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KiCad Overview
An open source electronics design software package.
https://www.kicad-pcb.org
Shawn Hymel from Digikey has a good overview tutorial playlist. Here's a summary for future reference.
Part 2: Create a Schematic Symbol
Workflow:
- Design circuit
- Create symbols (in the Symbol Editor)
- Schematic Capture (in the Schematic Layout Editor)
- Create footprints (in the Footprint Editor)
- Generate Netlist
- Board Layout (in the PCB Layout Editor)
Create a Schematic Symbol
Create a new Library
- Open the Symbol Editor
File > New Library.- Save the .lib file local to your project (eg: projects folder) or available to multiple projects (eg: documents > KiCad > Libraries).
- Choose
Globalif the symbol can be used for multiple projects orProjectif it's project-specific.
Create a new Symbol
- In the Symbol Editor,
File > New Symbol - Select the library you just created
- Give the symbol a name & Click OK