Keyboard Builders' Digest
Save 5% at Typeractive! Code: KBDNEWS
Keyboard Builders' Digest / Projects

Handwired build

A handwired build by scissor_rock_paper featuring an IO port expander.

KBD.news
Published July 4, 2021
Would you like to contribute to this year's MK Advent Calendar? Here are the guidelines for authors, along with last year's edition for reference.

The left side has the microcontroller and the right side has an IO expander. The firmware and soldering was a bit more involved than two microcontrollers but "it was fun to learn and debug".

I am a bit fan of wood for keyboards. It adds a nice weight, feel and acoustics in addition to looking great. It is more limited in what you can do though.

Build guide and firmware to be shared later.

Do you like this post? Share, donate, subscribe, tip me off!

Published on Sun 4th Jul 2021. Featured in KBD #33 (source).


Related

Dactyl with Corne thumb clusters

This Dactyl Manuform by rthee features Corne-like thumb cluster and comes with STL files.

Abomination

Sebastian Stumpf shared the files of his Abomination, a classy split keyboard with trackpad and some splay.

LHM keyboard

Max published a video on designing and building his 26-key minimalistic split, the LHM keyboard.

OK35

OK35 is a split ortholinear keyboard designed by u/Y2ff – with exposed through-hole diodes arranged nicely at the top.

Brain

Carl Westman's take on the Urchin with some more keys: the Brain.

UnSplit

The UnSplit is a monoblock Kyria layout with modified thumb clusters. Built by dnlnrdn, designed by crunchyavocados (git).

×
top