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Force-curve measuring machine
A DIY keyswitch force-curve measuring machine by romly to be presented at Comiket C99.
Published December 27, 2021
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A dedicated DIY force curve measuring machine designed and 3D printed by Romly.
The rig features a stepper motor, a load cell, OLED display and 7 buttons to operate the device and SD card to store the data.
Here is the full article in Japanese. (I have to say Google Translate is pretty useless this time.)
- It has a load cell in the moving part.
- Measures the force during the release phase too.
- The measurement data is saved in a CSV file onto the SD card.
- The zero position (measurement start) is determined automatically.
- Measurement intervals between 0.01-1mm.
Unfortunately, it's not open-source, take it as inspiration.
#自作フォースカーブ測定器 名付けて #軸の秤 が動いてるところ。やっぱりOLEDディスプレイ最高過ぎる。M5stack卒業した甲斐がある。はー1bitしかない解像度も低い最高。それに測定値もこれなら十分ちゃんと測れていると思う。#軸の本 #自作キーボード #MechanicalKeyboard #Arduino pic.twitter.com/td7PlI6gPK
— Romly@C99 2日目 東テ-37a (@Romly) December 7, 2020
Published on Mon 27th Dec 2021. Featured in KBD #58 (source).
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