint whichever

you require. I will select this uh

barrel jack horizontal.

I will click on that and then I will

click on

okay. So this will assign the footprint

to this symbol.

I will click on okay.

So now this symbol parall jack will be

tied to your cursor and you can place

this symbol anywhere on the screen

on the sheet

by left clicking from your mouse and

then press escape.

The second component uh which we require

is the fuse.

Go to the place component icon and

search for fuse.

Click on the fuse and I will use the SMD

fuse.

But before that let me explain the two

types of component. One is the through

hole component and the other is the

surface mount component. Through hole

component also called THT have long

leads that passes through the holes in

the PCB. They are perfect for beginners

because they are easy to solder and

ideal for project that needs mechanical

strength such as Arduino board or power

circuit.

Surface mount device which we call SMD

are much smaller and are soldered

directly onto this surface.

These component are placed on one side

of the board and are commonly used in

compact electronics like smartphone,

variables and IoT device. They make

automated manufacturing faster and allow

more component to be placed on a smaller

board.

So let's come back to the schematic and

I will select this 0805

size views.

You can also see 042,

0603 and other size. So 042, it's much

smaller than 0603.

This is the footprint for the fuse of

0805 size. After that,

click on this.

Now we will click on okay. Once you have

confirmed with the footprint

zoom in and to rotate this fuse you need

to click on R key from the keyboard.

I will place this fuse next to the

barrel jack.

The input to this barrel jack is 9 volt

and it will come on the PCB. But when it

will be powered, I want an LED to glow.

So let's place an LED with a current

limiting resistor.

Click on place component and search for

a in resistor and select the footprint

of 0805 size.

and then click okay.

After this

place it to the parallel to the fuse and

after that add an LED of size 0805.

Place this LED in series to this

resistor.

We have added the barrel jack, fuse,

resistor and LED.

All of these component have a designator

and a value. For the resistor R1,

we have to change the value. For that,

click on the resistor,

right click on it

and go to properties.

change this R to 1 kiloohm

and then click on okay.

Now in the schematic we have R1 as 1

kiloohm.

Similarly we have to change the value to

the LED. if you want.

After that, uh I will add two

capacitors.

One is the polarized capacitor. For

that, go to the place component

and just search for C.

Then select the footprint of 5 + 5.8 8

mm size

and then click on okay.

After that I will add one more capacitor

in parallel to this capacitor.

I will add the package as 0805 size.

I would like to move this text. Uh I

will left click and then click M key.

After that uh I will change the value of

this capacitor.

Again go to properties and I will change

this to 100 microfarad.

Similarly to the other capacitor

this is.1 microfarad capacitor.

After that I will add AMS17

5 volt.

So this is the package SOT 223.

Click on okay.

So on the left side also you can see the

we have the details for this IC and

along with the data sheet. So if you

want you can refer from this.

I will click on okay.

I will place it in this place.

Now after this

um I will use this draw line or draw

wire tool from the right hand toolbar

and start connecting the symbols. Left

click on this circle

which you see on pin one

and again left click on the circle for

the fuse to complete the connection.

Similarly do it for all other symbols.

Add a ground symbol from the place

component.

For that just search for ground and you

can select this ground. Click on it and

click okay.

I will place this ground in this

circuit.

After that we want a two capacitor of

same value. So in that case I will copy

this by selecting

and then Ctrl C and Ctrl + V to paste

it. Similarly for the other capacitor

also I will add the AMS17 3.3 volt IC

And again I will copy this two capacitor

at the output of the IC.

After that, uh I will connect all of the

connections.

We will add an LED at 5 volt and 3.3

volt. For that we can copy this resistor

and the LED

and I will paste it here.

We'll change the value of this resistor

to 560 ohms

and on 3.3 volt I will have 330 ohms as

the resistor value.

Let us complete the rest of the

connection.

Now uh I will add the net label. So from

the right side you can click on this

place net label

and you can label it. You can even

change the font and size of the net.

give the label uh uh name as 5 volt

and then click okay.

And I will place this 5V net on this uh

output of this regulator.

Similarly, I will add the 3.3 volt net.

Now we will add the three pin header

which help in selecting the 5 volt and

3.3 volt with the help of jumper.

So for that go to place component

and search for co n 1 + 3 because it is

uh one row 3 column and you can even

select the footprint. In that case uh I

will select the uh header pin 2.54 mm

and it should be vertical.

The pitch size is the 2.54 mm. So this

is the connector. So at pin one we will

have 5 volt. Pin two we will have V out.

So

when we want 5 volt we will connect one

and two jumper on one and two. If you

want 3.3 volt we will connect it to two

and three because three will have 3.3

volt connections.

So I'll place it here and then I will

connect it to 5 volt.

After that I will place a net label for

V out

which is on pin 2 and pin one is 3.3

volt. So in that case I just copy and

paste this 3.3 volt net on pin one.

After completing this I will uh require

a connector of two 2 +2 uh connection so

that we can connect this to our

breadboard.

So for that go to uh place component and

again search for the connector.

So in connector come to this generic

connector and you will find 2 +2 or in

one connector

and you can select the footprint

accordingly

which is the pin header 2.54 mm is the

pitch.

Similarly, we will need one more uh

connector.

I will place this connector at the

bottom to arrange my schematic.

Connect the pin one to pin two. So, this

will be connected to each other

for both of the connector. And we will

connect it to ground which is the minus

for pin three and four connect it to

each other.

And then we will connect the V out to

this pin three and four.

Come to this top toolbar and click on

place

and then

come to this draw rectangles.

Start from here

and select this part.

Click on escape

again.

Do the same thing. Place

draw rectangle.

I would like to place this in this way.

Okay. Now we are trying to arrange the

schematic.

This is a circuit which consists of 5

vol and 3.3 volt.

From the right toolbar, I will select

the text

power circuit

5 volt and 3.3 volt and click on enter.

So this will

help us arrange the schematic in a

proper way.

Header for connection

to board.

Okay.

So I place this and this. So let's say

we have two of the component of same

value. Let's say 100 microfarad and 100

microfarad. But this should have a

different designation. So annotation

help us do that in an easy way. So if

you click on this annotate

whichever is not whichever component is

not assigned this will automatically

assign a designator to it. So you just

need to click on this annotate and it

will say annotation complete. If there

is any error it will show in this error.

Now you can close this.

After that the second thing is the

electrical rule check from the top

toolbar.

Click on it and it will show the errors

in this window. But for that you need to

click on this run ERC. ERC stand for

electrical rule check. Now you can see

there are two violation

and four of the ignored test.

So ignore test are fine but in the case

of violation

you have to be extra careful. So it say

error

input power pin not driven by any output

power pins.

So if you click on it it will show an

arrow in this schematic on the red

color.

So it is showing an arrow on the ground

and second on this input pin of AMS17

5 volt. So it says that this pin is not

driven by any power source even the

ground. So what we have to do is you

have to close this. Come to this

component symbol

and you need to place PWR flag on this.

So now we have placed this our flag

again. You can click on this ERC. Click

on run ERC. Now it is not having any

errors.

Click on this close.

Come to this zoom to object from the

tall tool and it will zoom to the

particular

circuit. After that

assign footprint button

to assign the uh symbol footprints.

So this will assign uh all of the to

that symbols which have which we have

used in the schematic.

So I think we did this earlier but if

any of the footprint is not assigned you

can assign it from this

button. So if you can see this character

J4 it not assigned any pin headers

this one. So what you can do is you can

come to this footprint assignment and

come to the connectors and in the bottom

left come to this pin header. Come to 2

+2 pin header.

So 163 connector pin header 2.54 pin

headers 2 cross2 2.54 mm vertical. So

this is what we need. So now what you

have to do is you have to double click

on this particular footprint.

You can also view this footprint by

coming to this view selected footprint

from the top toolbar

and also you can see the 3D view from

this button.

You can use your mouse to move it here

and there and see these headers which we

are using in 3D.

I will close this. Close this footprint.

Since I'm assigned this all of the

component have been assigned a

footprint. After that I will click on

this apply save schematic and continue

which is very important.

And then I will click on okay.

Now you have successfully completed your

schematic design.

Once you have completed with the design,

click on file. Click on save.

Click on this switch to PCB editor from

the top toolbar. In this also you will

get the sheet and on the bottom we will

have the details for the sheet.

Now uh the first thing and this we have

to do is click on this update PCB from

schematic button from the top toolbar.

So what will happen here is once you

click on this update PCB button all of

your changes in the schematic will

reflect in this PCB editor. So let's do

that. Click on this update PCB and it

should not show any errors or warnings.

Now you can close this and you can see

this list of footprint is tied to your

cursor.

You can click anywhere in this sheet

and then click on escape.

You can zoom in and you can see all of

your footprint is in this bunch. So you

have your uh components. Now let's start

with the design.

Okay, let me walk you through the

interface. So you have different

shortcuts on the top toolbar and we can

see it one by one and the first thing I

want to show is this track. This is the

predefined track width but you can edit

it from this edit predefined sizes.

So in this you can add your track width.

Let's say if I want to add 0.5 mm width

and if I want to add a via of size

0.5

and whole size is like.3.

So you can add this and click on okay.

So if you do this and then again come to

this window and you can see this 0.5 mm

track width is

visible in this window.

Next is the VR.

Since I have selected or added a new VR,

you can also do it with this edit

predefined sizes.

You can select the different copper

layer which you are working from there.

Then important thing is this grid size.

So grid size is this grid which you see

in this spreadsheet. You can change this

grid size like 5 mm. then it will place

the grid at 5 mm distance. So I'll

recommend to use 5 mm or 1 mm grid size.

After that we have reference shortcut on

the right side and the appearance tab on

the right side which lists the different

layers that we are going to work on.

Then we have the objects. Then we have

the nets. the different nets that we

have in our project which is 3.3 volt, 5

volt, V out, ground and other nets.

Let's come to this layer. So if you see

we have this arrow on this red color

which is F.CU

and you can see one I. So if you click

on this I the red color layer will

disappear. If you click on this again

you can see this red. So this is

actually the red color is actually the

front copper. F stand for front, B stand

for bottom.

So this will help us when we are working

with different layers.

Let's say we are working with F dot sill

screen with it front sill screen. B is

for bottom sill screen.

Now

first thing that we going to do is the

working with the edge dot cut layer to

define our board size. So for that come

to this edge dot cut from the

appearance tab and zoom out.

After that, click on this

draw line from the right toolbar which

is the shortcut.

Now let's start with defining our board.

Left click in the PCB editor and it will

show you the length of the line in millm

and the angle of the line which you are

trying to draw.

After that we have to draw a horizontal

line of 30 mm.

Once it is 30 mm and the theta angle is

zero,

left click from the mouse and change the

direction.

After that I want a vertical line of uh

7 mm

and horizontal line of 7 mm.

Then the vertical line will be of 38 mm.

So draw the edge of the board as per

this dimension.

The end. Click on the starting point of

the line. This completes our board

dimension outline which we require.

Once our board outline is ready, change

the layer to F. CU which is the front

copper layer from the right hand side of

the window.

Let's start with placing the component

or the footprint.

I will drag this PCB editor on the left

side. and the schematic editor on the

right side.

Now come to the input part of the

schematic.

Click on this DC barrel jack

and as soon as you click on it, you can

see the footprint of the barrel jack is

highlighted in the PCB editor.

Come to the PCB editor and click on this

barrel jack.

Now to move it, click on M key from the

keyboard.

Now we have to place the connector onto

our board.

So place it at the edge of the board.

Have to place the component as per the

circuit.

Let's come back to the schematic. Second

component is the fuse.

Click on it and move it onto a board.

Now I will place this fuse next to the

barrel jack.

You will notice a white uh thin line

between these two pads. This indicate

there is a connection between these two

pads. When we route the track, it should

have a minimum distance between the two

pads which are connected.

After that next component is the

resistor and the LED.

We can rotate the component

because you can see this white line is

connected between these two pads.

Place the LED in the same way.

ly rotate the component with the R key

from the keyboard.

Place this capacitor

in the similar way. So I will try to

place it somewhere near to the

connections.

Similarly do it for all of the

component.

I will place this capacitor.

Make sure you do not overlap your

component.

There should be a distance between the

two component.

Let's place this AMS175 volt. After that

the capacitors

I will place this uh J2 connector

somewhere in between these two IC.

You can move this

if you want.

So this headers will be used by the user

in order to select the voltages 5 volt

or 3.3 volt.

Uh I will place these two connectors

which will go onto the breadboard. So

you can see this component are on the

top side. So the red color shows the

front dot copper.

Now

to place these two headers on the bottom

side of the PCB.

So I will show you how to do that. But

before that click on this view and 3D

viewer. So if you see all of this

component are on the uh front copper or

on the top side of the PCB

even the through hole component are on

the top side.

Now we want this two headers to be

placed one on top and one on bottom but

on the

bottom layer. So in order to do that we

can close this and come to this header

pins

and click on one of the headers and

click F key from your keyboard.

So this will move the component on the

bottom side. Similarly to the other

connector,

you can verify it by going to view and

3D view.

Now you can see this headers are facing

downward.

So this is how you can switch the layer

from front to bottom.

Now let's move this header to this

position.

the second header on

this position.

Now uh I have measured the distance

between the two pins.

Distance between the two pins should be

47.5

mm. So in order to measure that I will

maximum this. And from the right hand

toolbar you can click on this draw

orthogonal dimension at the bottom. You

need to click on that

on the first header uh center of the

first header and the center of this

bottom header.

So this shows me 47.5 mm which is

exactly what I wanted.

So I have calculated this distance from

the breadboard. So I will delete this

and let's switch to this 3D viewer. And

this is how the uh placement of the

headers will look like.

uh I will try to rearrange some of my

component on this um board because I see

some space and some of the component are

in congested place. Let's move it one by

Okay. So now let's move to uh routing of

this uh board. So for that

we will start from the uh circuit or the

schematic.

We'll start with the input. So this was

our first pad.

Click on this route track from the U

right toolbar. This will let's start

with our first connection which is the

barrel jack connection. I will I will

click on this first pad.

Pad number one. Left click on it. And

you can see it highlight the other pad

where we need to connect it. Make sure

do not have a 90° angle.

Just connect it directly to the second

pad.

Left click on the other pad to complete

the connection. Connected the barrel

jack with the fuse. The second terminal

of fuse connect to the resistor. So

let's do that. Click on the

second pad of the fuse

and then click on this resistor R1.

Click the other end of the resistor to

the LED.

Do not worry about this ground

connection. We will do it later.

Now the other end of resistor goes to

the capacitor.

So let's do that.

Similarly do it for all other pads.

I will connect this to the

pin three of the regulator.

Make sure you have a 45° angle when you

are moving the trace.

We'll connect this

to 5 volt.

do the connection for these headers. So,

so V out should be connected in this way

but we have to connect it in

in this terminal on this pad but it's

quite long trace. So what you can also

do is since this header are on the

bottom side also so I will switch the

layer to B.CU

and as soon as you switch it you can see

this headers are shown in blue color. So

now you can click on this trace

or the track with and make the

connection on the bottom.

Now click on that

and click on this pad which is the

through hole and you can change the

direction by left clicking and left

click on the pad where you need to

connect it. Similarly connect it on the

bottom side.

So you're done with the connection. On

the bottom you can see it lists the pads

number of pads via track segment that

you have used the nets and the unouted

connection. So now it's showing me 16

unouted connection. So I'm assuming it's

the ground connection.

So let's move further.

maximize this window and u let's work on

the copper pore. So we will do a ground

copper pore.

In order to do a copper pore, click on

this draw field zone from the right hand

toolbar and left click on the edge of

the board.

So as soon as you left click a pop-up

will open up which shows zone

properties.

Here you need to select the net. So in

my case it is the ground. You can also

select the front or the bottom copper

wherever you want the copper pole.

So now I will click on okay.

Now you can move your mouse and you can

see this white uh thin trace will be

tied to your cursor. You just left click

on the edge of your board. Do not go out

of your board

and do it for the complete board

outline.

This p copper pore at the starting point

and zoom out. You can see this um thin

trace at the edge but you cannot see the

copper pore. For that pour to edit and

click on fill all zones.

See you can see a red uh copper pore on

the board. So this has a connection with

the ground. So this is a ground copper

pore.

Once you have done with the copper port,

you can come at the bottom and you can

see it shows one unouted connection. So

it's possibly the connection between

this ground with the ground pad.

So we do not have a connection because

of some issues.

Now how to resolve this?

The first is we can use a

via a ground via which will connect the

top copper with the bottom copper.

So for placing the via from the right

side click on this place via and click

on this copper pore. Do not place on the

pad. Click on this pore and do not even

place on the track.

I would like to place two vas in this

way. But you can see this VR is only

connected with this red which is the top

copper or the front copper.

View this in 3D view. So this is a

copper pore which is in green and this

is our VR. So this VI is not connected

anywhere on the circuit.

Let's put a copper pore on the bottom

side also so that we get a connection

with the front and the bottom copper.

To place the copper pore,

do the same thing. Click on this and

then click on the bottom. CU and then

click okay. So this will create a copper

pore on bottom layer as well.

So now you can see we have a blue color

which is the bottom layer. So this is

the copper pore.

You have done with this you can see zero

unouted tracks. Now let's work on this

screen layer.

Come to this J1 and click on it. So you

can see this is on the S screen. So the

yellow part or the text which you see it

comes on the sil screen.

So what we can do is we can edit it from

the u you can come to the schematic and

you can change the J1 to a different

text and then it will reflect it on the

PCB editor that in the schematic you can

click on edit and you can edit this

reference. I have written it as PC

power. So in order to reflect it on our

PCB. So what you can do is you can first

save this in the schematic

and come to this PCB editor.

I and then click on this update PCB

button.

Click on annotate.

It should show annotation complete

without error. And then click on update

PCB.

This will update the uh schematic.

update the PCB with the schematic. So

you can see we have the DC power written

it on the uh

you can see the J1 is replaced with DC

power.

Similarly you can do it for all of the

component but make sure you do it all at

once in the schematic and then click on

update PCB.

We'll change this LED to PWR LED which

represent the power LED.

Similarly to this LED, I can change it

to 5 volt LED because this LED will glow

up when we have 5 volt power.

And for this LED I will write 3.3 volt

again. Click on this update PCB and do

the same steps.

After that you can arrange this u text

by moving it to on 32 board. Do not make

the uh sil screen out of the board. So I

will arrange them one by That's

Now uh we can even add extra text onto

the onto a board. So to do that we can

come to this u view and then click on

footprint library browser. This will

open the footprint library and in that

search for in the filter search for the

symbol.

I need the symbol library. So in symbol

library you can get different symbols.

Uh let's say UKCA or CE then EST logo. I

I'm specifically interested in this

keycad uh logo.

So it says keycad designed with keypad.

So I will click this

and uh I will place it somewhere on this

uh part.

Likewise you can add uh other symbols

onto your PCB.

If you come to this 3D view, you can see

this symbol is on a sales screen layer.

Okay. So uh I need one more symbol. Um,

let's say if I get this open-source

hardware symbol.

Oh, this is quite big. Uh, I can change

the size of this logo or the symbol

and I will select a smaller uh symbol

and I will place it somewhere here

in order to uh if I want this to be

moved onto the different layer or the

bottom CU. I will just press F key from

my keyboard. So it will switch to the

bottom layer.

Now I will add text from this right

toolbar and I will

select bottom.creen

and I will write some uh text like

breadboard power supply

version one.

You can even change the type uh size of

this text and the font. I will click on

okay.

Then I will place it somewhere on the

somewhere on my board. But I want this

on the bottom side.

Right now it is on the top.

Okay, I did some mistake. Um

the text is in uh text is showing in

mirror image. So um what I can do is I

can change this.

I can change this by just going to the

text and I will click on it and just

press the F key.

So now if you go to this 3D view and you

can see that yeah now it's correct. So I

get this breadboard power supply as the

text and the opensource hardware symbol.

Okay, you can place it anywhere on your

board.

Uh I would like to move it somewhere

here

now. Uh now it's quite better.

This was working with the seal screen.

After this we have to do the design rule

check which is the DRC.

You remember we do we did the electrical

rule check ERC in this schematic.

Similarly, we have the design rule check

in the PCB editor. To do that, click on

this inspect and then click on design

rule checker.

Now in this, the dialog box will appear.

You just need to click on this run DRC.

So it will do some test and it should

not show any error or warning. So in my

case it is showing zero errors and there

are some ignore test. So that is fine

and then you need to click on close.

So now you have successfully uh designed

your own PCB board in KCAD.

Now the next step will be to generate

the gerbo file and send it to the PCB

manufacturer for printing.

In order to generate the gerbo file, go

to file and click on the fabrication

output and click on gerbo file.

This will open a window which will u

list the included layer and you just

need click on this plot. It will

generate the gbo file on the u on the

directory.

So now you can uh generate the drill

file. So for that click on this generate

drill files.

Click on generate.

So now you have also have the DRL file

which is the drill file. You can close

this.

After that you have to come to the

directory where these files are getting

downloaded

where these files are generated. So in

order to send it to the PCB manufacturer

you have to send it in this zip format.

So you can do it easily by selecting all

of them and just uh moving it to the zip

file.

So you can give some name to this

project and just uh create the zip file

and you can easily send it to the PCB

manufacturer for printing. So I hope you

have enjoyed this video. So thank you.