About the training:
A hands-on, three-day workshop where participants design their own custom ESP32-C3 (RISC-V) development board from scratch in KiCad — schematic to layout to manufacturing order — and take home a real, working PCB they built themselves.
Prerequisites:
No electronics background needed. Basic familiarity with microcontrollers (GPIO, registers) is assumed.
Language: Slovenian (handbook and materials are in English)
When: 28.9.2026 – 30.9.2026
Three consecutive days, plus a short follow-up session a few weeks later once the manufactured boards arrive.
Approximate start and end time: 9:00–16:00, 5–6 hours/day (see draft agenda below)
Where:
Faculty of Computer and Information Science(UL FRI), 100 Ljubljana, Večna pot 113
Topics:
- Day 1 – Schematic: USB-C input, ESD protection, LDO regulator, ESP32-C3 module, LEDs, buttons, GPIO breakout
- Day 2 – Footprints, board outline, 4-layer stack-up, component placement, power/USB routing
- Day 3 – Routing completion, DRC, manufacturing export (Gerbers/BOM), placing the fabrication order
- Follow-up – a visit to Tasking d.o.o., where participants will see their boards go through SMT component placement, board pick-up, inspection, bring-up and first program
Overview of the Programme (detailed program will be published soon)
Three consecutive full days of guided, hands-on group design in KiCad (everyone designs together, step by step, live at a projector) ending with a real order placed with the PCB manufacturer.
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course participants will:
- Supply Power + USB-C + LDOs
- decoupling capacitors
- ESD protectionHow return-current paths determine layer stack-up choices
- Why USB D+/D− must be routed as a length-matched differential pair
- How to read and fix ERC/DRC errors
Additional Information:
Cost: Free of charge
Organizer:
CC-Chip.si in collaboration with prof. dr. Patricio Bulić from Faculty of Computer and Information Science
Registration:
Registration is limited to maintain a small group size and provide each participant with access to dedicated computers and laboratory equipment.
Contact:
For all additional infomration please contact CC Chip.si main office by email: office@cc-chip.si or prof. dr. Patricio Bulić, email: pa3cio@fri.uni-lj.si
The workshop is sponsored by Tasking d.o.o. and Lingva-S.
