. . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad Schematic Editor Description Initial Configuration The Schematic Editor User Interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Mouse operations notation Assigning models SPICE directives Running simulations Helpful hints Advanced Topics Configuration and Customization Text variables Database Libraries HTTP Libraries Custom Netlist and BOM manual. Initial Configuration When the Schematic Editor is run for the first time, if the the global symbol library table file sym-lib-table is not found in the KiCad configuration folder then KiCad

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3.2.2 Preferences menu / Component Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3.2.3 Preferences . . . . . . . . 32 5.4 Component placement and editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 5.4.1 Find and place a component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 5.4.3 Component Editing and Modification (already placed component) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 5.4.3.1 Component modification . . . . . . . . . . . .

netlist files, which list all the electrical connections, for other packages. Eeschema includes a component symbol editor, which can create and edit components and manage libraries. It also integrates the limited only by the available memory. There is thus no real limitation to the number of components, component pins, connections, or sheets. In the case of multi-sheet diagrams, the representation is hierarchical click: displays the characteristics of the component or text under the cursor in the status bar. Double click: edit (if the element is editable) the component or text. Right button Opens a pop-up menu

. . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad Schematic Editor Description Initial Configuration The Schematic Editor User Interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Mouse operations Simulator Value notation Assigning models SPICE directives Running simulations Advanced Topics Configuration and Customization Text variables Database Libraries Custom Netlist and BOM Formats Actions manual. Initial Configuration When the Schematic Editor is run for the first time, if the the global symbol library table file sym-lib-table is not found in the KiCad configuration folder then KiCad

Installation and configuration 4 2.1 Display options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 Initialization of the default configuration . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.3 Modifying the default configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.4 Paths configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schematic editor and component editor • Pcbnew: Circuit board layout editor and footprint editor • GerbView: Gerber viewer 3 utility tools are also included: • Bitmap2Component: Component maker for logos

Value notation モデルの割り当て SPICE directives Running simulations Helpful hints Advanced Topics Configuration and Customization Text variables Database Libraries HTTP Libraries Custom Netlist and BOM first time, if the the global symbol library table file sym-lib-table is not found in the KiCad configuration folder then KiCad will ask how to create this file: 3 The first option is recommended (Copy out. You can change this behavior in the Mouse and Touchpad section of the preferences (see Configuration and Customization for details). Several other zoom tools are available in the top toolbar:

. . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad Schematic Editor Description Initial Configuration The Schematic Editor User Interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Mouse operations Browser Top Toolbar Simulator Assigning models Spice directives Simulation Advanced Topics Configuration and Customization Text variables Custom Netlist and BOM Formats Actions reference Schematic manual. Initial Configuration When the Schematic Editor is run for the first time, if the the global symbol library table file sym-lib-table is not found in the KiCad configuration folder then KiCad

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.2 Modifying the default configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.3 Managing Footprint Library Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.3.3 Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.3.4 Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 11.8 Generation of files for automatic component insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 11.9 Advanced tracing options

circuit boards. Pcbnew manages libraries of footprints. Each footprint is a drawing of the physical component including its land pattern (the layout of pads on the circuit board). The required footprints are Pcbnew can generate up to 32 layers of copper, 14 technical layers (silk screen, solder mask, component adhesive, solder paste and edge cuts) plus 4 auxiliary layers (drawings and comments) and manages the default configuration A default configuration file kicad.pro is provided in kicad/share/template. This file is used as the initial configuration for all new projects. This configuration file can be

Schematic editor and component editor Pcbnew: Circuit board layout editor and footprint editor GerbView: Gerber viewer 3 utility tools are also included: Bitmap2Component: Component maker for logos. It It creates a schematic component or a footprint from a bitmap picture. PcbCalculator: A calculator that is helpful to calculate components for regulators, track width versus current, transmission lines for building printed circuit boards, including: Gerber files for photo-plotters drilling files component location files Being open source (GPL licensed), KiCad represents the ideal tool for projects oriented