Chaz v0.3 Jason Hazel shared the latest iteration of his Chaz , with Choc-spaced QAZ layout – and on-board STM32F702 controller.
KBD.news Published January 3, 2024
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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