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Articulation80

The articulation80 is a versatile open-source split keyboard PCB by Myles Lee.

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Published September 14, 2023
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Myles Lee (aka mylestunglee) published this PCB with two snap-off blocks. The articulation80 supports up to 4x9 keys (plus thumb cluster).

I've always wanted a keyboard with arrow keys, whether that's for my office work or gaming. I first tried the Quefrency, then moved on to using the Breeze keyboard. I wanted something from both, enough keys but not too many – Myles.

Inspired by keyboards like the Breeze, Kyria, Hillside 52 and Corne, the articulation80 PCB has snappable numpad and number rows except the corners, allowing easy access to escape or backspace.

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By the way, the name is a reference to articulated buses, since this keyboard has many connected blocks with splay too.

I was also keen on experimenting on reducing keyboard latency, so the PCB supports serial and I2C connections, not something I see often when I was investigating many open source designs – Myles.

In addition, the author wanted a clean design, and used FreeCad to parametrically design the PCB for his hands.

Specs

  • 44-80 keys
  • low profile, Choc spacing, hotswap
  • detachable numpad
  • detachable inner number row (fixed outer number row)
  • Pro Micro-compatible controller footprint
  • serial or I2C connection between halves

Pic:

Nothing on the silk screen, if you are building this, you may want to add some hints to make soldering easier.

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Published on Thu 14th Sep 2023. Featured in KBD #202309.

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