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Chaz v0.3
Jason Hazel shared the latest iteration of his Chaz, with Choc-spaced QAZ layout – and on-board STM32F702 controller.
Published January 3, 2024
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The Chaz, this low-pro Choc-spaced QAZ-alike by Jason Hazel aka quirk was already featured half a year ago, but the author keeps iterating on the design. What started out as a build using a Pro Micro, first became RP2040 based (unreleased), and the latest PCB sports an on-board STM32F072CBT6 MCU (a suggestion by Pete Johanson).
I recently did a revision of Chaz to _finally_ be what I had initially envisioned – Jason.
The integrated STM32F702 controller of the current version allows to shave a few mm off the height bringing it to 2 cm tall.
This revision also includes an all new case design that I'm pretty proud of.
Specs
- 37 keys, QAZ layout
- Choc spaced
- integrated STM32F702 microcontroller
Chaz v0.3 PCB
Resources
Published on Wed 3rd Jan 2024. Featured in KBD #149.
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