PCB Design Resources

PCB Design Software

KiCad - Free, open source, lighter but less powerful than Altium

• KiCad 6 tutorial

• Short KiCad tutorial

Altium - ECE department uses this, more resource intensive & requires access to UF server to use for free

• Our resources if you're in the discord server

• Dieter's Notes

• Stapleton's Tutorials - the GOAT

Design Resources

Trace Width Calculator

Footprint Finder - SnapEDA

Phil's Lab - good design tutorials

Common PCB Design Mistakes