Published on May 30, 2015. Chapter 1. Introduction to Eeschema 1.1. Description Eeschema is a schematic capture software distributed as a part of KiCad and available under the following operating systems: includes a symbol library editor, which can create and edit symbols and manage libraries. It also integrates the following additional but essential functions needed for modern schematic capture software: Electrical is hierarchical. Eeschema can use multi-sheet diagrams in a few ways: Simple hierarchies (each schematic is used only once). Complex hierarchies (some schematics are used more than once with multiple

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Eeschema iv 3.2.4 Preferences menu / Schematic Editor Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3.2.5 Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4.2 Options of the schematic editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5 Schematic Creation and Editing 31 5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Published on may 30, 2015. Chapter 1. Introduction to Eeschema 1.1. Description Eeschema is powerful schematic capture software distributed as part of KiCad and available under the following operating systems: a component symbol editor, which can create and edit components and manage libraries. It also integrates the following additional but essential functions needed for modern schematic capture software: hierarchical. Eeschema can use multi-sheet diagrams of these types: Simple hierarchies (each schematic is used only once). Complex hierarchies (some schematics are used more than once with multiple

Schematic Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad Schematic Editor Description Initial Configuration The Schematic Editor User Interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Mouse operations operations and selection Left toolbar display controls Schematic Creation and Editing Introduction Schematic editing operations Grids Snapping Editing object properties Working with symbols Reference

Schematic Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad Schematic Editor Description Initial Configuration The Schematic Editor User Interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Mouse operations operations and selection Left toolbar display controls Schematic Creation and Editing Introduction Schematic editing operations Grids Snapping Working with symbols Reference Designators and Symbol

Remapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Eeschema v 6 Schematic Creation and Editing 40 6.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 12 Symbol Library Editor 89 12.1 General Information About Symbol Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 12.3 Symbol Library Editor Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 12.3.1

Schematic Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad Schematic Editor Description Initial Configuration The Schematic Editor User Interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Mouse operations operations and selection Left toolbar display controls Schematic Creation and Editing Introduction Schematic editing operations Grids and snapping Editing object properties Working with symbols

PCB Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad PCB Editor Initial configuration The PCB Editor user interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Display and selection Net highlighting Cross-probing from the schematic Left toolbar display controls Creating a PCB Basic PCB concepts Capabilities Starting from a schematic Starting from scratch Board setup Editing

PCB Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net highlighting Cross-probing from the schematic Left toolbar display controls Creating a PCB Basic PCB concepts Capabilities Starting from a schematic Starting from scratch Board setup Editing Customization Custom design rules Scripting Working With IDF Component Outlines Actions reference PCB Editor 3D Viewer Common 52 55 56 57 58 59 61 61 63 64 64 69 81 82 92 92 102 104 1

Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X operating systems. Pcbnew is used in association with the schematic capture program Eeschema to create printed circuit boards. Pcbnew manages libraries of footprints reading of the Netlist. Any changes to footprint selection or annotation can be changed in the schematic and updated in pcbnew by regenerating the netlist and reading it in pcbnew again. Pcbnew provides clearance issues as well as preventing nets from being connected that aren’t connected in the netlist/schematic. When using the interactive router it continuously runs the design rules check and will help automatically