KiCad 6 STM32 PCB Design Full Tutorial - Phil's Lab #65
What it is
A 100-minute tutorial from Phil's Lab on designing an STM32-based 'black pill' PCB in KiCad 6. It covers schematic capture, two-layer layout and routing, USB, and sending the board for manufacture and assembly.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it as a practical way to learn KiCad and PCB design by following one full project.
- 3 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2022, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“Work your way through one tutorial”
Tutorial for learning KiCad 6 quickly
LeifCarrotson, 2022-10 · Recommendation · in “LibrePCB 0.1.7”
“The Youtube channel Phil's Lab has a really good series”
Good PCB design series focused on STM32 chips
mlsu, 2024-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What Are You Learning?”
“I also learned a lot just by listening to experienced designers explain their choices”
Experienced designer explaining design choices
waerhert, 2025-08 · Recommendation · in “Custom telescope mount using harmonic drives and ESP32”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: kicad, stm32, pcb layout, schematic, hardware design
Also recommended by the same people
lectureAT&T Archives: Similiarities of Wave Behavior (Bonus Edition)AT&T Tech Channel · 12 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
other8-bit computer updateBen Eater · 14 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
tutorial“Hello, world” from scratch on a 6502 — Part 1Ben Eater · 11 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
talkFinding the Missing Memristor - R. Stanley WilliamsThe Qualcomm Institute · 12 HN recommenders · 2010–2024
lecture[LIVE] How to Achieve Proper Grounding - Rick Hartley - Expert Live Training (US)Altium · 9 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
demoI bought 1000 meters of wire to settle a physics debateAlphaPhoenix · 8 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
talkWhat your Differential Pairs Wish You Knew with Rick Hartley - AltiumLive KeynoteAltium · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
tutorialThe world's worst video card?Ben Eater · 8 HN recommenders · 2019–2024