Circuit Design ep.4 - Making a Schematic Neat in KiCad

The fifth video in my series of tutorial videos intended for Formula Student members. This video revisits the process of creating a schematic in KiCad, this time focusing on more advanced techniques for improving simplicity and clarity. What happens when: 0:00 Introduction 0:13 Thank you! 0:25 What we are aiming for 0:37 Do this from the start of your project 1:15 What are schematic sheets 2:50 Adding a new sheet 3:46 General tidying 4:36 Hierarchical labels 5:36 Net and global labels 7:10 Integrating the new sheet 7:38 Adding the display digit sheet 8:15 What to add hierarchical labels to 9:46 Adding sheet pins 9:56 Changing pin direction 10:21 Duplicating a sheet 11:02 Connecting external circuitry 12:31 Connections between sheets 12:47 Symbols in the root schematic 13:15 Drawing graphic lines 13:41 Adding text labels 13:58 Add many boxes 14:20 Why we do all this 14:40 Text notes 14:58 Conclusion Follow me on Instagram to stay up to date on all the latest stuff: https://www.instagram.com/electrarc240/ Donate through PayPal to support more cool projects: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/electrarc240