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Appa keyboard

Calebe94's Appa is an ortho keyboard supporting Alps switches.

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Published March 1, 2023
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E. Calebe aka Calebe94 shared his Appa, an ortholinear keyboard inspired by the Plaid and Gherkin Apls 1.1, and sporting White Alps switches plus an Arduino Pro Mini (ATMega328p) as devboard/microcontroller.

I wanted to create a keyboard to use some of the electronic components I already have. That's why I've used USB-B instead of USB-C connector, and that's why the keyboard is so tall, but I'm happy with the results since this is my first mechanical keyboard ever – Calebe94.

Specs

  • 4x12 ortholinear layout
  • through-hole components only
  • Atmega328p (Arduino PRO Mini) with VUSB on QMK firmware
  • White ALPS switches
  • layered acrylic case

Resources

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Published on Wed 1st Mar 2023. Featured in KBD #115 (source).

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