With the advent of cheap circuit board manufacturing, creating a custom electronic gadget is easier than ever! A well-made, professional quality printed circuit board (PCB) is often the key component of a successful electronic project. Come learn how to design a two-layer PCB using the free, open source, and multi-platform electronic design software tool KiCad (https://launchpad.net/kicad) to design circuit schematics and PCBs. We will start with a physical circuit prototype on a breadboard, and learn the whole process through entering in the schematic, linking each schematic part to a PCB footprint, arranging PCB footprints on the board, routing traces between each footprint (both manually and automatically), and exporting your design files for fabrication. We will also cover creating your own custom parts. After designing your PCB we will all submit our files to be fabricated at a quick-turn professional PCB manufacturer, and will meet a few weeks after the class for a follow-up class where you will solder together your custom-designed circuit board! Each workshop ticket covers the cost of lunch and your own PCB. NOTE: Students will need to bring their own laptops (and power cables). We provide internet access if needed. KiCad runs well on Windows and Linux, and might work on OSX. If you have any questions about your system compatability or capability, please drop us a note: classes@hackpittsburgh.org NOTE: This class is open to the general public, no shop membership required. For liability reasons, anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. When: Saturday February 23rd 10am-3pmWhere: HackPittsburgh shop 1936 5th Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (around back on Watson). Parking map can be found here. If you have any questions please contact classes@hackpittsburgh.org General 41.99