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HillSideView
Shay's HillSideView is a derivative of the original Hillside – with nice!view and more changes.
Published November 9, 2023
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Shay aka wannabecoffeenerd modified mmccoyd's original Hillside and created HillSideView (HSV) with nice!view displays and many other new features.
While looking for my first ergo mech keyboard, I wanted something small with choc switches (and spacing), splay and wireless support. The Hillside 46 looked really nice but I wanted to make some changes to it including support for the nice!view, a large battery and the cirque trackpad. That prompted creating a fork of the Hillside 46 called the HillSideView (HSV) – shaysub.
Specs
- 40-46 keys (6x3+5 or 5x3+5), splay
- low-pro Choc switches, soldered, Choc spacing
- break-off outer pinkie column
- reversible PCB
- underglow, encoder support, tenting puck support
6x3 HSV version
New features compared to the Hillside 46:
- nice!view e-paper display for better battery life
- under-PCB mount for the MCU for a cleaner top display mounting
- cleaner outer pinky column cut-off
- support for a Cirque trackpad (FFC connector on the PCB)
- case design supporting large 750-3000 mAh batteries under the PCB
- magnetic tenting stand with the case
Resources
- Repo: https://github.com/wannabecoffeenerd/HillSideView/
- More photos: https://imgur.com/a/YDMosnA
Published on Thu 9th Nov 2023. Featured in KBD #143 (source).
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