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Diamond

Rafael Romão shared his Diamond, a 24-key handwired Dactyl-like board.

KBD.news
Published July 22, 2024

Diamond is a handwired board with keywell, designed by Rafael Romão. Inspired by boards like the Rommana, Piano and Cygnus.

This is my first original design, although heavily inspired by the Rommana (same keywells) and The Piano, and using the same switch holders from the Cygnus. Huge thanks to the giants who built and made these boards available for the community – rafaelromao.

Specs

Three-key columns for the individual fingers except the pinky which has only one key.

• 24 keys
• handwired with single-switch PCBs
• wireless via Supermini NRF52840 controllers
• 3D-printed case with keywell
• ZMK

Resources

• Diamond on github
• Diamond build photos

Published on Mon 22nd Jul 2024. Featured in KBD #170 (source).

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