Haori36 Penk Chen published his Haori36 , a compact monoblock ortho with thumb cluster and optional Pimonori trackball.
KBD.news Published March 16, 2024
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Our good old friend Penk Chen – creator of projects like the Penkesu deck , Rasti64 keyboard for his Rasti computer and Mobop caps – has published a new keyboard.
The Haori36 is a low-pro 36-key hot-swappable monoblock split ortho keyboard with Pimoroni trackball support.
The naming is silly and its design is very ordinary, but just in case, here’s my new (fully open sourced) build :-) – Penk.
Driven by an RP2040-Zero, this board features a pretty common 3x5 layout, but with offset halves. A 3D printed case and multiple plate options are available in the repo.
Specs
36 keys (5x3+3 per half)
low-pro Choc switches, hotswap
Choc spacing
RP2040-Zero
various plate options
Pimonori trackball (optional)
VIA support
Naming
To continue our unintentional language curse, the haori is a traditional Japanese formal jacket worn over a kimono. I think the name is peculiarly suited to its owner:
Source: wikipedia
Resources
Published on Sat 16th Mar 2024. Featured in KBD #158 .
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