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Project
Create file for TPZ Monster Printed Circuit Board [PCB]
Date Created
January 18, 2026
Author
U
UntitledTools & Skills
electronics
[CoF] Careers of the Future
TechnologyAdvanced Manufacturing
Launch Lab Connection
Competency
STEAM Agency
Status
In Progress
- Download and Open KiCad
- Install
- Open
- Schematic Editor
- Circuit Brainstorm & Design
- Component Symbols
- Schematic Wiring
- Assign Footprint
- PCB Editor
- Import Schematic
- Layers
- Import Silkscreen & Edge.Cut
- PCB Refinement
- PCB File Export and Fabrication
This workshop introduces the basics of KiCad, an open-source tool used to design electronic schematics and printed circuit boards (PCBs). Participants will learn how to create a basic schematic, lay out a PCB, and understand how digital designs translate into physical hardware. The session emphasizes hands-on learning and real-world applications of electronics design.
Basic understanding of circuitry is needed to design PCBs.
See this youtube video for starting background knowledge.
Download and Open KiCad
To get started we will walk through how to download and set up KiCad
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Install
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Open
Schematic Editor
Using Schematic Editor we will select components and build our circuit for our PCB
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Circuit Brainstorm & Design
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Component Symbols
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Schematic Wiring
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Assign Footprint
PCB Editor
[Description on what is going to be covered in this step]
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Import Schematic
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Layers
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Import Silkscreen & Edge.Cut
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PCB Refinement
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