Designing My First Ever Automotive PCB in KiCad
It was probably inevitable that I'd end up here - creating custom PCBs for the modules that I'm designing for my car.
Problem is, I've never done that before - so, how on earth does someone with no circuit design experience go about designing a custom PCB for their project? Let's take a look at how I did it.
Component List:
Buck Converter - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
Optocouplers (2) - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
SMB Diodes (3) - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
Schottky Diodes (2) - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
Green LEDs (3) - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
100uf Capacitor - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
47uF Capacitor - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
0.1uF Capacitor - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
1k Resistor (3) - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
0.196k Resistor - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
470 Resistor - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
Header Housing - https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetai...
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00:00 Project recap
06:55 3D model review
18:00 Schematic design
21:08 Using Mouser
22:30 Data Sheets
32:37 Next steps