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Student Branch at UCSB

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PCB Christmas Ornament

(Lesson 4)

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Kogan Sam and Matthew Tom

Today

• Continuing KICAD and features walkthrough
• PCB Layout
• Placing traces and components
• Via usage
• Fill zones
• Board outlines
• Importing images as silkscreen
• Ordering PCB boards from a manufacturer (JLCPCB)

List of parts and respective datasheets

• 5mm 20mA LED - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/creeled-inc/C503B-BAS-CY0C0461/1922943
• Datasheet should be the same for different colors (from same manufacturer and model)
• SMD 5mA LEDs - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/inolux/IN-S63AT5UW/7604931
• 100 Ohm Resistors - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/yageo/AC0603FR-10100RL/14286596
• 4017 IC - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/texas-instruments/CD4017BE/67253
• 555 IC - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/texas-instruments/SE555P/380221
• 1k Ohm Resistor - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/yageo/CFR50SJT-52-1K/9099728
• 5k Ohm Potentiometer - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/nidec-copal-electronics/CT6EP502/738314
• 0.1 uF Capacitor - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/w%C3%BCrth-elektronik/860010672001/5726900
• 10 uF Capacitor - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/w%C3%BCrth-elektronik/860010372001/5726842
• Switch - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/e-switch/EG1218/101726?s=N4IgTCBcDaIKIHECMBOADAZhAXQL5A
• Battery Holder - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/linx-technologies-inc/BAT-HLD-001-TR/4876924
• 8 pin IC socket - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/cnc-tech/243-08-1-03/3441568
• 16 pin IC socket - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/cnc-tech/243-16-1-03/3441570

Credits/Other Resources

Official KiCAD resources: https://www.kicad.org/help/learning-resources/

Snap EDA: https://www.snapeda.com/

Generating Gerbers: https://jlcpcb.com/help/article/362-how-to-generate-gerber-and-drill-files-in-kicad-7

Github: https://github.com/02ks/IEEE_pcb_project

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