PCB design process

[Munyua_wa_Mugo]

As a beginner, where do I start in order to become a PCB expert? Which is the best version of KICAD that i should use?

[Piotr]

@Munyua_wa_Mugo

where do I start in order to become a PCB expert?

I suggest to read articles I have linked here some time ago:

Decoupling capacitor via placement

I didn’t read that book but I suppose you can replace it with: I think it is enough for most pcb designers.

And also mentioned by me later in the same thread:

Decoupling capacitor via placement

About 2004 I found an interesting serie of EMC articles by Keith Armstrong (for many years I didn’t know if Keith is a woman or men name). Later they became no accessible, but when I tried to find them few years ago I found them once more: http://www.compliance-club.com/pdf/DesignTechniquesPart1.pdf http://www.compliance-club.com/pdf/DesignTechniquesPart2.pdf http://www.compliance-club.com/pdf/DesignTechniquesPart3.pdf http://www.compliance-club.com/pdf/DesignTechniquesPart4.pdf http://www…

In my opinion those articles are enough for most standard PCB designs. With standard I understand that the highest frequency at PCB is not higher than 50MHz (the higher frequency generated and used internally by IC (like microcontroller) is not ‘at PCB’ so no problem).

[davidsrsb]

@Munyua_wa_Mugo

Which is the best version of KICAD that i should use?

The latest official release, currently 6.0.2

[skyflyrr]

Nothing beats practice, nothing.

[INDYMX]

Another good idea is to post images of your schematics and board layouts on here. You will get great feedback. Sometimes very very honest hard hitting feedback, but it will help you a lot in the long run.