Designing a PCB with Bradán Lane

10/02/2025 30 min Temporada 5 Episodio 39
Designing a PCB with Bradán Lane

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Episode Synopsis

Welcome to a new episode of The CircuitPython Show! Bradán Lane joins the show for a second time and shares his process, tips, and tricks for designing a PCB that uses CircuitPython.
We’re now on Bluesky!
00:00 Welcome


Bradán Lane homepage


Bradán on The CircuitPython Show episode 19


00:24 Recommended tools


EasyEDA


KiCad


2:54 Where to start when designing a board?
4:24 Finding open source hardware examples and schematics


Adafruit


Solder Party


7:02 Designing a board to support CircuitPython
9:00 The board layout and its constraints
12:28 Creating a feature board aka the kitchen sink
14:12 Picking out parts and components
17:14 Placing parts on the board
19:19 Advice for new board designers
20:37 The DC NextGen Graffiti Badge
25:28 Getting CircuitPython to run on a board
29:39 Wrap-up
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