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Corax56

Daniel Bauer's Corax56 is a low-profile wireless split with horizontal encoders.

KBD.news
Published August 10, 2023

Corax56 is a 56-key column-staggered split keyboard by Daniel Bauer aka dnlbauer/The_Red_Gobbo. It's low profile, Choc-spaced, fully wireless, and comes with scroll wheels and display (Nice!View) support.

My first design! Github link to the repo with pcbs and 3d printed components – The_Red_Gobbo.

Specs

• Choc-spaced, hot-swappable
• 56 keys (4 thumb keys, 4-key pinky cluster)
• Horizontal encoder (EVQWGD001) on both sides
• Strong pinky stagger (0.66) and a 5 degree pinky splay
• Fully wireless built for Nice!Nano + ZMK (no TRRS Jack)
• Nice!View support (5 pin connector)
• Reversible PCB
• 3D printable magnetic case, switch plate and MCU cover

Resources

• https://github.com/dnlbauer/corax56-keyboard

Published on Thu 10th Aug 2023. Featured in KBD #130 (source).

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