Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
This is presentation is a review of a new project started on New Year’s Day leading up to the conference. I’d like to know how effective KiCAD can be for a (nearly) complete PCB layout novice. This talk would be from the perspective of a novice in PCB design, but also from an experienced engineer and tinkerer. How intuitive is the software? How helpful is the documentation? How helpful is the collaboration features? How helpful is it being open source?
Slides available here: kicad-kicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Samuel-Rustan-Rustan_KiCon_Talk.pdf
About the speaker:
Sam is an EE by degree, but has been working with software for the past 4-5 years. He has worked in jet engine controls and has been working on autonomous systems for the past couple years as well. Outside of a professional context, Sam is a guitar player and a garage tinkerer of amplifiers, radios, and various electronics.
KiCon 2019 was a conference for people who use and love KiCad. For more information: kicad-kicon.com
Produced by NDV: youtube.com/channel/UCQ7dFBzZGlBvtU2hCecsBBg
This is presentation is a review of a new project started on New Year’s Day leading up to the conference. I’d like to know how effective KiCAD can be for a (nearly) complete PCB layout novice. This talk would be from the perspective of a novice in PCB design, but also from an experienced engineer and tinkerer. How intuitive is the software? How helpful is the documentation? How helpful is the collaboration features? How helpful is it being open source?
Slides available here: kicad-kicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Samuel-Rustan-Rustan_KiCon_Talk.pdf
About the speaker:
Sam is an EE by degree, but has been working with software for the past 4-5 years. He has worked in jet engine controls and has been working on autonomous systems for the past couple years as well. Outside of a professional context, Sam is a guitar player and a garage tinkerer of amplifiers, radios, and various electronics.
KiCon 2019 was a conference for people who use and love KiCad. For more information: kicad-kicon.com
Produced by NDV: youtube.com/channel/UCQ7dFBzZGlBvtU2hCecsBBg
