Summary of An Intro to KiCad – Part 2: Create a Schematic Symbol | DigiKey

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This video provides an introduction to the kicad software and demonstrates how to create a schematic symbol for a 555 timer. First, the author shows how to add a custom library to kicad. Next, they set the library as the working library and alter the text in the center of the page. They then show how to add pins to the schematic symbol and move them around. Finally, they demonstrate how to place the schematic symbol in a schematic capture program and how to rotate it to match the layout of the example circuit.

• 00:00:00 This 1-paragraph summary provides an overview of the video "An Intro to KiCad – Part 2: Create a Schematic Symbol | DigiKey" and its accompanying software, kicad. In the first part of the video, the presenter explains why anyone would want to make a printed circuit board, and kicad is a good starting point because it's free and open source. In this part of the video, the presenter begins a project to create a 555 badge using kicad. First, they create a new project in kicad and name it 5 5 5 underscore badge. Next, they navigate into the project directory and create a library called 555 underscore badge Lib. Finally, they save the project and the library. Next, the presenter launches EE schema and loads the library. EE schema shows that the library isn't available until they load it. The presenter then starts schematic capture and realizes halfway through that they need to make the 555 timer symbol. They open the library editor and create a new component called 7 5 5 5. Next, they save the library and the component. Finally, the presenter edits the component and saves the edits back into the library. Overall, this video provides an introductory overview of kicad, a free and
• 00:05:00 In this video, the author demonstrates how to create a schematic symbol in Kicad. First, they show how to find and add a custom library to Kicad. Next, they set the library as their working library and alter the text in the center of the page. They then show how to add pins to the schematic symbol and move them around. Finally, they demonstrate how to place the schematic symbol in a schematic capture program and how to rotate it to match the layout of the example circuit.
• 00:10:00 In this video, the author shows how to create a schematic symbol in the kicad software. He first uses the anchor tool to move the origin and then tightens the symbol by moving the reference point and the part name. He also notes that there is no standard for where these text boxes should be, but he likes to try to keep them custom. The author then shows how to connect a seven-segment digital timer to other parts in a library.