LOL no problem, and thank you, I'm glad it was helpful!! Don't forget, vesion 7.x is out, and KiCad has improved immensely since this video was posted.

Thanks for the feedback. Remember that KiCad 6 is out now, and it has new features, and UI changes.

@@WindsorSchmidt autoroute will be gold

Hi! I'm glad you didn't give up on KiCad just because of my video. :D The quick pace is intentional. Don't forget that KZbin's has a "slow motion" feature. Also, FYI this video made for KiCad 5. Now that KiCad 6 has been released (with many additions and changes), it may be better to hunt for a more recent tutorial that covers KiCad 6.

Shiii. Trips me out.

You're right. This video is less relevant now, especially with a KiCad 6 release coming soon.

I'm using bspwm there, but i3wm is nice, too!

@@WindsorSchmidt Ahh, it looked like i3. Nevertheless tiling window managers FTW!

No, I do not.

What OS are you using? For this video, I had patched the source code to change KiCad's appearance, but these days I'm just using the officially released binaries. I'm running a Linux desktop with the "Materia-dark" GTK theme, and KiCad automatically picks up the system's chosen color theme. Currently, my KiCad 5.1.9 looks like this: imgur.com/a/5EzPmrH

@@WindsorSchmidt Wow that actually looks really nice. I'm on Windows. I found a few themes on github where you have to replace certain part of the config files to change the appearance. Mine looks better now, but still don't have a dark theme for the launcher and stuff like that. It's fine though, I'll wait for KiCad 6 later this year. I hear they're changing the config file format to JSON so it'll be easier to customize themes and stuff.

@@regal_7877 I know the config files allow changing layer colors, but I think the UI will still follow the system theme. In Windows you may still have a light theme, but I dunno. Come back and let us know after KiCad 6 drops! :D

@@WindsorSchmidt Will do. I'm not a complete newbie at customizing JSON files since I do it a lot with vscode. When KiCad 6 is out, if I manage to get a nice theme going maybe I'll even upload it to github and post a link back here for other to try.

That part is one of hundreds already available in KiCad's standard library of parts; I didn't create it. You may want to search for "kicad create footprint" to see how to make new ones.

Make sure all of the names of pins on your symbol have corresponding names on your footprint. Probably in your case, your symbol has a pin named "~" but your footprint doesn't have a pad with that name. Typically symbol pins will be named just "1" "2" etc. Also, symbol pins can be marked invisible in the symbol editor, which hides them in Eeschema (schematic editor), so make sure to open your symbol in the symbol editor to be sure. Hope that helps!

@@WindsorSchmidt I tried all that but it refuses to work!

Haha!

Thank you!

You're welcome!

I'm glad it helped you! This tutorial was done with KiCad 4. Maybe after version 6 drops (this year?) I can do a revision.

@@WindsorSchmidt please!

The version used here was compiled from source, but is now somewhat out of date. Check here for current versions: kicad-pcb.org/download/

The ST part in question did not exist in the library on my system at the time, which I knew before making the video. If the part already existed in the library, what would be the point in creating a duplicate symbol for it? On the other hand, demonstrating how the part was *not* in the library wouldn't add much value to this video, unless the very existence of a preexisting library of parts is news to you, which would put you outside of my intended audience here. My intention was to produce a short video for people already familiar enough with other EDA tools to know if/when they need to create a new symbol. Incidentally, if a part you're after does exist in the library, it's still a good idea to check it for consistency with your datasheet, and footprint. Remember when KiCad decided to swap anode and cathode on its diode symbol? lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg18027.html (not that this sort of thing happens often). It may also be helpful to mention here, that KiCad's symbol library is rapidly expanding, with new parts contributed almost daily! For example, many STM32 parts have been added since I posted this video. GitHub is a good place to hunt for the most recent changes: github.com/KiCad/kicad-symbols

@@WindsorSchmidt Thanks. I'm fighting with a nightmare of library management with a 5-year old project of mine at the moment. I was hoping to find helpful discussion/tips on this topic on YT, but have gicen up. There's a 1/2 decent article on Hackaday I'm following now.

i 'm reakky want to create working background like you .. Could you give me instruction to set up it ? Thank you !!!