KiCad is an amazing Open Source (free as in freedom!) program that allows you to design your own printed circuit board without arbitrary limitations on board size. KiCad offers an all-in-one solution:

• Full featured EDA suite, GNU GPL license
• Cross-platform - Linux, Windows, Mac OSX
• Large, dedicated support community.
• Extensive Documentation, FAQ's, Mailing List, Tutorials, IRC

Who should take this class?

This all-day workshop is tailored for the electronic enthusiast who has just started off using KiCad or wants to switch to it from other tools. Anool will quickly walk through a design from Schematic to Gerbers and answer your “how-to” questions.

What should I bring?

Please bring a laptop, with KiCAD ver5 installed.

What else might you want to learn?

While this boot camp works as a stand-alone class, FreeCAD and KiCad have moved closer together recently, and now there's a nice framework available that connects the two. It allows us to design electronic components in FreeCAD, export them to KiCad such that they align perfectly with the KiCad footprints, re-export the finished KiCad PCB with all components as a CAD file so that we can design an enclosure for the electronics. Those interested in working in the combined KiCAD/FreeCAD framework will probably be best served by adding this additional class: FreeCAD - Getting Started

Who is teaching?

ANOOL J M (MUMBAI, INDIA)

As a master of hardware design, Anool is the driving force behind WyoLum projects. In his day job, he is an Electrical Engineer, working in the field of Test & Measurement at Lumetronics in Mumbai. His interests range from Hacking, Origami, Astronomy, Photography and Cycling. He is one of the founding duo of WyoLum Emergents – a global group of Open Hardware enthusiasts. Between all of his hobbies and cycling, he manages to design and build original Open Source hardware projects. He is also the co-founder of Makers’ Asylum – one of India’s first community driven Maker Spaces. Anool is a contributing writer for the technology blog HACKADAY and finds time to write blog posts on hardware hacking. He lives in Mumbai with his wife – Samata and son – Hearsh.

This class will be hosted by NYC Resistor members Kari Love, Alicia Appleton, and Jack Poon. As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.

Please note that refunds must be requested 72 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email classes@nycresistor.com.