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About the Course

This course covers all these topics. This is a step-by-step course on printed circuit board design. We will demonstrate how KiCAD can be used to create professional PCB designs through multiple examples. You’ll dive deep into specific use cases such as multi-page schematic, multi-layer PCB layout and PCB panels, all while highlighting the best practices to be followed while designing a schematic or a layout. One of the unique aspects of this course is its focus on hands-on learning. Whether you are a beginner or have some experience in electronics, this course will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to create professional printed circuit boards. This course is ideal for Electronics, Electrical, and Computer Science engineering students, aspiring embedded systems professionals, and makers and hobbyists with a foundational understanding of basic electronics and components. It’s designed for anyone eager to develop professional-grade PCBs using open-source tools like KiCAD, offering practical insights and hands-on experience to bring your electronic designs to life. Participants should have a basic understanding of electronics concepts, including types of components, current flow, Ohm’s law, 3-pin regulator circuits, basic oscillators like astable multivibrators, and simple microcontroller circuits. Computer proficiency is also essential. Additionally, ensure you have KiCAD software version 8.0.6 installed and your system meets the common requirements. We will explore KiCAD to create multilayer and mixed signal PCB designs, route differential pair signals, design PCB panels, generate gerber files and apply signal integrity and EMC techniques....

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By Zeeshan A

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Jul 6, 2025

not so beginner friendly

By Ahmad a

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Jul 14, 2025

instructor must improve his english furthermore the tutorials were too fast

By Jonathan V

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Sep 29, 2025

Informative, but 3 hours to complete is completely unrealistic. Unnecessary filler words are common in lectures, and important steps and speed thorugh. Makes me want a 0.05x speed filter to be able to see what he clicked on.

By Joshua m L

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Nov 23, 2025

The instructor shows the PCB very fast and need to pause and play the video

By Rahul C

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Oct 27, 2025

Just completed the “Mastering KiCad” course – and it’s excellent! Comprehensive, practical, and hands-on, it covers everything from schematics to advanced PCB layouts. The instructor explains clearly, and the projects make learning very applicable. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to design professional-quality PCBs!

By OINAM R

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Aug 4, 2025

great knowledge

By Chethan A

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Jul 20, 2025

Good

By Gayathri I

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May 25, 2025

Good

By Maharshi P

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Nov 15, 2025

no

By Reiner U

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Jan 7, 2026

First of all, this seems to have been recorded with a quite old Version of Kicad (I guess 6.x ? Current is 9.x) so some steps are quite different in the current versions. What I disliked: a) it is sold as "Mastering KiCad" while it is rather a high-level overview on PCB design (one star for the good overview) b) the tool videos are so fast you'd have to play them with 0.05 speed to follow it yourself in KiCad c) for each activity only the very high-level steps are demonstrated while in most places you need indepth knowledge of the tool and activities to complete the step in a good way, this is specifically true for manual routing. Many features not relevant for Beginners are shown in an impartial way (e.g. Sub-Sheets). In fact I consider this training a tool-agnostic, good overview on the PCB-design process and KiCad-usage is covered at 5% of the time. You will not at all learn how to "master" KiCAD with this course but have a good high-level understanding.