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Flynn

A handwired low-pro unibody keyboard by Joshua Chung: Flynn.

KBD.news
Published October 6, 2023

Joshua Chung aka joshyeram published the case files of his Flynn, a handwired monoblock split built around a Pro Micro.

This low-profile, column-staggered keyboard with 40 keys features an OLED screen and a session and lifetime keypress counter that can be stored on the EEPROM.

Over the past few months, I have been very interested in making my own keyboard just for fun and as a hobby. I eventually came up with this design and just wanted to share it – joshyeram.

Specs

• 40 keys (6x3+2 per half)
• Pro Micro
• OLED
• 3D printed case with design files

Build video:

Resources

• https://github.com/joshyeram/flynn-handwiredKeyboard

Published on Fri 6th Oct 2023. Featured in KBD #138.

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