🛠 Precision PCB Project
This repository features a PCB that I designed using KiCad and fully assembled, including component placement, soldering, routing validation, and hardware testing.
The project demonstrates an end-to-end real-world PCB development and assembly workflow.
🔧 What I Did
- Designed the schematic and PCB layout in KiCad
- Routed tracks and finalized footprints
- Exported and verified Gerber files
- Assembled and soldered all components
- Performed continuity and functional testing using a digital multimeter
- Debugged minor soldering errors and improved stability
🧠 Skills Gained
- PCB design workflow using KiCad
- Trace routing, net management & DRC handling
- Soldering and real hardware assembly practice
- Debugging using multimeter and visual inspection
- Understanding PCB tolerances and real-world constraints
💻 System Requirements (To Open or Modify This Project)
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|
| OS | Windows 10 / Linux / macOS | Windows 11 / Ubuntu |
| RAM | 4GB | 8GB or more |
| Storage | 2GB free | 5GB free |
| CPU | Dual-Core | Quad-Core or higher |
| GPU | Integrated graphics works | Dedicated GPU improves rendering (optional) |
| Software | KiCad 7.0+ | Latest KiCad stable release |
⚠️ Note: A graphics card is not required, but helps with faster 3D rendering and smoother UI in large designs.
🧰 Tools Used
- Software: KiCad, Gerber Viewer, 3D PCB Viewer
- Hardware Tools: Soldering iron, flux, tweezers, DMM, cutter
- Components: Resistors, capacitors, IC socket, pin headers, connectors
🧭 Alternative Websites / Tools for PCB Designing
| Platform | Type | Best For |
|---|
| EasyEDA | Browser-Based | Beginners & quick designs (JLCPCB integration) |
| Altium Designer | Professional | Industry-level PCB design |
| Fusion 360 Electronics | Cloud + CAD | Projects with enclosures or mechanical integration |
| Proteus | Simulation + PCB | When circuit simulation + PCB design is needed |
| EAGLE (Legacy) | Autodesk | Still usable, now merged into Fusion 360 |
⭐ If you find this project useful or interesting, feel free to star the repository!