Summary
This chapter introduced the open source KiCad electronics design and automation suite and provided some examples of its use. You learned how to turn your circuit board design into a PCB prototype at a very reasonable cost. The chapter included examples of schematic entry and PCB layout for the oscilloscope project you will assemble in the next chapter.
After completing this chapter, you have downloaded and installed KiCad, learned basic procedures in KiCad, learned how to create circuit schematics in KiCad, learned how to develop circuit board layouts in KiCad, and worked through a portion of the circuit board design example for the digital oscilloscope project.
The next chapter will introduce the equipment and techniques involved in assembling high-performance digital devices using surface-mount and through-hole electronic components.
