Keyboard Builders' Digest / Projects

Cool836pico

An angled monoblock Pico-based keyboard from m.ki. Optionally low-profile and open-source.

KBD.news
Published February 25, 2022

A sandwich-mount 30% monoblock keyboard with Alice layout from m.ki aka telzo2000. Based on the cool836A and sporting a Raspberry Pi Pico.

The PCB supports both Cherry MX and Kailh Choc hotswap sockets.

Unlike the Pro Micro, the Pico has a reset switch on the board body. Therefore, there are restrictions on the direction of its installation. I thought it would be better if the chips were not exposed, so I made a notch in the PCB – m.ki.

Resources: Github repo with build log.

Published on Fri 25th Feb 2022. Featured in KBD #67 (source).

Related

KUSOboard

KUSOboard by covah901 with Longan Nano completed.

Avlo44

The Avlo44 is a unibody split with exposed diodes designed by u/jrp22.

SR Mont Cervin

SR Mont Cervin by Syryan is a versatile Alice/EM8 form factor monoblock split.

Batoid

Kotte's Batoid is a handwired monoblock split in a cute case. Small footprint, big personality.

Kolibri keyboard

The Kolibri is an Alice style design by kreme11 with open-source case.

Kinesis Essential rebuild with Bluetooth

This Kinesis Essential has been turned into wireless by sczizzo. Lot's of useful info in the thread.